‘Their logo is a six-petaled flower designed by Phlippe Morlighem, each petal representing one of the six main cooperatives founders’
I remember when Yoplait yogurt worked its way into the US. Late 1970s.
In the dairy section of the store there were all these everyday milk cartons, cottage cheese and yogurt packages. And standing out amongst them was Yoplait. Looking very French.
Naturally, it was the one I had to try.
Photo found via Packaging Source Book
‘In Kazakhstan we only have pepper and whole nuts in supermarkets’
While trying to understand the US, Borat Sagdiyev ends up in a large supermarket and asks a lot of questions.
This is my absolute favorite scene from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006).
And it wasn’t even in the movie – it can be found as a ‘deleted scene’ on the DVD.
‘Poking through antiques stores while traveling through the Texas Panhandle, Bill Waters stumbled across a tattered old ledger book filled with formulas.’
The Dr Pepper company says this ain’t it. Others think otherwise.
The formula in the ‘Castles’ ledger purchased by Bill Waters contains (among legible ingredients) ‘gentian root, sweet flag root, mandrake root, wahoo bark, cinnamon bark, cardamom, coriander, cloves, diluted alcohol, syrup, glycerin’ and is labeled, ‘D Peppers Pepsin Bitters.’
Like another pharmacy invention, Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper’s secret flavoring formula is the subject of much conjecture.
Time frame and location are all right. More info here and here.
The ‘D Peppers Pepsin Bitters’ page from ‘Castles Formulas’
The birthplace of Dr Pepper: Morrison’s Old Corner Drugstore, Waco, TX
1960 advertisement (top) found via Jon Williamson
Right now I have no idea what time it is.
So I don’t know if it’s the right time to drink my Dr Pepper.
Photo found via Marc Gutierrez
‘Mark Preston discovered early California recipes while cataloging rare books for the UCLA library’
I picked up Mark Preston’s California Mission Cookery at one of the missions lining El Camino Real, somewhere between Santa Clara and San Luis Obispo. Or Santa Barbara. One of them.
The cookbook is all about Californio Cuisine, a long lost Spanish-influenced cooking style using local ingredients. The food of the original missions.
I’ve made the Beef Jerky soup a few times. [Read more →]
Hattie Carter’s Great Cooking Ideas is this phone book sized thing that came from a garage sale.
Published in 1978 – on really cheap newsprint (just like real phone books) – this thing is quite a gem. Nothing I’ve ever made from its pages has ever let me down.
Cuisines covered are surprisingly global (for the time) – curries and sukiyaki mixed in with a homespun collection of casseroles and bakes. Not a design masterpiece tho; cute clip art-like illustrations punctuate large Helvetica type – with heds set in Souvenir, odd floral borders abound.
The Italian Beef Stew is a fantastic mix of flavors. Here’s the recipe. [Read more →]
‘The sneakers, a pair of Nike Air Force Ones are called ‘Haute Charcuterie”
Meat shoes designed by Swiss design firm BlackYard, presented at Art Clash 2009. More info here.
Found via Modern Urban Style
‘It’s hand printed in black, red, and white inks on 100% post-consumer recycled kraft cardstock. Super glossy double hit o black.’
Letterpress meat poster, part of YeeHaw’s Butcher Shop Series – which also includes porterhouse, ribeye and New York strip. Order up here.
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