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The US was rapidly emerging from the Depression by 1941, and simultaneously heading into a horrific war.  I often wonder if ads from this period were overly optimistic about the recovery, or desperate to pretend the war wasn’t coming.

One of the users here once commented on the ’64 line, “Certainly not my favorite, but some out there may like them.”  I think he was referring to the styling of the panels, and he liked the later models better than this one.   I don’t really agree.  I like the look of the <strong>’64s, but I...

I owned a 2005 Frigidaire for a few years, and that range is 100% the reason why I now own a 1954 Frigidaire. 

Krispy Kreme has made a lot of mistakes over the past 15 years or so, which have led them to this unfortunate event.    Going public is not really workable for every type of business in the world, and I was stunned when KK made that decision back in 2000.  They sell only one, non-essential...

This one has certainly seen better days.

Don’t give up too fast on little haricots!!!  They really are good! <!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]-->   Greasy backs are the best of the Appalachian beans.  Delicious!!!  Do your remember pink tips?  Those seem...

So-called “Northern beans” aren’t particularly Northern.  They’re more of a trendy ’70s thing that just won’t go away.  The problem is, short cooking only works with a certain type of bean: the classic, very thin, very small, authentic French haricots verts.  Those are delicious when cooked for...

I buy meat only where I can watch the workers butcher it, and where it does not go into plastic-wrapped packages.  I have always been put off by supermarket display cases, where the meat looks completely fake and somewhat creepy.  My family raised beef cattle—not many, and not as a primary...

I was surprised, too, that this film was from the ’50s.  Then again, 1958 and ’59 are somewhat honorary members of the ’60s, since that’s when angular design elbowed out the curves and bulbous designs that came before.   I agree about the awful ’70s.  I really, really, try to be open to all...

Appalachian food isn’t really “Southern” in the usual sense of that word.  When I think of food from my childhood, I think of the garden.  And lots and lots of pinto beans!!

I guess this had to happen eventually.  It appears that the new regional cuisine on everyone’s list is the food of the central Appalachians.   ...

I do know that ‘Rolling Rock’ is the official beer of the Resurrection.

It makes me sad to see this listing.  Two months, and apparently it hasn’t sold.  I’d hate to think that it would be trashed.   http://richmond.craigslist.org/app/5404862794.html  

$498 at Kudzu Antiques in Decatur, Georgia.  Too expensive, especially with 2 dings right in front.  Still, it looks pretty good overall, and apparently not used very much.  Sorry, I didn't get a picture. [this post was last edited: 3/19/2016-21:36]

Going back to that bit about resting the steak in foil, under a towel...   Thomas Keller ‘rests’ his steaks in a big ol’ bucket o’ butter, which sounds simultaneously delicious and revolting.  Apparently, this method ensures that 1) no juices can escape the steak (since oil and water don’t...

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Mr. Toploader: We’ve been using a propane ‘patio stove’ for years.  There is no substitute in the summer when heating the kitchen is out of the question.  And it is the only place to fry things like fish!!  I also use it for canning, since it keeps the boiling water outside.  There are inferno...

The kitchen is cute; I like the old Thermador pieces.  I couldn’t take the plastic all over everything, though.  I remember that look in houses up North.  People even had custom-made plastic covers.  But I swear I have never seen anything like it in the South.  Is that a regional thing?

You’re right, MattL, I should take your advice to heart.  I’ve certainly tried a lot of things that failed utterly, and I still got something out of the experience.  Above all, I gained knowledge, which is a wonderful thing in its own right.  But I also gained a great cocktail-party story, which...