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ElainaA

ElainaA

Today was Dime Day at the local Friends of the Library sale. For a dime, I could not resist this:

 

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It focuses on cookbooks - or brochures - put out by various food companies in the 1950's. There is also a chapter on the 70's. (He barely mentions  the 60's - I remember quite a lot of regrettable food from that decade.)

 

Here's my favorite:

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To properly give credit:Lileks, James,  The Gallery of Regrettable Food. Crown Publishers, New York. 2001. Page 19

The porterhouse steak smothered in ketchup, topped with hard boiled eggs that are also covered in ketchup is clearly a winner. I did think the hard boiled egg and olive penguins were kind of cute. And, perhaps luckily, there is no picture of the liver spoon cakes. 

ElainaA

ElainaA

Today was Dime Day at the local Friends of the Library sale. For a dime, I could not resist this:

 

DSC01078.jpg

 

It focuses on cookbooks - or brochures - put out by various food companies in the 1950's. There is also a chapter on the 70's. (I have no idea why he skipped the 60's - I remember quite a lot of regrettable food from that decade.)

 

Here's my favorite:

DSC01079.jpg

To properly give credit:Lileks, James,  The Gallery of Regrettable Food. Crown Publishers, New York. 2001. Page 19

The porterhouse steak smothered in ketchup, topped with hard boiled eggs that are also covered in ketchup is clearly a winner. I did think the hard boiled egg and olive penguins were kind of cute. And, perhaps luckily, there is no picture of the liver spoon cakes. 

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