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  • Desserts,  Dining

    The Hundred Dollar Dinner

    Amanda Van Lanen / May 18, 2023 / 0 Comments

    “Can one man eat a hundred dollars’ worth of food at one meal without making a pig of himself?” M.W. Mount – New York Tribune, 1908 That’s the question journalist M.W. Mount poses…

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  • Breakfast,  Cookbook Authors,  Economizing,  Interesting Stories

    Living on a Little

    Amanda Van Lanen / February 20, 2023 / 2 Comments

    Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an article title “To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast.” Cue the internet outrage. The article was behind a paywall, but from what I could…

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  • Advertising,  World War II

    Peter Pan Peanut Butter

    Amanda Van Lanen / February 6, 2023 / 2 Comments

    When I was a kid, creamy Peter Pan was our peanut butter of choice. So when I found this booklet at a second-hand bookstore, I was excited. Like many school children of my…

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  • Advertising,  Desserts

    Sucaryl

    Amanda Van Lanen / October 31, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Happy Halloween! On a day when children are going to be loaded with sugar, I thought it would be fun to take a trip into the spooky world of sugar substitutes. Many sugar…

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  • Apples,  Fruit

    The Washington Apple

    Amanda Van Lanen / September 27, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Found these on my doorstep when I got home from work last night. It’s real! Now available from University of Oklahoma Press or your favorite online bookseller.

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  • Advertising,  Beverages

    Orange Jooj

    Amanda Van Lanen / September 26, 2022 / 0 Comments

    I was researching a post on peanut butter (coming soon!) when I came across this ad. Of course I had to find out more. Soda fountains were very popular in the nineteenth century,…

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    The Worst Vintage Recipe Ever?

    Amanda Van Lanen / August 31, 2022 / 0 Comments

    This week, I may have stumbled across the worst vintage recipe ever. Meet my newest cookbook Better Homes & Gardens Snacks and Refreshments. This is number four of an eight-part “Creative Cooking Library”…

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    Food Preservation,  World War II

    Cherries and War Time Nutrition

    Amanda Van Lanen / July 17, 2022 / 0 Comments

    We’re wrapping up cherry season here in the Northwest, and my neighbors kindly shared the bounty of their tree. Here’s my haul. Most of the cherries went into the freezer, but since I…

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  • Cookies,  Desserts

    Kornettes

    Amanda Van Lanen / April 9, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Today’s recipe comes from the 1930 edition of New Delineator Recipes, produced by the Butterick Publishing Company. If you sew, you may recognize the Butterick name. The company is best known for its…

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  • Advertising,  Desserts,  Pie

    Happy Pi Day!

    Amanda Van Lanen / March 14, 2022 / 0 Comments

    In honor of Pi Day, here is a recipe from 60 Praise Winning Pastries by Martha Meade. This book was published in 1936 by the Sperry Flour Company. Consumers could obtain the book…

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