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Food Bombs
I imagine this would have been the most expensive way possible to deliver humanitarian supplies. Though also the fastest.
Modesto Bee - May 30, 1992
Weekly World News - July 7, 1992
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 18, 2023 -
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Category: Food, 1990s, Weapons
National Use-Up-Your-Leftovers-In-A-Jell-O-Salad Week
This ad ran in the May 11, 1959 issue of Life magazine. So assuming that it's the week of May 11 as you read this (which it is as I post it), then I'm sure you'll want to celebrate the week by tossing whatever leftovers you might have (half a burrito, a few slices of pizza) into some jello and serving it up for dinner.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 12, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Jello, Holidays, Advertising, 1950s
Muffin Tops Jeans
Not real denim, but close enough for the "weird denim" category.Sadly, I don't think these are being made anymore. Though you may be able to pick some up on eBay.
via Book of Joe
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 01, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Denim
Follies of the Madmen #563
Obviously whatever this gal was cooking smelled so hideous that she needed to conceal the odors.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 01, 2023 -
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Category: Domestic, Food, Advertising, 1960s, Smells and Odors
Hypnotized Lobster
If you stroke lobsters on the back of their shell they go into a trance, as if hypnotized. You can then stand them on their head, and they stay like that. Some people think that doing this before cooking them makes them taste better. Details from The Wicked Good Book: A Guide to Maine Living by Stephen Gleasner:It turns out that there is a serious debate being waged as to whether lobsters can really be hypnotized. One scientist I spoke to said that a lobster can be "tonically immobilized," but not hypnotized. As far as I can tell, tonic immobilization just means that after being rubbed on the top of its shell, just behind its eyes, the lobster seems to lose any will to move and can be stood on its beak and claws in a kind of tripod arrangement. And the lobster seems content to just stay like this, balanced on its beak and claws. But I don't speak lobster, so it's really hard to say what is on the mind of a tonically immobilized lobster that has been forced to do a headstand.
Some people swear this ritual makes the meat taste better if the lobster is thrown into the boiling water while still under "hypnosis." We carried out a double-blind taste test on our back porch one evening, and I thought all the boiled lobster tasted great.
Some people swear this ritual makes the meat taste better if the lobster is thrown into the boiling water while still under "hypnosis." We carried out a double-blind taste test on our back porch one evening, and I thought all the boiled lobster tasted great.
Image source: Hypnotism, by Carl Sextus
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 12, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Hypnotism, Mesmerism and Mind Control
Glenda Lawrence, “America’s First Space Housekeeper”
Now that NASA has selected a new crew for the Moon mission, I hope they have not neglected to fill this role.
Glenda Lawrence America's First Space Housekeeper. She Will Be Preparing Food For The Apollo 11 Astronauts Armstrong Aldrin And Collins Whilst They Are In Quarantine.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 04, 2023 -
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Category: Domestic, Food, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, 1960s
Viva Les Crepes
Released in 1971, this album taught you how to cook crepes. Unfortunately I can't find any audio clips of it online. From the album cover:You'll be amazed at how easy it is. In this very authoritative, informative and thoroughly entertaining album, Chef Claude takes you on a most delightful musical, educational and palate-pleasing tour of the world of crêpes. He teaches you — in record time — a simple, fool-proof technique for making these delicate, paper-thin pancakes.
Some more info from the Louisville Courier-Journal (Dec 27, 1978):
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 22, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Cookbooks, 1970s
Jalaproctitis
Jalaproctitis is the medical term for the rectal burning sensation often experienced by people when they defecate after having eaten jalapenos. It was given this name by researchers at the University of Texas who conducted an experiment to study the effects of jalapenos (whether it acted as an expectorant, caused painful urination, and burning defecation). From the New England Journal of Medicine (Nov 16, 1978):To investigate these issues, we prospectively studied participants in a jalapeno-pepper eating contest. Subjects included three women and two men ranging in age from 22 to 42. None had a history of lacrimation, rhinorrhea, dysuria or discomfort on defecation before the contest. One was a smoker, and one had cough and scanty sputum production before the contest.
After giving informed consent, subjects consumed as many large jalapenos as could be tolerated in a three-minute period. The number of peppers consumed ranged from three to 13, with a median of five. Three of the participants noted lacrimation and rhinorrhea immediately after the contest. In none did cough or sputum production develop. One male subject complained of dysuria, and four of five noted a burning discomfort on defecation within 24 hours of the contest.
The limited information obtained from this study does not indicate clinical usefulness of jalapeno as an expectorant. We believe that jalapenos may well be the cause of transient dysuria and, in addition, may result in a syndrome of burning defecation that might appropriately be termed "jalaproctitis."
After giving informed consent, subjects consumed as many large jalapenos as could be tolerated in a three-minute period. The number of peppers consumed ranged from three to 13, with a median of five. Three of the participants noted lacrimation and rhinorrhea immediately after the contest. In none did cough or sputum production develop. One male subject complained of dysuria, and four of five noted a burning discomfort on defecation within 24 hours of the contest.
The limited information obtained from this study does not indicate clinical usefulness of jalapeno as an expectorant. We believe that jalapenos may well be the cause of transient dysuria and, in addition, may result in a syndrome of burning defecation that might appropriately be termed "jalaproctitis."
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 18, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Experiments, Body Fluids, Excrement, Pain, Self-inflicted and Otherwise
48 Famous Sardine Meals
I accept that there are famous chicken, beef, and pork meals. There are famous fish meals as well (such as fish and chips). But famous sardine meals? Even after looking through the recipe book below (available via archive.org), I'm not convinced there are any.
Also, the book only lists 38 recipes. Either the authors didn't think anyone would actually count, or the archived copy has pages missing. The pages aren't numbered, so hard to know which is the case.
- Sardines in the blazer
- Sardines on brown bread toast
- Sardines with anchovy sauce
- Sardine canape
- Sardines a la steensan
- Creamed sardines
- Sardines fried in batter
- Grilled sardines
- Sardine snacks
- Sardine and asparagus timbales
- Hot sardine rolls
- Mystery sandwiches
- Sartuna sandwich
- Sardine kedgerel
- Sardines "my own"
- Fried sardines
- Stuffed tomatoes
- Pilchered eggs
- Sardines lyonnaise
- Virginian sardine sandwiches
- Sardine salad en mayonnaise
- Hot sardine sandwich
- Broiled sardines
- Sardine relish
- Curried sardines
- Sardine croquettes
- Baked sardines
- Broiled sardines
- Sardine salad
- Sardine and olive sandwiches
- Sardine cocktail
- French toasted sardines
- Devilled sardines
- Japanese salad
- Pickled sardines
- Mayonnaise dressing
- Thousand island dressing
- Sour cream dressing
Note: my wife says that 'sardines on toast' is quite famous in Britain. So my lack of sardine awareness probably represents an American bias.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 10, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Cookbooks
Crisco is digestible
When the best that a company can say about their food is that "it's digestible," it sounds like damning with faint praise.
Better Homes and Gardens - Sep 1956
Better Homes and Gardens - Sep 1954
Better Homes and Gardens - Mar 1957
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 01, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Advertising, 1950s
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