Yesterday was all about the 1956 teen movie Rock! Rock! Rock! and today I will be talking about the dip I made to go with it. It is called Mish Mash dip. I found it while doing research for California Dip in a 1950s newspaper article. The name is what drew me to it as … Continue reading Mish Mash Dip
I watched the 1956 jukebox musical Rock! Rock! Rock! which starred Tuesday Weld, Fran Manfred, Teddy Randazzo, Jacqueline Kerr and Jack Collins. This also features Alan Freed who was a very popular disk jockey in the 1950s and for much of movie he is presenting rock and roll acts. You get to see The Moonglows, … Continue reading Cinema and Canapes: Rock! Rock! Rock! (1956)
Oh tuna noodle casserole. I am sure I am not the only one who grew up eating this dish. Actually it was known in my house as "Tuna Nuna" as my father had to give everything ridiculous names. This dish was one that was in constant rotation. As my mother worked full time as store … Continue reading History of Tuna Noodle Casserole
I have a collection of vintage metal recipe boxes. Sixteen to be exact with all but one full of handwritten recipes and clippings from newspapers and magazines of the past. My favorite thing to do is to flip through the curated recipes of someone's time in the kitchen. The problem is I rarely cook from … Continue reading The Recipe Box: Apple Butter Bread
Quick recap for those who find the print too small: This is a 1940's tongue in cheek article written by newspaper man and short story writer, Damon Runyon. It was a witty intervention over Californians supposedly booing Florida orange juice while watching a travel short of the sunshine state that was shown before a feature … Continue reading California Boos Florida Oranges
This is the continuing saga of me trying to figure out the popularity of gelatin recipes from the 1920s to the 1970s. Each month, I randomly pick a recipe from a jar filled with the good, the bad and the savory gelatin recipes to see which ones were worth it and which ones should stay … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Peach Surprise
Quick recap for those who do not want to read: This is a 1962 article written by food editor Mary Alice Powell about Mrs. Ahmet Esmailof of Toledo, Ohio who needed a hobby to distract from health issues. She decided to put her baking skills to good use and around every holiday she just bakes … Continue reading The “Cooky Lady”
