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Default Corned beef & gelatin

On 9/11/2016 8:44 AM, Janet wrote:
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>> On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 19:27:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>> Tough times made for odd meals
>>> http://www.countryliving.com/food-dr...n-era-recipes/
>>>
>>> "In the 1930s, gelatin was considered a modern, cutting edge food,"
>>> writes Rudie Obias at Mental Floss.

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> That sort of lazy ignorant journalism makes me despair.
>
> Janet UK
>

I have some old cookbooks from the 1950's which show pictures of food
trapped in gelatin. Weird looking concoctions. What, I'm supposed to
*eat* that?! LOL

There's always this fun site:

http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knox/index.html

Jill