Review the colorful caricatures lining the Twentieth Century Hall in the Pantheon of American Archetypes and its fairly easy to still recognize them by sight. There’s the Humorless Suffragette, Gibson Girl, Flapper, Rosie the Riveter, Hippy Chick, Liberated Feminist, Boxy-Suited… Read More ›
Food
Top Ten Weird Easter Candies
Among the deliciously rich history of Easter Candy in the American Popular Culture, the Chocolate Bunny, Jellybeans and Marshmallow still reign as the standard-bearers, as defining of the Easter Basket as the basket itself. Jellybeans had been around since the… Read More ›
“A Nation without Cranberry Sauce!” The Red Relish Panic of Thanksgiving 1959
It was a red the likes of which truly flipped out Americans for the last Thanksgiving of the decade. Just beneath the giddy Fabulous Fifties decade of I Love Lucy, hula hoops, bigger, better Caddies, Elvis and rock & roll… Read More ›
Empire State Violet Pie: A Victorian New York Florality
Some people swear it tastes like soap and even its aficionados must admit that violet is an acquired taste. You can see it, as a color and you can pick it, as a flower – but taste violet? For nearly… Read More ›
Once Banned in Boston: Mince No Pie in the Old Bay State
Cakes may rise and fall on matters as minor as baking powder but for some pies it is a matter of politics. Christmas Day is over but in earlier times, it was simply a highpoint of the long winter days… Read More ›
Sooner Pecan Pie of Oklahoma! It’s Official
Georgians are affronted but politely just appear startled, having historically harvested the largest annual crop of pecans. The nut is the second leading crop of New Mexico, but as the runaway leading state for chili peppers, it hums along. Texans… Read More ›
Sweet, Cool Taste of Arkansas Summer: Watermelon Pie
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The Black Peep Scandal: An Easter Candy Mystery & The Father of the Jellybean
Fruitcake at Christmas, hot dogs on July Fourth, beer for St. Patrick’s, turkey on Thanksgiving. And, the quintessential American food favorite for Easter? Surpassing the hard-boiled matter once those decorated eggs are cracked, not to mention asparagus, jellybeans, lamb or ham, and… Read More ›
Thanks to Presidents Giving Us Turkey Day & Pictures of First Family Thanksgivings
It’s often posited that how a President and his family live in the White House not only reflects contemporary Pop Culture but that news about otherwise mundane details of their choices can often lead the nation’s people towards or away… Read More ›
Lime, Salt & Peggy Lee: The Texas Margarita Pie
It’s a long, winding trail to the Margarita Pie of Texas, with detours along the Mexican border, intoxicating flights of imagination to Bali, even speculation into the private life of the marriage of singer Peggy Lee and her husband. Among… Read More ›
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