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I was
amazed at how many websites were out there devoted to toast and
toasters. For awhile I foolishly thought I had cornered the
market for having a toasted brain. Not so. This
caused a great fall from my self-made pedestal. Some of the
sites are so great, that it makes me wonder why I'm doing
this. Therapy, I guess. Maybe by the time I'm done with
this, I won't be able to stand the sight of my kitchen. Never
mind. Too late. That happened years
ago.
One of
the most complete sites is The Toaster Museum
Foundation. Be prepared to spend some time there, as there is so
much to look at and read. That's where I found my Toast Road
picture. For those of you with a scientific mind, they even
have the explanation of how these marvelous things work. It's
called the Mallard reaction. Ain't that ducky? I found a
picture here of the toaster we had when I was a kid. It's
under the 1940-1960 section, and called the
Toast-O-Lator. We'd put a slice in one side, while the
teeth on the bottom took it through to the other side. There
was a little window in the middle. When the toast reached that
point, one of us would go over with a baseball glove, and wait for
the toaster to spit it out. We'd catch it and toss it
to a plate on the table. One side was usually raw, and
the other burned to a crisp. A recipe I'm still using to this
day. Hey, you can even send me a toaster greeting card.
I'm grateful for any little crumbs that come my
way.
There are
several toaster museums out there. The Ice
Toaster Museum is looking for additions to its
collection. Everything is nicely categorized and loads
quickly. I'm still on phone modem, so I appreciate the little
things in life. Toaster Central is a
place to find and buy vintage toasters. Look them up by
year. There's also a section with recipes. One of the
recommended toppings for toast is water cress marinated in Russian
dressing (bluk!). Another great reason why I'm allergic to
recipes. Toaster note cards are available there, too.
Wow!!! Up in Stewart, BC, which is right on the border of
Alaska is Toastworks,
a museum, restaurant, and lodging, all in one. Stay overnight,
have (you guessed it) toast for breakfast, tour the toaster museum,
and take in some fishing. I believe the town has a population
of about 500...not counting toasters.
Antique
toasters seem to be quite collectible. At Myke's, you can buy, sell, or
just drool over his fabulous photos of these babies. At Museum
Collectibles, there's a collection of over 70 to browse
through. If you donate a toaster to the collection, you could
win a homepage. So check your attics, folks. And then
there's Jack and
Beverly. They have a rather different type of toaster
collection. It includes not just real toasters; but toy ones,
salt and pepper shakers, and other toast nostalgia.
Because
there's so much out there, I decided to split up my links
pages. So, if you haven't burned out by now, continue on to
the page devoted to the product of the almighty
toaster......toast.
Click here  to get to my Toast Links
page.....
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