Friday, August 10, 2012

Possum Belly Wha????

I never thought I would have anything with the name possum in my kitchen. The thought of possum soup turns me green but sure enough there IS a possum in my kitchen. 

Well not EXACTLY......
Here's the kind of possum I'm talking about.........WARNING UGLY FLOOR ALERT! Viewing the following floor may disturb you and cause nightmares, I know it does me. Lol, now you will look for sure, oh well just  keepin' it real
This is a Possum Belly Cabinet, it gets it's name from the way the bottom drawers are shaped. It was handed down from my Gramma and it saw many a pies make on it.
They were meant to hold flour and sugar back in the day when women baked ALOT!


These wonderful possum belly drawers now hold dish towels and coffee fixin's.
The glass front cabinet holds all of my spices and a few cuties like the yellow cow creamer and polka dot chicken measuring spoon holder. I used risers for the spices so they would all be visible at a glance. 
The main working area holds some of my favorite cookbooks, an old creamer holds my utensils, a crock with sweet and low and  my old percolator coffee pot, (in my opinion no coffee maker can make coffee taste like my old percolator makes it taste, super yummy!) The pull out cutting board comes in handy for chopping and the enamel top is so durable.

The top shelf holds more cookbooks, some old and new scales.  In it's day this cabinet was considered state of the art, guaranteed to help the busy homemaker by saving steps. She had everything she needed for baking right in this one cabinet.  I love this old cabinet, it makes me feel connected to the way things used to be, I love the cozy kitchen feeling it gives me. I think maybe I was born out of time or something lol. Happy Baking! I'll be sharing this post atSunny Simple Sunday & Kim's Wow Us Wednesdays

20 comments:

  1. That wonderful cabinet, and the way you have set it up, made me unaware of your floor. If you hadn't mentioned it, I never would have seen it! Looks great! ~ Maureen

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  2. Your floor does not look so bad!!! I just love the way you have your things displayed, very neat and organized. Love that kitchen possum!

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  3. I love your cabinet! I've seen these before didn't didn't know what they were called. Love all your pretties all over it too! I have a rolling pin with green handles like yours and I think I spy a Betty Crocker cookbook too!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  4. Such a great piece! I love the way you have it set up. You have some really great items, and a great place to display them!

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  5. Great cabinet! Perfect for collections and spices!

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  6. Hey there, really admire this cab. My grand had one and we called them "Hoosier" cab back then. The flour was stored in the pb's and the enamel surface was used to roll out dough. I love the way you've set yours' up, it is sooo homey. Thanks for sharing... it really brought back memories.

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  7. I had no idea those were called opossum belly cabinets. :) It looks great. you're so funny about your floors. I probably wouldn't have noticed, especially with a cool cabinet like that!

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  8. WOW!! What a fantastic piece!! Beautiful!! Wish my Kitchen was large enough to fit something like that in it!

    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  9. Don't you love the porcelain top for a work area? Easy clean-up--and you can set hot pans on it--and roll out dough--I just love them. Your cabinet is a nice one!

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  10. I had no idea those were called possum drawers. That cabinet is such a treasure, I love it! Ann

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  11. Love it! My friend has the bottom of a possum belly cabinet and I have always thought it was so unique. I have an old hoosier, which is similar, but have no room upstairs for it. Hoping to use in when we finish the basement. Love it too much to part with it. Yours looks so cute all decked out and ready to get to work.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  12. Love it! My friend has the bottom of a possum belly cabinet and I have always thought it was so unique. I have an old hoosier, which is similar, but have no room upstairs for it. Hoping to use in when we finish the basement. Love it too much to part with it. Yours looks so cute all decked out and ready to get to work.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  13. Oh my, I LOVE that cabinet! And I love how you have everything displayed in it! Looks just like a cozy farmhouse! Wonderful!

    Have a wonderful week! :)
    Tammy

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  14. You have introduced me to something totally new. Who would have thought a cabinet to be named after a possum. The possum is not near so good looking.

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  15. I would have loved your new cabinet anyway, but the name makes it even better. What a great find!

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  16. This was such an awesome post. We all loved it. It was the most viewed last week on Sunny Simple Sunday so I am featuring it this week.

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  17. Found you on Sunny Simple Sundays! Love this cabinet!! I showed one like it off today. You have yours styled really cute and my favorite part it is useful too! great job!
    Sherry

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  18. am in love with that cabinet and need to find me one...:)

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