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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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Pieces of the Past: Part Two

By Jean Brashear on July 11, 2022   /   Delights & Treasures   /   4 Comments
Pieces of the Past: Part Two

Jello salads containing all manner of oddities were quite the rage in the 1950s and 60s, but I didn’t realize they were popular before that. I’ve actually eaten a salad something like this as a kid, and I just may have to try it again to see

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Pieces of the Past: Part One

By Jean Brashear on June 27, 2022   /   Delights & Treasures   /   2 Comments
Pieces of the Past: Part One

  I have a fascination with the little details of history, bits of wisdom, glimpses of how life used to be at this or that point in time. Recently I was going through keepsakes from my grandmother and found this recipe book from 1928 that includes cooking

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