Food
Treasure Chest
It occurs to me that these Jam Handy PSA's, with just a little inflection, could become episodes of TWILIGHT ZONE.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 07, 2023 -
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Category: Domestic, Food, PSA’s, Industry, Factories and Manufacturing, 1950s
Merck satisfies your growing appetite for MSG
A full plate of MSG, but you already need more... MORE!Never fear, "You can depend on Merck for unlimited quantities of MSG." In Crystal or Fine Crystal form.
Food Technology - Sep 1958
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 06, 2023 -
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Category: Drugs, Food, Advertising, 1950s
Quickle Queen
Despite the explanation below, I'm not at all sure how a "quickle" differed from a pickle. I suspect that the pickle industry quickly dropped the 'quickle' name and just referred to pasteurized pickles as pickles. Some googling reveals that the majority of the pickles you can find in supermarkets are, in fact, pasteurized. So I guess that, technically, they would be quickles.
Lyman Leader - Aug 7, 1947
"Pickle packers picked pert Pat Varner." Try saying that three times quickly!
Des Moines Tribune - June 23, 1947
Some better quality images of the Quickle Queen, via akg-images.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 19, 2022 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Food, 1940s
Fun in a Bakery Shop
The last head sculpted in the video below is plainly that of a comic Irishman, supreme butt of all ethnic humorists.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 17, 2022 -
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Category: Ethnic Groupings, Food, Movies, Stereotypes and Cliches, Ridiculousness, Foolishness, Public Ridicule, Silliness, Goofiness and Dumb-looking, 1900s
The Cherry Tree Carol
This song establishes that the folklore about pregnant women demanding weird foodstuffs--pickles with ice cream, for instance--goes way back. Also, it has Embryo Jesus speaking from the womb.The Cherry Tree Carol is a bit darker than most Christmas related songs. It is identified as a Kentucky mountain ballad on the record. In fact it is a much older song from the early 15th century. The song is quite lovely and presents an unusual variation on the story of Mary and Joseph.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 07, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Holidays, Music, Religion, Pregnancy
Sodaburst Premade Ice Cream Soda
So much easier than 1) pouring a glass of soda and 2) scooping some ice cream into it. Completely eliminates the dreaded element of decision-making (which ice cream, which soda?).
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 04, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Chindogu, 1960s
Recipes on Tombstones
I've never come across this in a graveyard, but apparently some people have their favorite recipe inscribed on their tombstone. This inspires other people, such as Rosie Grant, to cook the recipes they find on tombstones. More info: The Guardian, TikTok
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 03, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Food
Grapefruit Diet Ad
"With success, comes class!"
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 26, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Fruit, Advertising, 1980s, Dieting and Weight Loss
Happy Thanksgiving 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 24, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Food, Holidays, 1900s, Cars
How much do you need to chew your food?
British dentist John H. Farrell spent much of his career studying the relationship between chewing and digestion. This involved repeated experiments in which he put bits of food in small, cotton-mesh bags, had subjects chew the food (or not), and then swallow it. The next step was more unpleasant:The years he spent doing this convinced him that "very little chewing is required for maximum digestion."
More info: "The effect on digestibility of methods commonly used to increase the tenderness of lean meat"
Bedford Times-Mail - Apr 17, 1964
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 21, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Experiments, Stomach, Teeth
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