Food
Follies of the Madmen #354
"That should give you time to mow the lawn!"
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 04, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Family, Food, 1960s
Edible Bonsai
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 03, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Food, Surrealism, 1960s
Toaster Eggs
A product of the 1970's toaster-cooking craze. Inspired by the popularity of Pop Tarts.They were introduced in 1972, and by 1975 were off the market.
Pittsburgh Press - Oct 1, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 03, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Eggs, 1970s
Pretzels for God
The Pretzels for God movement was founded by Marlene McCauley of Phoenix, Arizona in 1973 after she became inspired to restore the pretzel to what she felt was its rightful place in Christian worship.
Apparently Christians invented pretzels back in the fifth century to eat during Lent since the pretzels contained only water, flour, and salt, but no eggs or milk which were forbidden during the observance. The shape of the pretzel symbolized arms crossed in prayer.
However, in modern times this religious origin has been largely forgotten as pretzels have become a bar and snack food. McCauley was determined to right this wrong. Specifically, she hoped to encourage Christians to eat pretzels during Lent and also to recite before each meal the "pretzel prayer":
More info:
"The Twisting Religious Plot of the Pretzel," Houston Chronicle
"Pretzels for God,"[PDF] text of a speech delivered by McCauley at the National Pretzel Convention in 1974
"Rev. Cornelius O'Mara, S.J. holding Lenten Christian symbol of prayer and penance with students from Central High School"
Kane Republican - Feb 23, 1974
Arizona Republic - Apr 8, 1979
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 01, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Junk Food, Religion, 1970s, Arizona
Uranium Burger
Source of second foto.
Thanks to pal Dan Murphy!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 14, 2018 -
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Category: Fads, Food, Reader Recommendation, 1950s
Twinkie Diet
Back in 2010, in order to prove his theory that "in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most — not the nutritional value of the food," Kansas State University professor of human nutrition Mark Haub lived almost entirely on Twinkies for 10 weeks. He ate one every three hours.Though he added some variety into his diet with side helpings of Doritos, sugary cereals, and Oreos. As well as a multivitamin pill, protein shake, and some vegetables daily.
But by limiting himself to 1800 calories a day he lost 27 pounds, and other measures of health, such as cholesterol levels, all improved.
Source: cnn.com
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 11, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Junk Food, Dieting and Weight Loss
Mystery Illustration 67
What institution or organization typically offered these rather tasty-looking meals?
The answer is here.
Or after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 07, 2018 -
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Category: Food, 1940s
The mustard theory of heart disease
Given that just about everything one can possibly eat seems to be bad for you, I'm not sure if Dr. Jackson Blair was a crackpot or ahead of his time with his theory that mustard is the secret cause of heart disease.But for Blair, mustard was just the tip of the iceberg. It was "part of a wider theory that condiments—pepper, ginger, mustard and mayonnaise, which contains mustard—cause hypertension."
As with everything, I suspect how much of it one eats might play a role.
Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram - Sep 2, 1965
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 04, 2018 -
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Category: Food, 1960s, Disease
8 tons of fallout biscuits
A follow-up to my post yesterday about the invention of 'fallout biscuits' in 1961.In 1971, eight tons of these biscuits, or crackers, caused the floor to collapse at the South Carolina State House:
"We know there were some crackers back there," Brooks said, "but who would have thought there were eight tons of them."
The Greenville News - July 11, 1971
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 18, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1970s
Fallout Biscuits
Back in 1961, the U.S. Office of Civil Defense came out with 'fallout biscuits.' They were vitaminized crackers. The idea was that people in fallout shelters could live on these for weeks, or even years, if necessary. The biscuits were cheap to make and lasted pretty much forever, so huge quantities were prepared.Fast-forward to the twenty-first century. The various places wheres the biscuits were stored, such as the University of Montana, now faced the problem of how to get rid of the thousands of boxes of these things.
Orlando Sentinel - Jun 2, 1961
Fort Myers News-Press - May 11, 1961
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 17, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1960s
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