NOVEMBER 3 ISSUE ANSWERS (photo to right): This china found in the Romeo Historical Society Archives Museum is part of a saucering display. A century ago your great-great-grandparents probably drank their boiling hot coffee from a saucer instead of a cup. The saucers were sometimes deeper and could spread the hot liquid over a larger area, thus cooling the coffee or tea quicker. This was more polite drinking from the saucer preventing the drinker from slurping noisily from the hot cup. Both cups in the photo do not have handles. Each cup is resting on a miniature plate to protect the table. The diner drinks from the saucer in the front of the picture. The large bowl in the back is a waste bowl which holds tea leaves or coffee grounds when finished. The smaller cup to the right is for children. Four of the above items came from a privy dig on West St. Clair. When my wife serves hot chili in a bowl, I pour it into a dinner plate so it will cool. I guess history sometimes repeats itself. R. Beringer, Romeo Historical Society staff