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General Mill’s Vintage Cereal Boxes
Retro General Mill’s cereal boxes are appearing on shelves around the country. Read the full article and check out more photos at: TheDieline.com
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Pepsi Throwback!
Speaking on new/old products appearing on store shelves, Pepsi is releasing two new soda lines: Pepsi Natural and Pepsi Throwback. Their main selling point is that they are made with real cane sugar...
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Retronovation n. The conscious process of mining the past to produce methods, ideas, or products which seem novel to the modern mind. (kottke.org) I’m going to be introducing a new feature this week:...
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Retronovated Recipes: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Today is the last day of National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month! I had the pleasure of attending a grilled cheese sandwich competition yesterday, and there were a lot of fancy-schmance grilled...
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Retronovated Recipes: Barley Risotto with Wild Greens
Barley Risotto with Nettle Leaves and Wild Onions. Last week, when we downed our sticky yet filling Nettle Pudding, we all agreed it could probably be adapted into something more appetizing. *** Barley...
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Retronovated Recipes: Maple Glazed Squab with Corn Bread Stuffing
This recipe is perfect for a romantic dinner for two. I came up with it in 2005, while I was working on my thesis. The flavors are based on 18th century game recipes; the maple-vinegar glaze is...
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Retronovated Recipes: Soup Meagre
Soup Meagre is a great spring recipe from about 1723. It’s a sort of catch-all meal made of all types of early season vegetables: onions, peas, and leafy greens. The original recipe can be found in...
View ArticleRetronovated Recipes: The Frozen Mint Julep
I’ve concocted this recipe based on Jerry Thomas’ “The Real Georgia Mint Julep Recipe.” A winning combination of peach, mint and bourbon, the flavors blend together perfectly into a drink that’s just...
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Retronovated Recipes: Chocolet Puffs
A few weekends ago, I was awarded Best in Show at the Havemeyer Sugar Sweets Festival, a fundraiser for the City Reliquary. I was especially proud of my prize because the recipe that won, Chocolate...
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Retronovated Recipes: Crockpot Beef Tongue
Look at it. Licking the side of the Crock-pot. Old Stone House of Brooklyn hosted an 1864 baseball game; naturally, they wanted some 1864 ballpark treats to go along with it. So we did some research...
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