Disclaimer: This is not a nasty, dirty, naughty, slang-word post. It’s completely G-rated and any misinterpretation of rhetoric is no fault of the author.
The definition of cock…
1. a male chicken; rooster
2. the male of any bird, especially of the gallinaceous kind
Now that we’re on the same page, talking about roosters (aka cocks), I can proceed.
I blame the French. Apparently they are the ones who brought cocks into our kitchens.
“The rooster is an essential element of the countryside because of his role as the alarm clock and guardian. Day after day, he wakes up at the crack of dawn and proudly crows at the sun, waking up the rest of the farm. He proudly struts around the farmyard, bobbing his tail feathers, and bravely protects the rest of the flock.”
“Because color is so important to the French Country look, the rooster is the perfect accessory for many French Country homes and kitchens. Large ceramic roosters are common decorations on countertops and tables. Of course, ceramic statues aren’t the only way to decorate with roosters. They’re also used as motifs on dining linens.”**
I have a cock kitchen. I think it began when I got married and inherited Husby’s cocks.
Husby’s cock cutting board and recipe box might have inspired the whole thing.
I didn’t even know the history of cocks in the kitchen when I started to accumulate the colorful, feathered friends to my kitchen. It’s kind of like a Jungian archetype.
An innocent, yet oh so appropriate, gift. The giver had no idea cocks were hot in our kitchen.
Electric cocks! We chose our chandelier to match the cock theme.
Cock valance.
A decorative cock plate, Lenox, no less.
Collectibles scavenged from past generations and given as gifts because, well, cocks.
During the 2016 Christmas season Charlotte presented Husby and me with a host(ess) gift when she and her family came to our house for some cheer. She called it The Christmas Cock.
I love this thing and it totally goes with the cock theme in my kitchen. It’s about 18 inches tall – not that size matters.
The Christmas Cock
Does your kitchen have a theme? Can you laugh about it?
** http://blog.couleurnature.com/why-the-rooster-is-quintessential-to-french-country-design/
Auntie B's Wax 
Wait a minute – how could I not know or remember that you had a cock chandelier? Or that you had a cock valance? I love cocks too! But I guess you already knew that! 🙂 Thanks for the history lesson – I didn’t realize that I had a French Country kitchen!
You must not have been paying attention. Next time you’re at my house I’ll point it out. They’re subtle, yet very effective, cocks.
I used to have a pig-themed kitchen. That all started with a cast iron piggy bank I bought as a gift for my father-in-law. I loved it so much, I kept it. That led to pig salt and pepper shakers, pig towels and other pig trinkets and doo-dads. The trouble with my large family – especially when we used to exchange gifts more regularly – is that when you collect something, you soon have way too much of it. I finally called an end to the porky kitchen. The piggy bank that started it all sits on a bookshelf upstairs now. Most everything else went to a young pig collector. It just dawned on me that this would be a great topic for one of my “artifacts to memories” essays. With that in mind, I’ve already divulged too much information!
You totally should make a post about your porky kitchen! Kitchens are such personal things and if you have a story to tell about your kitchen and all the happenings within it you should. Don’t worry, your comments here won’t make a difference to an Artifacts to Memories post on your site. Fabulous! Do it!
Yeah, sure, Jungian Archetype.(wink wink nudge nudge)
Knew you’d like this one!