Fermenting food is a process, and it all begins with the right vessel. Food & Wine / Amazon Fermentation requires very little equipment to get started, but a crock or a jar is essential.

Q. I wonder if you can help me identify this crock and its value. I have had many comments on this crock and would be interested in its history. –Dolores Hart, Joliet A. Before the advent of ...

Even the most ordinary-looking stoneware crock or jug sitting in a basement or attic could be hiding surprising value. The key is often found in the maker's mark - those small stamps, impressions, or ...

Readers of What's it Worth have asked questions about some intriguing old items this time around. Both are American, both utilitarian and each will find value in the marketplace today. Let's go back ...

There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics for use in the kitchen, bedroom or farm. Most utensils made in America by the 1800s were made with thick pottery sides in simple ...

Hamilton and Jones, Greensboro, Pennsylvania. APPRAISER: Very close by, across the river. They're using the same clay source. The wonderful thing here is that you brought in this image of the pottery.

American stoneware was once a vital necessity in our ancestors’ lifestyle. Everyday living would have been difficult without the stoneware crocks, bottles and jugs to preserve and transport food and ...

Appraisal: Thompson & Williams 20 Gallon Stoneware Crock, ...

Question: I have three older crocks and two stoneware jugs that are at least a century old. All were made in either New York or New Jersey, and two of the crocks have decorative designs. Are pieces ...