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Myths shattered
about fine china

WHETHER YOU'RE serving suc-
culent roast beef for 16 or a simple
ham quiche for two, nothing adds
elegance to your table as easily as
fine china.

Plain -white or multi-colored,
modem or traditional, today’s
china is as easy to care for and
more durabie chan any other ta-
bleware.

Many hostesses neglect china in
the belief that it is too delicate, too
expensive, too formal or too dif-
ficult to clean and store. Let’s ex-

:: amine the old myths about china

and see which, if any, still hold
true.

Most important, modern china
is perfectly safe in your
dishwasher. Researchers and top
dishwasher manufacturers, as well
as major china retailers, agree that

‘most china made in the past eight
to 10 year is dishwasher-safe, pro-
- vided that loading instructions are
. followed and sufficiently hot water
» (at least 60°C, 140°F) is used with a
detergent to inhibit pattern and
-. glaze erosion.

Honey King, manager of
+, William Ashley Ltd. china dealers
.in Toronto, says that caution must
be exercised with antique china,
particularly if it is hand-painted or
~ gold-trimmed. This
: older and: homemade editions
_. generally do not use the protective
" overglazing technique used by all

.. Major china manufacturers today.
. As for the expense, china can be
*, costly — the suggested retail price
“ for a five-piece. setting . of
 Wedgewood’s Ascot is $535. and is
‘. beyond many households and gift
~ budgets — but it certainly doesn’t

‘ox have: to. be.. There ‘are many

» beautiful’ settings in the $100 to
$150 zange, and savings at sale
~-times are usually considerable.
* Properly cared for and correctly
: stored, your place settings can be
f passed on for generations, unlike

, the even costlier dress or perfume

* you. might be. wearing when. you.

: : entertain.

And those who- believe china is .

‘too formal for regular: use aren’t
: familiar with the newer, lively pat-

" terns from the:major manufactur- -

1 ers, or the’ greatly relaxed etiquette

is because’

of today’s entertaining.
Spokesmen at Simpsons’ china
department as well as Ashley’s
agree that fine china can enhance
anything from barbecued ham-
burgers to Lobster Newburg, and
that just about any convenient
table service that looks right to the
hostess is right.

Because china is one of the most
durable sets of tableware available
— it is fired at temperatures much
in excess of those in a domestic
dishwasher —- breakage will be
kept to a minimum if common

sense handling and storage are ;

observed.
In fact, Ashley’s King says she
regularly used her Wedgewood

when she was raising her thrcc -

children. “‘In all those years I may

have lost three pieces,’’ she recalls.

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