Constant use gave the wood a thorough seasoning. Rarely was a wooden bowl ever washed again in hot, soapy water. Most cooks kept one bowl for bread making, one for chopping, one for mixing, and so on.

Custom carved wooden bowls, worth $15,000, were stolen from a Fallbrook garage. San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation want the public's help ...