On July 29, 1957 Jack Paar began his stint as the host of the Tonight Show–changed to The Jack Paar Show–on NBC-TV. He was the host for five years. Mr. Paar’s version of The Tonight Show was very different than today’s. He preferred literary types over Hollywood stars trying to promote their latest movies. A factoid . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Jack Paar Tries To Do a Polaroid Commercial
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I had a heck of a time finding an old fashioned plum at the farmer’s market today. I didn’t want a pluot (75%plum/25%apricot)…nor a plum that tastes like an apple (I don’t remember what it was called but it had yellow-green mottled skin). I finally found them: Santa Rosa plums. This breed of plums has been around . . . → Read More: I Just Want an Old Fashioned Plum! It is summertime and that means family vacations! During my childhood, that meant loading up the family station wagon and going camping. Later, after my grandparents bought a camper, we would use that instead. For my husband, he says they went on one family vacation that didn’t turn out so well with four young boys in . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Disneyland Dream Vacation (1956) About two months ago, my bread maker died. I’m not surprised. The poor motor couldn’t handle the heavy duty bread dough I was asking it to knead for me (notice I wasn’t going to knead it!). Since then, we’ve been making do with store-bought bread but it just isn’t the same. I know Wonder Bread was . . . → Read More: Look What I Found: Hand Crank Breadmaster Retro Ruth's Mid-Century Menu experiment: Ham Banana Casserole; Photo courtesy of NoPatternRequired.com As you know, I’m trying to encourage people to eat wholesome mid-century foods because I believe it is a healthier option all around. But not all mid-century food is edible…and it might even be considered chemical warfare. Fortunately, we have a guide who will show . . . → Read More: Friday Find: Mid-Century Menu I discovered the TV show Mad Men last fall when my sister’s BFF was astounded that I’d never seen it. She thought for sure that I would be a Mad Men junkie. I dutifully ordered it on DVD and do enjoy the show. I’m not a junkie but the set designs and the costuming keep me . . . → Read More: Friday Find: Milk Men I was saddened to learn that Art Linkletter has passed away. He was so full of vitality that I guess I assumed he would live forever. Mr. Linkletter is most famous for interviewing children under 10 years old. You might say his shows were among the first reality shows…but they really were reality in its finest! . . . → Read More: Thank You, Mr. Linkletter I want to thank everyone for their kind words and support since the death of my grandfather. Since he was in the process of moving to an assisted care facility, his apartment lease was up (and you know the waiting list for his retirement community apartment was rather long) and we spent the weekend clearing out . . . → Read More: WWII Food Rationing = Better Health Whew! It has been a whirlwind few days and I’ve missed my little coffee klatch with you ladies! I started a “draping” class yesterday where I am learning how to design patterns by draping muslin on a dress form. You’ve probably seen them do it on Project Runway, if you’ve watched the show. Anyway, it is . . . → Read More: Meal Planning for Nutrition (c. 1950) I don’t know how the examination of menu planning from the 20th century is impacting you, but it has really been giving me some things to think about. It’s not that this is the first time I’ve looked at the information. In fact, last March I posted about how I was going to lose weight by . . . → Read More: Wartime Meal Planning Part 2-Eat your Basic 7 Every Day |
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