Pranam Cup and Mug is a western style. Germ will spread easily. Tea shop wallahs dips and serve in cups and mugs. Now a days paper cups have come. Dabara tumbler brass is our culture. Mugging their events in the west and we do not mug here. Teacher would use the word makku where the students only mug or remain as a mug (muggippona) waste. Lets even in the few lines learn our culture. Let us become MAGA and not a MUG KR IRS 4721
On Sat, 3 Jul 2021 at 22:13, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CUP AND MUG* > > Today afternoon my wife gave me a few ripen mango cut pieces to eat after > meals. This was in a plastic cup, use and throw type, and was *having a > handle to hold at the top. * > > This attracted me very much. If in the trains, serving coffee, tea, > function halls giving coffee, tea, cool drinks etc. were of this type, > holding the paper cup would have been easier. > > I have thought mugs also come in this manner in PVC to use and throw > manner. Our workmen require mugs, after their works, if at all washed and > given, still some adherence could be there of the item used in it. I have > kept a separate mug on this account, exclusively for work men. > > An interesting look in to cups and mugs. This posting is for a casual > reading. > > Sincerely, > > Gopala Krishnan 3-7-2021. > > *1 Mug* > > Mugs were there even from my school days when plastic started appearing. > Mugs were commonly used to bath infants and kids. Some kids used to pour > water by themselves during bath using mug. When kids were taken to > river/ ponds, they were bathed by parents and were asked to sit on a top > bathing ghat step. Mugs were used to take water and bathe them keeping them > in the river ghat step near to water . > > During washing of clothes, water was used to take in mug and pour on the > cloth as required while applying soap on the clothes. It was the period, > washing machine was not heard of. > > Mugs were convenient to keep soap dish, toothbrush, tongue cleaner, > washing soap etc. in the plastic bucket with cloths for washing. At one > time in villages we could never see a person without a bucket and mug going > to bathing Ghats. > > Mugs have handle, often by taking heavier item in a mug, it was common, a > handle break at the neck. Normally they never break. > > Whatever the quality of pvc/plastic mug, their shining disappear after > certain time. However mug is an essential item in bath rooms, for > shaving, to keep water, and in kitchen for miscellaneous works. > > There is a taboo for the mug. *A person may drink water from a plastic > glass, but not from a mug made of plastic, whatever is the cleanliness*. > Only exemption is a person is very thirsty and water is given in a mug. > > His place is near wash basins, bath room, kitchen etc. In the kitchen many > times mug is used to transfer water from main cane to other vessels . > > The handle strength depend on the size of mug either half liter water or > 3/4th liter of water it can take. For children’s play there are toy mugs > also. > > If at all handle was broken, mug was used for different works. *Now most > purchase a new mug*. In fact most homes may have 2-3 mugs in store. When > guests come, new mugs and new buckets are provided in bath rooms. > > *2. PVC/Plastic/Paper cups* > > In higher classes of trains, tea and coffee were served in flask along > with cup and saucer . In railway stations stainless glass was used to give > coffee and tea. How vendors supplied them, I am not able to recollect. > > Now mostly PVC coated paper cups are used to serve coffee and tea even > in 3rd AC coaches. Unless the PVC coating is not there, coffee might not > hold. So present day’s paper cups are actually not paper alone. If coffee > is too hot a second cup is attached to first and served by some caterers. > > The water cups *to serve hot water* in indigo flights are really good. > Though use and throw type, I was using it as ball point pen holder without > throwing it out. Now it is kept inside a regular pens holder > For serving ice cream etc. quality plastic cups are used. Though use and > throw type, many keep quality ice cream cup with good lids for > miscellaneous storage. > > Water, buttermilk, apple juice etc. can be given to passengers in plastic > cups use and throw cups. PVC is slightly more costly. Now cool drink shops > also have only PVC coated large glasses to serve them. Plastic glasses have > disappeared. > > Now our caterers use the PVC coated cups to serve curd, payasam etc. > during dinner. Water is served in water bottle. > > With the principle of use and throw , still metal glass and dabara in > brass is used to serve Kumbakonam filter coffee in the stalls along NH. Of > course after each use they wash with care. In restaurants also tumbler and > dabara is used. > > Ceramic ware is used in Iranian restaurants to serve coffee, tea. 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