Food
More unicorn food
Unicorns continue to take over the food industry. (See previous post: Unicorn food phenomenon). Some recent examples:Unicorn farts glitter beer from Duclaw brewing.
Unicorn-shaped macaroni & cheese.
Unicorn Swirl ice cream
But a criminal element may be infiltrating the world of unicorns. Last month, a man dressed in a pink-and-white uniform costume robbed a Maryland convenience store.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 02, 2019 -
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Category: Food, Myths and Fairytales
Decomposition Cupcake
The “Five Stages” cupcake by artist Claire Ratcliffe. It was part of the Edible Body Farm exhibit held in England back in 2016, which used culinary creations to explore the topic of bodily decomposition.
Stages of decay cupcakes by Claire Ratcliffe
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 25, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Death, Food
The Lobster Waitresses of Hackney’s
Short entertaining history of Hackney's here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 09, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Culture and Civilization, Food, Forgotten Figures and Where Are They Now?, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
Jelly-Strength Tester
Invented in 1932 by C.R. Fellers and J.A. Clague of Massachusetts State College. It's technical name is the Fellers-Clague Penetrometer.As is explained in The Complete Book on Gums and Stabilizers for Food Industry, there are two ways of testing the strength of jelly: 1) "tests in which the elastic limits (breaking strength) of the jellies are exceeded and the jelly is ruptured", or 2) "tests measuring deformation (sag) of jellies without exceeding the elastic limit."
The Fellers-Clague Penetrometer is of the first type.
Latrobe Bulletin - July 13, 1932
Source: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Analytical Edition
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 02, 2019 -
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Category: Food, Inventions, 1930s
Toast as a unit of power
Odd units of measurement: Back in 1975, Allan Clemow of Tufts University figured out how to translate power consumption into pieces of toast. By his estimate, one kilowatt hour was equivalent to toasting 60 slices of bread. Therefore:- Ironing for an hour = 68 slices of toast
- Watching TV for 4 hours = 100 slices of toast
- Blow-drying your hair for 10 minutes = 4 slices of toast
- Drying a large load of clothes = 270 slices of toast
These estimates may all now have changed thanks to more energy-efficient appliances.
Casper Star Tribune - Nov 20, 1975
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 22, 2019 -
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Category: Food, 1970s, Power Generation
The Burnt Food Museum
It was founded in the late 1980's by harpist Deborah Henson-Conant. She writes:The museum still seems to be going strong, though its website specifies that it's a private museum, which means that you need to arrange personal tours in advance to see it. A price of $3500 is quoted. For that amount, I'm sure Paul and I could arrange something if you wanted a behind-the-scenes tour of WU.
Boston Globe - May 13, 2001
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 18, 2019 -
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Category: Food, Strange Websites
Liver, Bacon and Pineapple
Yes? No? For breakfast? Undecided until you try some? Let us know!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 09, 2019 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Antisocial Activites, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Delusions, Fantasies and Other Tricks of the Imagination, Dreams and Nightmares, Food, 1960s, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust, Sadness
Cooking with Scraps
Good idea, or a kind of "stone soup" scheme? I add stones and water, you dump in all the veggies and meat. Now it tastes great!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 06, 2019 -
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Category: Food, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Books
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
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