tupperware
A friend recently asked me if I thought Laura Ingalls Wilder had ever used Tupperware. Well now, that's something I'd never thought about before!

It wasn't until the 1950s that Tupperware parties were all the rage; Tupperware sold in stores earlier hadn't really caught on. It doesn't seem likely to me that Laura was attending Tupperware parties during the last half-decade of her life. Besides, what need would she have for new-fangled storage containers and drinkware?

I don't remember anything like Tupperware on display at Rocky Ridge, either - not in the kitchen itself or in the museum. Then again, Laura had left the contents of her house to Neta Seal (with the exception of a few things). Shortly after Laura's death - when it was decided that the home would become a museum - most of the household items and furniture were purchased back from Mrs. Seal. It would make sense that "food storage containers" might not be on the list of things desirable for the home or museum. After all, you don't see canning jars on display, and surely Laura had some of those.
- posted by pioneergirl at 2:53 AM