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Tag Archives: olives
From ‘Mad Men’: Party Like It’s 1969
“Mad Men,” scheduled to begin broadcasting its final season April 5, slavishly recreates the 1960s in every detail, from desktop ashtrays to skinny ties and go-go boots. Drinks – poured straight from bottles in the office – often get more air time than … Continue reading
Posted in cocktails, cookbooks, Food, history
Tagged 1960s, celery, Chex, cocktail, Judy Gelman, Mad Men, Mad Men Unofficial Cookbook, Matthew Weiner, old fashioned cocktail, olives, Peter Zheutlin, pretzels, stuffed celery, Wesleyan University
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Winter Salad from the Turf and Field Club Era
Leave it to my grandmother, Hanna, to clip every newspaper recipe that remotely interested her and then stash it away where she couldn’t find it again. I came across dozens of yellowed clippings inside a book for Royal Baking Powder … Continue reading
Posted in Food, history, memoir
Tagged 1930s, Belmont Park, carrots, crackers, lettuce, olives, peanuts, pickles, salad, Turf and Field Club, winter
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