Michael Popek's Blog, page 123

East Or West

Small vintage Christmas card, no date or writing.

Inside reads:

East or West
Old Friends Are Best

When Christmas comes with love's refrain
We live the old joys o'er again,
Revive old friendships tried and true
And welcome gibe to friendships new

Kind Thoughts and Wishes
For your Happiness
This Christmas

Found in "A Help to Printers and Publishers" by Samuel N. Dickenson. Published in Boston, 1835.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Loretta Samuels, who entered over on Facebook.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: 20 Volumes of Classics - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: 20 Volumes of Classics

I'm giving away these twenty handsome matched volumes this week.

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.

Good luck!

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They Grow Up So Fast

Photograph, no date or writing.

Found in "By The Light of the Moon" by Dean Koontz. Published by Bantam, 2002.

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Steamed

Recipe for corn relish:

18 ears corn
1 qt chopped cabbage
2 c diced celery
2 c chopped green pepper
1/2 c chopped red pepper
1 1/2 c chopped onion
2 c cider vinegar
1/2 c lemon juice
1 1/2 c sugar
3 T sakt
2 tea celery seed
2 T dry mustard
1/4 tea cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tea tumeric

Cut corn from cob and combine other vegetables in big kettle. Mix seasoning ingredients and add to vegetables. Stir well. Cook slowly for 35 minutes stirring often. Turn into hot jars filling to overflowing.

Found in "Steam: Its Generation and Use" published by Babcock and Wilcox, 1923.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was "Rhonda Writes" who entered here on the site.

Rhonda, I will try and contact you, but if you read this, please send along an email:

fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: 10 Antiquarian Poetry Books - contest closed

Contest closed, winner will be announced shortly.



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Friday Giveaway: 10 Antiquarian Poetry Books

I'm giving away these ten antique volumes of poetry this week.

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.

Good luck!



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Athletic

1991 Upper Deck Jose Canseco baseball card.

Found in "Red Branch" by Morgan Llywelyn. Published by Ivy Books, 1989.


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