Tag Archives: Mock Foods

A Vintage Cookbookery Mystery: The Peculiar Predicament of the Pintos and Pretend Pecans

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Pecan Pie” from Stay Golden, Smog: The Best Of Golden Smog – The Ryko Years by Golden Smog. Released: 2008 Once again, in browsing my cookbook collection, I found “mock” food mocking me … Continue reading

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When is a Duck not a Duck ?

We’ve all heard the expression, “If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it must be a duck”. So, when is a duck not a duck? When it’s a lamb! In “Woman’s Home Companion Cook Book”, published … Continue reading

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