On the Road with Camera and Corning Ware

In a form of forced family fun yesterday, I packed up the group and traveled to Tucker County, where we partook in the minimalist but meaningful tourist attractions of the area and where the temperature is 15 degrees cooler than it is at home. We went to the Mountainmade Gallery, where such items as $140 cereal bowls can be purchased; to Blackwater Falls, where one can buy velvet deer, bass magnets, and mood rings, and can enjoy a free workout down and back to the semi-spectacular falls; and to the best pizza peace-promoting eatery anywhere around (you can buy T-shirts that say "Make Pizza, Not War," $20). We were there on the day of its 20th anniversary. The menu says on the front page: in business since Ronald Reagan was president. I liked the sign in the Blackwater Falls gift shop: no food, drinks, or shoes with wheels. I've heard of Meals on Wheels, but since when do drinks have wheels? The most-enjoyed part of the trip, probably, was the first and second visit to Lakeside Creamery at Deep Creek Lake, especially the boat-docking parking lot for ice cream. Many photos were taken, but I was the only one with no camera.
Near Blackwater Falls, I picked up a hard-to-find Corningware cooking pot with removable handle for $1 that matches and works with stuff I have at home. Someone asked what the seemingly indestructible Corningware dishes are made from. I guessed it was metal with an enamel covering. I had to look it up. It is glass that is kiln-fired at temperatures high enough for the glass to form crystals. It was designed for America's space missions, as it can withstand drastic temperature changes. Apparently, CorningWare was taken off the market because it wasn't popular enough; either that, or it shattered at extremely high temperatures and was removed from the market because of safety concerns.