That Old Chestnut

This little lady from the Limousin region of France is busily cracking open chestnuts. I often make bread with chestnut flour. It's naturally sweet and doesn't grow stale as quickly as a baguette. Chestnuts are also surprising bursting with vitamin C!

 

Chestnuts used to be a common food staple in the United States until the chestnut blight fungus of 1904 devasted the population. 4 billion American chestnut trees died within 40 years. That makes me want to plant a chestnut tree in my backyard!

Silver Shed Romance

Here's a bit of jelly to complement the peanut butter post! Silver Shred would be an odd J to add to your PB though. It's a finely cut lemon jelly marmalade. It's apparently good for your complexion and scrummy by the spoonful too.  Isn't this a darling card? vintage postcard

Going Bananas for Stamps!

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Tonga was the first country to issue peel and stick stamps in 1969! They took the squareness out of stamp collecting by printing this banana shaped franking option. There is no lack of this elongated fruit on the islands or on their letters. 

Tonga is the only surviving monarchy among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean. The late king (Tupou IV) was also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest monarch in the world. He must have eaten a few too many bananas!

Bewitching Mint Leaf Flavor

Here is yet another gummy tidbit. In June 1974, the first bar code scanning equipment was installed in a little grocery in Troy, Ohio.What was the first product to ever be scanned? It was a 10 pack of Wrigley's juicy fruit gum! The package is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

Here are a few more sticky posts!

Dubble Bubble Trubble
Meatloaf and Wrigley's
The Greatest Name in Goody Land

Wrigley's - The Greatest Name in Goody Land

The William Wrigley Jr. Company originally sold soap and baking powder. In 1892, the company offered a free pack of chewing gum with each can of dry chemical leavening agent. The chewy confection became more popular than the baking powder so Wrigley smartly reorientated the company. Wrigley's quickly became the greatest name in goody land!vintage retro ad

Bobbing for Halloween Vintage Postcards

The jolly game ducking or bobbing for apples originated in England during the reign of King Henry VII. Apples were symbols of love and fertility. The first one to catch an apple would be the next to get hitched! Who knew that a crunchy red delicious could foretell a romantic match? Halloween vintage postcards

Melon & Aloe Vera Tea

I'm still searching for the holy grail of teas. This piping hot beverage quest has led me to try an odd Melon & Aloe Vera blend. By golly, it's rather good! I wonder what these vintage postcard cuties have in their tea cups? French vintage postcard

How To Properly Insult Your Friends!

It's quite an insult to call somebody a pear (poire) in French! It's equivalent to calling your target an imbecile. It's bizarre that such a neutral fruit can carry peary pejorative connotations!

The graphic satirist Honoré Daumier drew the 'citizen' King Louis - Philippe I with a fat and very pear shaped knoggin. The last French king didn't like his fruity face or reigning the hexagon shaped country either. Louis- Phillippe abdicated the throne and then fled to England using the name Mr. Smith!

Share a Pear

This basket is brimming with pears! Romans apparently didn't enjoy this pomaceous fruit raw. At least 3 dozen different types of pears were cultivated, according to Pliny's Naturalis Historia, yet they were always stewed before eaten.Chomp! I'd rather sink my teeth into a ripe and crunchy pear:) Si hoc comprehendere potes, gratias age magistro Latinae french vintage postcard

Meatloaf and Wrigley's Spearmint Gum

This vintage ad reads,''The pleasant and natural chewing helps relieve tension''.... Isn't that an interesting way to toot chewing gum? This seems like the perfect egghead marketing solution for today's stressed out masses.  And.....meatloaf is such a comfort food to boot that this BIZARRE combination seems very relaxing!

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Editor:  That's just plain gross!

Postcard Friendship Friday #28 - 7 Up!

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Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda was launched two weeks before the Wall Street Crash of 1929! It was marketed specifically as a hangover cure. BLLLLS certainly doesn't have a catchy ring to it. The name was changed to 7 up pretty quickly! I've been sick sick sick lately and sipping 7 up has always helped cure my upset tummy:)

Potato Aphrodisiac

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Queen Elizabeth I adored a candy made from potatoes, anise, caraway seeds, and sea holly. They sweetened the breath and were known to arouse sexual desire. Aphrodisiac qualities were ascribed to the tuber during the 16th and 17th century. Potatoes were called love apples then. I do seemingly lust after potato chips. Maybe there is a connection!

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Crêpes and Apple Cider

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I just got back from a darling little crêpe restaurant! I had a savoury ham, cheese and potato filled buckwheat crêpe topped with salad and a fried egg! I was a bit shocked the first time I saw a sunny side up egg staring up at me from my plate. It's a delicious combination though!

These little vintage postcard chickadees are drinking cider.. hiccup! The little 'Breton' (someone from Brittany) is holding a crêpe in his hand:) I used a fork myself!

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Bacon Dental Floss and Pig Trotters

Bacon dental floss would be nicely coupled with scrambled eggs toothpaste! I cant believe that this exists:)


Yes.. ...this IS a pig's foot vintage postcard. Ste Menehould is a region in France which is famous for pig trotters! Now I've seen everything.

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Cadbury Cake

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I made a chocolate cake last night at 3 am ! Hooray for insomnia! It was the perfect cake - warm, spongy and allllll mine:) vintage postcards

Q: What do you get when you cross an insomniac, an agnostic, and a dyslexic?
A: Someone who stays up all night wondering if there is a Dog.

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Pemberton's French Wine Coca

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Coca Cola was originally called Pemberton's French Wine Coca! The wine and cocaine were knocked out of the recipe during prohibition. Isn't this image nightmarish? I won't sleep for weeks. Eeeeeeek! vintage postcards


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Baked Apple Vintage Postcard

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I exploded a few apples in the oven yesterday! I was having to much fun playing UNO with the boys to check on them. They tasted delicious anyway:) I always use this recipe.
Nothing can beat baked brown sugar and cinnamony apples! vintage postcards


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M & M Fun!

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Those little printed m's used to be black. The colour was changed to white in 1954! It's so nice to have a candy with you're initial on it:) I am officially jealous of anybody who has tried the new premium flavours. Has anybody tried mocha? Ahhhhhh! vintage postcards


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Plums Plums Plums!

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Noah wants to know if you would like a plum? My jack o lantern son is happy to share:) vintage postcards



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Indian Summer Picnic

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It's picnic time! I've brought the Saran Wrap for all of those yummy leftovers! I read that the original substance was greasy and green. It was sprayed on fighter planes to protect them from corosive sea spray! Now it protects your potato salad:) vinta

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Head over to Muse Swings to see what other picnicers have posted! Thanks Muse Swings for this nifty retro ad! I'm swooning. It's so peachy keen:)

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