amylsacks' photos with the keyword: mint

"The Mazola Salad Bowl (6)," 1938

09 May 2023 1 127
Can't believe I chose to fix this when we could've eaten cold canned beans and frankfurters doused in corn oil-French dressing! Sorry, Everyone. :o

De Kuyper Creme de Menthe Ad, 1961

18 Nov 2020 1 270
Hey, that's a young Mrs. Peignoir entertaining at home, before she found her way to Torquay! From the May issue of Esquire magazine.

B&W ads, 1955

22 May 2011 247
If you ignore that Miss RC Cola probably has about 50 lbs.' worth of foundation garment underneath her bathing suit, this page is pretty cute. From the September issue of Western Family magazine.

The Blue Goose Buying Guide (34), c1946

21 Feb 2019 195
Mushrooms and okra: the dining third rail for many people I know. So, more for me, right?

33 New Tea Drinks, c1955

25 Jul 2011 165
"...Yes, tea, hot or iced, is truly an American drink. It is an invigorating beverage and, when properly brewed, it not only refreshes but gives a new lift to weary bodies and tired minds..." Front cover, plus two interior pages from an 18-page promotional booklet published by Thomas Lipton, Inc., Hoboken, N.J.

The Gourmet's Guide (3), c1960

18 Aug 2011 313
Most of the recipes in here feature enough butterfat, skin-on poultry, cheese, et al. to kill an army. Pierrot must work out at least three hours a day to keep that figure of his.

Fleischmann's Mixer's Manual (5), c1950

21 Apr 2012 221
Hey! All snowflakes do look alike, once you slam back enough gin.

Fleischmann's Mixer's Manual (3), c1950

21 Apr 2012 230
I love the word "muddle." It sounds so dramatic. Like if I squint into the bottom of the drink glass, I'll see the face of a miniaturized swamp monster or a former talk-show host.

Duotone Ads, 1954

24 May 2012 210
Oh boy! Who wouldn't choose a tinny, saccharin-infused peach half over fruit juice, mint candy, and butter with a biscuit under it? Clipped from the April issue of Everywoman's magazine.

Everywoman's, 1954

18 Jun 2012 1 237
A rare view of the fruit course without its de rigueur gelatine fixative. From the January issue.

Cookie Craft (7), c1957

05 May 2012 1 1 245
Just some playing with the (uncredited) illustrations in Photoshop.

Cookie Craft (6), c1957

05 May 2012 1 197
I don't have a cookie press, but I have made a version of the mint sticks (with butter, but without nuts). They're damn good.