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JIGGERS: When cleaning through every shelf and door in my house, I came across two things I had saved but had forgotten about. One is a treasured piece of depression glass, the only one remaining of a rather large collection that I sold years ago. This light pink piece is a candy dish, I think. It is divided into three equal size sections. There is a lid. The thing that makes it most special is the fleur de lis handle. It was the most valuable of my collection and I chose to keep it years ago. I’ve never taken it out or used it since. The second thing I found was a cut crystal jigger or shot glass. It is heavy, thick glass. There are no measurement markings so I think it must be an ounce. Jiggers are mostly used for measuring. They are usually hour- glass-shaped with cups on each side, one larger than the other. I’ve known people who collected jiggers and placed them in collection boxes over their home bar. I don’t know if such special jiggers or shot glasses are still used anymore. The social media posts that I see have plastic shot glasses. That’s too bad! Anyone out there has a jigger collection?

Dear Readers, The Reynaud family has been publishing the News Examiner (now the News Examiner-Enterprise) since 1938. My grandfather, David Reynaud, started the paper and it has been in our family ever since.