9 pieces of Soviet tableware that evoke nostalgia

One of the characteristic features of life in the USSR is the monotony of everyday things. In fact, clothes were made in a similar style, furniture and household items were also almost the same for everyone. This also includes dishes, the set of which in each house did not differ in the same way. However, whatever one may say, the assortment of these gizmos today will be appreciated by every person. What’s surprising is that people who remember at least a little about the happy Soviet times now remember with particular nostalgia the utensils of that period that were kept by any housewife.

Crystal salad bowl

They chose a special place for it in the sideboard - they placed it in the most visible and noticeable place. Crystal dishes are still valued today, but back then the presence of such a salad bowl was considered incredible luck. And they used it exclusively on special occasions - only the best dishes were put in it. For example, on New Year's Eve, the crystal salad bowl had the most important role - for Olivier.

Kremanka

In Soviet times, glass bowls were also popular, in which you could serve salads or, of course, the main dessert - ice cream. However, in the canteens of that time they still used plastic utensils.

Cream bowls, of course, were different in shape and volume, but the coolest ones (at least for children) were considered to be the colored versions. The ice cream somehow tasted better in these...

Tea strainer

At that time, there were practically no bags that we are used to today, but tea was loved in every home. A strainer for brewing leaves could be seen in any kitchen, and in a variety of its variants: from accessories in the form of a colander to mechanical models with a spring.

Milk bottle

Well, you should definitely remember these pot-bellied containers into which dairy products were poured. The bottle had a fairly wide neck, and it was not closed with a cork or lid (as it is now), but with foil. And, by the way, it was by the color of the foil that one could accurately determine what kind of product was contained inside the container: silver for milk, green for kefir, lilac for “Snowball”, pink for fermented baked milk.

Bottles could be returned for fifteen kopecks apiece.

Electric samovar

The “great-grandfather” of modern teapots was mega-popular among citizens of the USSR. In fact, not a single tea ceremony was complete without this device, which people loved to organize in the evening with their families. And how many bagels and gingerbreads were eaten...

Cup holders

These things were intended for one purpose - to drink hot drinks straight from faceted glasses. In fact, most often they could be found on the train, where ceramic mugs were not a priori, but glasses were invariably (and still are!).

Even now, having seen such a glass holder even briefly, the memory of a carefree, happy childhood immediately pops up, and you little one is sitting on the top bunk on the train and waiting to quickly come to the sea...

Milk cans

When milk was delivered to the courtyards, people often stood in lines with just such containers into which the product was immediately poured.By the way, the cans could differ in appearance: either aluminum (outwardly unremarkable) or enameled (more noticeable, colorful, with drawings and ornaments).

Herring girl

In the Soviet Union, not a single celebration or simple feast was complete without herring. Because of the passion for this fish, even special dishes were created for it - to serve it beautifully to the table. The herring fish is still present in most Russian homes, but the Soviet one is almost never seen anymore.

Oreshnitsa

In fact, a unique device that only Soviet people could come up with - they were the ones who were mega-inventive and creative. Of course, not everyone could afford such a hazelnut to create a delicious dessert, but most Soviet citizens really wanted to replenish their arsenal of kitchen utensils with this particular thing.

Now, if you see such a device, you can immediately hear the incredible aroma of shortcrust pastry and condensed milk, which my mother cooked for what seemed like an eternity...

These are the simple things that made life easier for our mothers and grandmothers. Many of them are still kept on distant shelves as a memory of a happy and cloudless past. What utensils from the times of the USSR do you still have?