I don’t remember who gave us our mushroom bowl as a wedding present.  But we have used it as a serving bowl more nights than not over the past forty-five years.  It is the go-to serving bowl for popcorn, stir fry, and pasta dishes, especially spaghetti with shrimp, tomatoes and broccoli. The bowl is enamel over metal, and it has aged a bit, but so have we.

What’s amazing is how common that bowl is among people in our generation.  Our friend Margaret who often contributes the salad to our pre-concert dinners, always brings it in her mushroom bowl.  And a neighbor used the same bowl at a fancy dinner party that we attended in her home recently.  We all find it indispensable.

I think I’ll have my mushroom bowl buried with me, maybe full of popcorn.