Michael Popek's Blog, page 117

It Ain't Easy

 Recipe for "Cheezy Pretzels" -

1 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp bkg pwd
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt

--Mix

2 tbsp butter - add, blend to size peas
1/2 cup shredded cheddar
2/3 cup milk

400 degrees for 20 min

Roll to 1/4 inc thick
Cut 1 in. piece (long)
Roll to like a snake

Found in "The Little Nugget" by P.G. Wodehouse. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1914.


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Passed

 Gift inscription:

Presented by Stockton Avenue Parent Teacher Association to Nancy White for having satisfactorily completed the reading course for the second grade for the year 1930 - 1931.

Mrs. Ruth
Reviewer

The book is "Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard" by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby. Published by A. Flanagan Company, 1929.

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Mr. President

Two photographs of the Kinderhook, NY grave site of Martin Van Buren , eighth President of the United States.

Found in "Single Life: Unmarried Adults in Social Context" edited by Peter J. Stein. Published by St. Martin's Press, 1981.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Sarah Coddington, who entered here on the site.

Thanks so much to everyone who entered, see you here on Monday.

Friday Giveaway: Limited Edition of The Great Gatsby - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: Limited Edition of The Great Gatsby

I'm giving away this superb special limited edition of "The Great Gatsby." It was printed in 2004 in limited
numbers by MeadWestvaco and was only distributed as a gift. It comes in an illustrated custom box with a CD of era-appropriate music, including Louis Armstrong's rendition of "Mack the Knife" as recorded in performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 4, 1957. All contents are just like new.

To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Facebook , Twitter or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

Good luck!

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The Fortress

Four 3-cent stamps featuring La Fortaleza in Puerto Rico.

Found in "The Story of Everest" by Captain John Noel. Published by Blue Ribbon Books, 1931.



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Sun And Shadow

Photo postcard.

Found in "The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes" published by Houghton Mifflin, 1890.



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Very Critical

Newspaper clipping, pasted on a sheet of paper. Dated January 13, 1938.

Found in "A Mirror For Witches" by Esther Forbes. Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1928.


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Who I Am Or Was

Inscription, dated May 3, 1960 - Oneonta NY:

Lucy,

Yes, I can see it all now, you in twenty years finding this book in some moldy old closet and wondering where the heck you got it from. Then you'll flip open the cover and see this and try to recollect who I am or was, depending. You'll slowly remember and that will be the end of it, and back into the moldy closet.

Well, hon I don't think I'll ever forget all the fun you, Sue and I had this past year. Good luck, I'm sure you'll be successful.

Love,
Dolores

The book is "Van Gogh" by Rene Huyghe. Published by Crown, 1958.



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