Zen and the Science of Candy Corn

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June 2025

Sunday vintage recipe roulette: The hilariously menacing 1940s "Irish-Italian Spaghetti"
Never thought a pasta recipe would offend my Irish heritage, but here we are
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Vintage Recipe Roulette: Creamed Corn Goulash from the 1960s
This is not your elementary school cafeteria's goulash
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Vintage Recipe Roulette: 1930s-40s sandwich fillings are struggle meals in more ways than one
Nobody asked for raisins, cottage cheese, or Grapenuts, and yet here they are
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Vintage Recipe Mystery: What's a "Cheese Turk"?
So..do y'all remember when I reviewed Turkey Dinner Candy Corn?
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Vintage Recipe Roulette: 1925 & 1973 Coffee Jell-Os
The best part of waking up is Jell-O in your cup
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May 2025

A one-year revisiting of the Pepper Cannon: Unhinged as ever?
Is this thing for real? You'll find out when you can pry it from my cold, dead hands.
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Vintage Recipe Roulette: 1960s Ketchup Gumdrop Jumbo Cookies
Happy Mother's Day to everyone but Betty Crocker. Also, I have some really weird news about some of the candy you just gave your poor unsuspecting mom.
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Vintage Recipe Roulette: C3PO Pancakes from the Star Wars Cookbook
SHUT DOWN ALL THE GARBAGE MASHERS ON THE DETENTION LEVEL
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April 2025

Vintage Recipe Roulette: Postwar Fritos Prune Whip
When it starts to look like elk poop, you'll know you're on the right track
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Vintage Recipe Roulette: Terrifying 1956 Bunny Cut-Up Cake
It had to happen eventually...my first utter vintage redo failure
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Vintage Recipe Roulette: 1954 Baked Bean Yankee Doodle Pizza
If you have fond memories of summer camp mystery meals, I have good news for you
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