HEIRLOOM WRAP FOOD CARRIERS FROM MILLIE/LOTTIE TOTES

Jan Hammock created the pie/cake/food carriers in honour of her southern mother Millie and her aunt Lottie — thus, the name of the company. She carried food all of her life to dinners, potlucks and the like and finally in 2015 made a better food carrier for herself. She combined the southern tradition of wrapping food in a tea towel with the prettier ornamental tradition of Japanese Furoshiki, the centuries-old tradition of wrapping objects in fabric. It is a beautiful way to present a gift or carry food. It is also an easy “bag” to keep in your car or purse for trips to the farmers market and other shopping excursions. The fabric also conforms to the shape of the dish instead of the other way around. ($40-$56; millielottie.com)