amylsacks' photos with the keyword: valentine

"Sparkling Party Recipes" (3), 1950

27 Sep 2021 1 151
A couple more pages from inside the booklet. I'm glad I never heard the fairy tale about bubbling wine as a kid. I would've absolutely tried it with my Mom's pearls and then... [shudder] (Originally posted to flickr on February 8th, 2011.)

"Party Cakes," 1933

23 Aug 2021 1 164
"The Queen of Hearts Cake... A lovely high, fine white Pound Cake, decorated for valentine parties, showers for brides, etc..." It's the Softasilk Cake Flour Show! Starring Lady Gaga as Marie Antoinette! (Or maybe vice versa...) Front cover of a 24-page promotional published by General Mills, Minneapolis, MN. (All these pages were originally posted to flickr on February 11th, 2011.)

Party Starter Punch Recipe Book (2), 1973

15 May 2011 189
Clippings from inside the fold-out. Clockwise: Almond Cranberry Punch, Christmas Cranberry Punch (love the Bugles™ cameo!), Sparkling Red Punch (which also has cranberries in it!), and Pink Lemonade Punch (which has the romantic motif, but no cranberries). There's a message in all this which eludes me...

B&W Jewelry Ads, 1946

26 Feb 2019 1 259
The upper right one is the best, because it looks like a weird face. Clipped from the September issue of Harper's Bazaar .

Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce Ad, 1953

26 Feb 2019 1 343
Just a few more hearts before we bid the month a fond farewell. (I think I'll skip the Cranberry Crunch and just have a nice cup of tea, thanks.) From the February issue of Good Housekeeping .

Heart O'Town Motel Postcard, c1965

11 Feb 2012 1 506
"520 No. Virginia (Highway 395), Reno, Nevada. Phone FA 2-4066, 29 Beautiful Units, 2 blocks from center of Town. Coffee-Ice-T.V.'s-Extremely Friendly Management. "Pub. by Edward J. Allen Associates, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada." Dear Mom and Dad, The staff is EXTREMELY FRIENDLY and I'm drinking lots of COFFEE! Also, on breezy nights, the strings on the motel sign sound so very soothing! Remember, if THE HEEL asks my whereabouts, you don't know ANYTHING! Regards, Janey

Milky Way Candy Ad, 1954

30 Jan 2013 207
Geez... you could probably combine six modern-day bars to make one bar in that six pack. From the February issue of Family Circle magazine.

Prell Shampoo Ad, 1953

09 Feb 2013 206
"But, Darling, you know I can't possibly eat all these flowers at once! They'll go straight to my hips!" From the February issue of Good Housekeeping.

National Confectioners' Association Ad, 1946

30 Aug 2011 180
It's great to see that sugar helps them keep the magic alive, even after forty years together.