What do Eisenhower, Regan and Queen Elizabeth II Have in Common? By The Cooking Ladies ouisville Stoneware records show that Mamie Eisenhower used the popular Bachelor Button pattern in her every Lday dishes. Ronald Reagan received a small scale Louisville Stoneware replica of the White House, filled with jelly beans. In 2007, when she visited Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, Queen Elizabeth II received a Louisville Stoneware music box that played My Old Kentucky Home. By changing with the times, by continuing the American tradition of transforming clay into enduring, functional art forms, Louisville Stoneware celebrates 200 years in 2015. For two centuries, their creative designs in stoneware have reflected the ever-changing story of the United States. In 1815, preserving food was a necessity. Salt-glazed stoneware PHOTOS: LOUISVILLE STONEWARE crocks protected precious baking supplies like sugar and flour from critters and decay. By 1820, stoneware jugs packaged another valuable commodity, Kentucky Bourbon. Up to that time, bourbon was sold in wooden barrels. Stoneware jugs not only saved the consumer money by being re-fillable, 64 History Louisville Stoneware Louisville Stoneware My Old Bachelor Button Kentucky Home Music Box pattern they provided a marketing tool for “Everyone who works at Louisvile chopped small Baking dishes stay hot after removal the vendors by providing space for Stoneware has the opportunity to ½ cup (125ml) shredded from the heat. Platters and wine printed labels. have personal satisfaction on every Parmesan cheese coolers stay cool long after removal piece,” Nancy said. from the freezer or refrigerator. As communities grew, Louisville Melt the butter in a saucepan over Stoneware met demands for No fewer than 20 people touch each medium heat. Remove from the April 10, 2014, the Louisville bakeware and serveware with stoneware creation as it transforms heat and stir in the flour, whisking Stoneware Art Factory unveiled stoneware designs for plates and from clay into functional art. The constantly until smooth. its newest dishware pattern—the bowls. Flowerpots became popular, artists work visually, sensuously, Mercantile Collection, The thinner, as did cookie jars, bird houses, and intuitively, and passionately to Continue to whisk while slowly lightweight dinnerware and garden ornaments. perfect each design. adding the milk. Place the saucepan serveware are designed to back over medium heat. complement today’s home chef Over the years, numerous companies Factory tours bring the history of and entertaining lifestyle. The bold, like Kentucky Fried Chicken, have stoneware to life. Visitors can work Whisk constantly until the sauce is solid colors include cantaloupe, commissioned Louisville Stoneware hands-on to creatively complete thickened and the flour is cooked. cornflower, iceberg, mustard, onyx, to create unique designs that reflect mugs, bowls, and figurines. parchment, plum, stone, and tomato. their industries. Dinner plates and Stir in the white pepper and grated Expanding on its earth-to-table salt and pepper shakers in the image The Louisville Stoneware Hot Brown cheddar cheese. Stir until the tradition, Stoneware has partnered of the Colonel are collector items. Baking Dish is a popular souvenir cheese is completely melted. with other Kentucky craftsmen to with Louisville visitors. A Hot Brown showcase and sell their products out The C21 Museum Hotel in Louisville, is a hot sandwich originally created If the cheese sauce needs to be of the renovated retail space inside voted top honors five years in a row at the Brown Hotel in Louisville. thinned, add milk 2 tablespoons at the art factory. Demonstrations in by Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Most Louisville area restaurants a time. Toast the sourdough bread. the renovated retail store will utilize Reader Choice survey, recently serve their version of the a GE Monogram Experience Kitchen turned to Louisville Stoneware to smothered-in-sauce dish. The Divide and layer the turkey slices to allow customers to smell, touch, create “Proof” dinnerware for their variations on the Hot Brown are as evenly over the slices of toast. and even taste the results of The Proof on Main restaurant. Louisville inventive as the chefs’ imaginations. Mercantile Collection in action. Stoneware miniature red penguins Spoon the cheese sauce over the were inspired by the 4-foot tall This is our version of the Hot Brown. sliced turkey. The new four-ounce dessert limited edition plastic penguin bowl is designed to bake the 1815 sculptures exhibited throughout Louisville Open–Faced Top the cheese sauce with the Mercantile Dessert Drops-a no mix, the C21 properties. chopped bacon and chopped convenient way to bake individual Hot Brown tomato. servings directly in Stoneware in We toured the Louisville Stoneware Makes 2 large servings less than 30 minutes. art factory in the Paristown Pointe Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over district of Louisville. The company 2½ tbsp (37.5ml) butter the bacon and tomato. By adapting to consumers’ needs uses natural stoneware clay up 3 tbsp (45ml) all purpose flour and appealing to their artistic to 250 million years old. Pale grey 3 cups (750ml) milk The Graffiti pattern created by appreciation, Louisville Stoneware with an earthy aroma, it is as fine ⅛ tsp (0.625ml) white pepper David Mahoney represents Louisville has survived two centuries to as icing sugar. 1½ cups (375ml) grated mild Stoneware’s recent infusion of new become an important part of cheddar cheese design and style. In this pattern, Americana. Stephen Smith, the Under the guidance of Nancy 2 large slices sourdough bread the artist uses free-flowing playful present steward of Louisville Stephen, the Director of 8oz (227g) thinly sliced brush strokes in a simple green and Stoneware, describes Stoneware Communications & Tourism smoked turkey white color scheme. as “a national treasure.” Development, Louisville Stoneware 6 slices crisp cooked bacon, is playing a major role in the chopped small Stoneware can be put into the oven, marketing of Louisville to the world. 2 medium fresh tomatoes, microwave, freezer, and dishwasher. www.louisvillestoneware.com 65.