August 4, 2011

Historical ink-making

The ink that was used to write the Constitution: you could probably make it from stuff in your backyard.

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August 3, 2011

Be Milwaukee’s Guest

A recipe for German hot potato salad from a charming food blogger via a 1959 Junior League cookbook.

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July 26, 2011

Living history: Seattle’s disgusting wall of gum

I saw a father distribute chewing gum to three elementary school age kids, and watched as they dutifully chewed, and then each of them took their gum and put it on the wall while screaming, “Ew, ew, ew!” And then I saw their mother pull out the hand sanitizer. Defiled and sanctified in the matter of minutes.

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