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pissed in pewter plumbum poisoning pitchershttp://dictionary.com/search?q=trifleDef 4a first entry
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I know a triflin' man,
They call him Triflin' Sam,
He lives in Birmingham,
'Way down in Alabam,
"Aggravatin' Papa" sung by Alberta Hunter 1923-24
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Dear Faldage: Same in my dictionary. I just despise peyoowey pewter. My grandmother had a large colection of it. My father would not allow its being used because of lead content. My mother made me polish it, because we had gas stove, and sulfur tarnished the pewter. When my mother died, my father just threw it away.
In a report similar to ours, Scarlett et al described lead poisoning in a married couple who ingested
non-alcoholic carbonated beverages from a pewter drinking mug.10 Traditional pewter mugs contain 25% lead and 75% tin, and are not recommended for food and drink containers. Highly toxic lead
concentrations may result from elution of lead from the pewter by the acidity of effervescent
non-alcoholic beverages.
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Do they even make pewter stuff any more except as decrative?
i have "new pewter" Wilson's "art metal" a greyed, but still shiny aluminum alloy that is heavy, pewterish in color and lead free. it is no worse than using aluminum pots (and i know there is some concern about using aluminum for cooking)
i have a pitcher, a tureen, a serving bowl and platter. the non food stuff, (candle sticks and the like) i use all the time. the others are used infrequently.
but it is my understanding you can't by pewter bowl, tankards or other food stuff, just real pewter candle stick holders, or the like.
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No, you can can still get "pure" pewter stuff, Helen. You just have to go to the trendy shops to buy it. And they charge like wounded bulls.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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And they charge like wounded bulls. Cute!
What would happen if a gunsmith made a trifle rifle? see Faldage's definition #4
Bang regards,
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What would happen if a gunsmith made a trifle rifle?
Eewww! Talk about your lead poisoning!
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My mother made me polish it, because we had gas stove, and sulfur tarnished the pewter. When my mother died, my father just threw it away.
Ouch! The proceeds from selling that pewter would have been considerable .. as noted in CapK's post the "good stuff" costs a bomb these days.
A friend sold her 100-year-old pewter charger (which she bought years ago for $50) and the proceeds paid her round trip ticket from east to Hawaii -- first class!
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Dear wow: My father would not sell something poisonous.
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wow, what is a pewter charger?
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