More Christmas Images

From Dover Publications.

It's Always Been A Favorite

Quite possibly the most swashbuckling version I've ever heard.

I Guess Hell Has Frozen Over, Too

There can be no other explanation.

Further Signs that the Apocalypse is Upon Us

An aviator is the new Marine Corps Commandant, breaking a tradition of infantrymen as CMC dating back to…forever.

(It looks like the new Assistant Commandant is a guy I knew in Okinawa when he was the senior III MEF aide, twenty-odd years ago. I don’t think he was the one who rode a motorcycle through the officer’s club at Camp Courtney, but he was pretty goofy).

The Cranberrinator

A small promotional cookbook for Eatmor Cranberries, available from Project Gutenberg. Who knew that cranberries had biceps?

Quote of the Day

High on the list of things you will never hear a Southerner say; "I believe you cooked those green beans too long." ~ John McIntyre

Photo: BellaOnline.

The Online Bookshelf - The Princess and the Goblin

By George MacDonald and with lovely illustrations by Jessie Wilxcox Smith. From Project Gutenberg.

They Know Me So Well

The boss & I went to a local Chinese place for lunch today, and I brought the little message from my fortune cookie back to show the Things.

"You need to show more tenderness and less aggressiveness."

They both cracked up.

Patterns of the Past - For the Over 40 Crowd

From Smart Knitting, 1953. I wonder if the over 40 label means size or age?

It's War To The Knife

Our public affairs officer has been playing, in the office next to mine, a selection of Christmas music that includes this.

Tomorrow I am bringing in the CD someone gave me last year with the bagpipe version of “Angels From The Realms of Glory”.

Crochet - Some Christmas Gifts from 1948

From Modern Knitting, 1948. Right-click to enlarge, or go to my Flickr account to download.

Vintage Images - More Angels

Copyright-free, from Dover.

"What Kind of a Party Shall I Give?"

An advertising pamphlet for Keith’s Bread, issued in 1939 by the Quality Bakers of America. The recipes, as might be expected, lean heavily toward sandwiches. Here are some suggestions for a bridge party that will include the menfolk, thereby mandating the presence of something more substantial than cucumber and chicken salad.

Three-Decker Sandwich

Lettuce
18 slices buttered toast
2/3 cup mayonnaise
12 slices cooked chicken
12 strips crisp bacon
4 medium tomatoes
Salt and pepper

Place a piece of lettuce on a slice of buttered toast. Spread lightly with mayonnaise and arrange slices of chicken on it. Cover with another piece of toast. Place lettuce, mayonnaise, bacon, and thin slices of tomato on this. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with third piece of toast. Trim crusts and cut in triangles or finger strips. May be garnished with radishes, pimiento, green pepper, or olives. Makes six club sandwiches.

Cheese Marmalade

1 loaf bread
Mayonnaise
Butter
½ cup orange marmalade
1/3 cup grated American cheese

Spread thin slices of bread lightly with butter. Soften cheese and blend with just enough mayonnaise to moisten. Work smooth. Spread 1 slice of bre3ad with cheese and another with orange marmalade. Put slices together and chill. Cut into tiny finger sandwiches if desired. Makes approximately ten whole sandwiches.

Moscow Canapes

Slice off the bottom of a round rye loaf and slice the loaf into large circles. On each round slice, place a circle of caviar in the center, then a circle of chopped egg moistened with mayonnaise, then strips of smoked salmon. Cut in sections like a pie and serve.

Boston Bean Sandwiches

Mix ½ cup grated cheese, 1 can Boston baked beans, 1 c up white sauce. Heat in a pan until the cheese melts. Serve on portions of toast as open sandwiches.

Just Because

Caturday!

And in breaking news, it started snowing before I left work last night and it is still snowing. It's looking very seasonal out but I'm glad I have no plans to go anywhere.

At Least They Aren’t Anatomically Correct

My counterpart in another county, due to storage limitations, has stacked in her office two boxes clearly marked “Inflatable Life-Sized Rubber Dolls.” She says she can’t wait for the mass casualty exercise so she can get rid of the damn things and the ribald comments from co-workers will stop.

The Revenge of the Queen

Her Majesty and Funnyface have been sparring, and she is completely covered, soaked, in dog spit. I have been laughing at her.

She just jumped up in my lap.

She Cringes When She Sees Us Coming

Thing 1 and I have invaded the finance administrator's office to find out if we can spend county money on a Santa Claus costume.

She (covering her face with her hands): Why don't you two ever ask for anything normal?

The Online Bookshelf - More Celtic Fairy Tales

By Joseph Jacobs, and with some very Beardsley-like black and white illustrations by John D. Batten. From Project Gutenberg.

Patterns of the Past - It's Deja Vu All Over Again

Have I posted this before? Because that dressing gown looks familiar. From Workbasket magazine, November 1950.