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Pieces of the Past: Part Seven

By Jean Brashear on April 12, 2023   /   Delights & Treasures   /   3 Comments
Pieces of the Past: Part Seven

Aren’t these tips interesting? Of course, in the 1920s, when this cookbook came out, refrigeration was still by blocks of ice for some, so the reliance on other methods of preservation makes total sense. (I always wonder, when I read about ice in the days before electricity

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Pieces of the Past: Part Six

By Jean Brashear on November 14, 2022   /   Delights & Treasures   /   4 Comments
Pieces of the Past: Part Six

Okay, so this one is not useful, but I was just intrigued by the inventiveness of the past. This came from a 1955 newspaper column saved by my grandmother, and given the current supply chain issues, I thought I’d share. Granted, we don’t much use linoleum these

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Pieces of the Past: Part Five

By Jean Brashear on October 12, 2022   /   Delights & Treasures   /   2 Comments
Pieces of the Past: Part Five

So I would never have thought about some of these combinations, but I just might have to try a couple! (Plus I used to go to the soda fountain in City Drug and had no idea that they once made custom lotions and such!)

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Pieces of the Past: Part Four

By Jean Brashear on September 12, 2022   /   Delights & Treasures   /   Leave a comment
Pieces of the Past: Part Four

 

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Pieces of the Past: Part Three

By Jean Brashear on August 11, 2022   /   Delights & Treasures   /   Leave a comment
Pieces of the Past: Part Three

Are Post Toasties still made? Do you know anything about the history of C.W. Post? He was an industrialist in the 19th century noted for his development of breakfast cereals, but he has a Texas connection. There’s a town about 30 miles from Lubbock named after him,

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