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Category Archives: amusement
Cookbook Challenge: Doing My Part
Okay, folks, I have taken on and completed my portion of last week’s Cookbook Challenge, the long-waiting Ketchup In Dessert from a 1956 ad for Heinz Ketchup. First, we start off with some tart, green Granny Smith apples. We peel them, slice … Continue reading
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Cookbook Tuesdays: Mirro Challenge!
Once upon a time (April of 2011), I invited my readers to prepare a 1956 dessert recipe that used, as a main ingredient no less, ketchup. I had no takers. The recipe, while unusual, didn’t actually sound awful. I’m still … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, amusement, collections, food, kitchen, nostalgia, Vintage & Retro Style
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Take a Look-See: Kil-Glare Diffusor
Ach, so many things on my plate! I go away for ONE weekend, and it takes me three days to catch up. I promise new listings in at least one of the shops today (probably Winkorama, as I’ve already done … Continue reading
Deep Thoughts: Scaredy Cat Halloween Edition
People talk about something or other “scaring the shit out of” you. Does it ever work in reverse? Because the whitishy kitty just ran OUT of the litterbox and up the stairs past me, with his tail all apouf. The … Continue reading
Dessert Ketchup
I have a dozen tasks to accomplish before biting the bullet and PACKING* for Viva, like, immediamente, but instead I’m going to share with you this potentially horrifying recipe which I read last night in a 1956 issue of True … Continue reading
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