"An Illinois Innovation"
40 pounds of Chinese cabbage
1 pound of salt
Directions include: "...pack in glass jars...when gas stops forming (about...” more...
“It calls for one young prairie chicken. I'm not sure what that is -- if it's a nickname like a 'prairie oyster' or 'cow pattie' -- or if it's an...” more...
“Wow... Directions include (btw: 'pike' is a fish, in case you were wondering): "fold fish with beaten eggs in a greased mold, steam an hour...chill...” more...
“I'm making an all beef, with red wine, today for the first time. I usually do the beef, pork and veal, which I LOVE -- but my son requested this. I...” more...
“Dutch Doughnuts. Oliekoeken are the ancestors of the American Doughnut, which the Pilgrims learned to make from their Dutch neighbors in Amsterdam...” more...
"Mr. J.T. Looney, of Lexington, is Kentucky's most famous Burgoo-maker and it was for him that Mr. E.R. Bradley named his Kentucky Derby winner...” more...
“I just found this word, abandonded, homeless, floating aimlessly in random word-land. And here, wonky was already out there, living it up with...” more...