I was thrift store shopping this weekend with Suzetta Withtaker and my granddaughter found this darling vintage deviled egg platter. Of course, I had to make some deviled eggs to accompany it today.
I already had some pickled, boiled eggs in the fridge from Easter weekend. I cut the eggs in half, removed the yolk, mashed the egg yolk, added mustard, mayo, and spicy mayo. I topped it with black olives and a shake of paprika.
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Egg-actually the Right Time for Collectible Deviled Eggs Platters
This is the time of year that many pull out a plate they haven’t seen for a year — the deviled egg platter, or egg plate, with its perfect oval indentations. Deviling is a term for mixing hot spices into foods. Serving deviled eggs is common during the Easter season. The deviled egg first became a popular snack for drinks during the 1930s. Hundreds of deviled glass or china egg plates were made to showcase the appetizer.
American egg plates can be found in many Depression glass patterns. Duncan & Miller Glass Company is considered the earliest version of the Early American Sandwich pattern. Imperial, Heisey, Spode, Lenox, Anchor Hocking, Fenton, Fire King, Fostoria, Hazel Atlas, Indiana, Jeannette, and Pyrex are just a few of the other well-known glass makers who make egg platters. During the 1950s and 1960s, many china patterns included a deviled egg plate, and the egg plate’s popularity peaked in the 1950s.
Today, you can find deviled egg platters in thrift stores, flea markets, and other online vintage sellers. Or you can just check your mother or grandmother’s china cabinet!
Here are some collectible platters for those who love the cooked egg yolk, mustard, and mayonnaise mixture topped with paprika and put back into a half egg-white “shell.”
