Food
Miss Popcorn
A few of the holders of the "Miss Popcorn" title. It seems the title must have been discontinued after Miss Popcorn of 1952 generated a bit of bad press.
Chicago Tribune - Oct 21, 1950
Cincinnati Enquirer - Mar 11, 1951
Palm Beach Post - Nov 12, 1952
Windsor Star - Aug 6, 1953
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 11, 2018 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Food, 1950s
Meats for Babies
Back in the late 1940s and early 50s, Swift's urged mothers to start feeding their babies canned, processed meat at 6 weeks because "Results of actual test feedings with six-weeks-old infants show meat gives baby a better start in life!”I'm no expert, but six weeks seems awful early to start feeding your kid meat, even if it has been pureed into meat mush. Aren't most kids still on breast milk or formula at six weeks?
Boston Globe - Apr 4, 1948
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 05, 2018 -
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Category: Babies, Food, 1950s
Hot Dogs vs Hamburgers
According to a study conducted by Dr. Leo Wollman (and reported in Omni magazine in 1980), one's preference for hot dogs or hamburgers when going out for a quick lunch has a deeper significance:"The people who eat hot dogs usually grab it and go," he said. "Hamburger eaters take more time. They're better dressed executive types, used to making decisions—well done, rare, ketchup or mustard."
I like both hot dogs and hamburgers, but if I was pressed for time I'd probably grab a hot dog over a hamburger. However, I don't match Wollman's hot-dog personality type at all. So I wouldn't put much stock in his results. And digging into his bio a bit further, it doesn't seem that he was exactly known for his credibility as a researcher.
Omni - July 1980
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 01, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Junk Food, Psychology
Plain Raisin Sandwich
Yum or yuck?
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 21, 2018 -
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Category: Food, 1960s, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust
Follies of the Madmen #396
George Lucas had to keep his hand in between THX 1138 and the first STAR WARS film.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 19, 2018 -
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Category: Aliens, Business, Advertising, Food, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #394
Sexy female pigs discuss sending one of their own kind to the slaughterhouse.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 11, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Death, Food, 1960s
How to make pineapple from zucchini
It's "zucchini pineapple." Info from Healthy Canning:You may also see it called “Mock Pineapple” or “Faux Pineapple.”...
Proponents of the recipe touted cost savings versus the real thing, but we’re not sure if that is necessarily true anymore.
Basically you put zucchini in a can with some pineapple juice, lemon juice, and sugar. Seal it up for a while, and it turns into something kind of like pineapple.
Fremont News-Messenger - July 21, 1981
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 08, 2018 -
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Category: Food, 1980s
Superman to the Rescue!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 08, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Domestic, Food, Comics, 1950s
Tunies, the tuna hot dog
The creation of William Lane, who envisioned selling them to Catholics who couldn't eat meat on Fridays. Lane also planned to expand his offerings to include Mar-tunies, a cocktail size hot dog, and Sea-lomi, a salami substitute.It's not clear what became of Tunies. A reporter from Star News speculates that they may have been a victim of the Pope’s decision to rescind meatless Fridays in 1967 (although did the Pope ever weigh in on this issue? Some googling suggests it was actually the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops which made this decision, in 1966). Anyway, I can't find any evidence of Tunies being sold after 1962.
Chula Vista Star-News, California, October 31, 1957 via Yesterday's Print
The San Francisco Examiner - Dec 4, 1958
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 07, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Religion, 1950s
Cannibal Tourism
An entrepreneurial dream shot down by a government official.
Ottawa Journal - June 15, 1973
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 30, 2018 -
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Category: Cannibalism, Food, 1970s
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