Just because THOSE holidays at the end of the year are over doesn't mean that the rest of the year's holidays cannot have their own special little holiday feasts. At least that is the impression I am getting from my newest book collection, the 1971 Southern Living cookbook set. Who'd have thought when my kids wanted to throw that George Washington's birthday party last year and I had no ideas what to do, I could have just looked through a 1971 cookbook? I sure didn't! Or the time my husband paced the living room frantically, his fists clenched as he bemoaned being the one who had to bring dessert for the Abraham Lincoln's birthday potluck? I'm just saying, this cookbook could have been helpful and I have let them down.
None of that is true but I needed to stress the overall importance of this book.
Happy rest of the year holidays to all!
None of that is true but I needed to stress the overall importance of this book.
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The Holiday Cookbook, Southern Living, 1971. No title on front. No writing at all. It's a mystery. The faded candles in the background. |
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There we go. I'm proud of myself because I think I figured out the Roman Numerals. |
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Look at that amazing shrimp tree. Shrimp grow on trees and look like that in their natural state. They can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. |
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This is so full of gaude and tack and kitsch that it's almost hard to see the foods in the center. Jingle, Jingle. |
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Rock Lobster Curry Afrikaans. I don't care if it has lobster in it. It has sliced cooked bananas and that's just not right. Maybe it's right for the recipe but it still has cooked bananas in it. |
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There. That's better. Sometimes I just need to take matters into my own hands and color the picture myself. I don't know if I should be pleased or ashamed. |
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I figured if I'm going to do it once, I might as well do it again. When Crayola makes its campaign for the next color, I am going to suggest "Aspic Red". |
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When I think of George Washington's birthday, I am instantly reminded of Clam Cottage Cheese Mold. You just can't have one without the other. |
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Labor Day! Who's going to be the one to flaunt the fruits of their labor with a tomato aspic ring and shrimp remoulade in the middle? Who gets the bragging rights? |
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Ripe Olive Chili. Allow me to be the odd one here. I'm not a fan of chili in glass goblets. It looks cold and it looks like it reeks. |
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With parsley poofing out of the top like a 1970s porno scene, this Harvest Squash Ring is sure to please the masses. |
Do you have the recipe for the Fruitcake in the last picture?
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