amylsacks' photos with the keyword: 1967

Ha! I survived grade school as a surly, stammering little brunette in braces, thick glasses, and hand-me-downs. You'll never convince me that an "innocent blonde" is any more real than a unicorn. :P From *Redbook* magazine

I liked this one better before I started thinking about where the photographer had to be. o_0 From the May issue of Sports Illustrated .

My shirt is toothpaste green, but my soul is L.A.-smog black. From the October issue of Sports Illustrated .

Sent from Motomachi, Toyonaka-city, Osaka, Japan to Radio W7BDU in Portland, Oregon.

I get the feeling that nobody drank anything but scotch, bourbon, and whiskey back then. They take up about 2/3rds of the catalog. I think the other liquors were just thrown in there for appearance's sake.

"Everything you'll need to know about entertaining, or gift-giving, you'll find in these information-packed pages..." Well, sort of. There were plenty of cocktail and snack recipes mixed in with the ads. Also measuring guides, instructions for cooking with wine, and that helpful calendar ( "Resolve to call us when in low spirits!" Ouch.) Somehow, they overlooked phone numbers for local cab companies, though. Or some crossword puzzles/word search games for the poor bored sap who was stuck being designated driver.

It's a liquor store AND a deli! I don't know how I feel about those party sandwiches, though. Front and back covers from a 66-page holiday catalog.

And, for the wind-up: Bacon Rolls, Tuna Tidbits, Lobster Bits, Swedish Meat Balls, Chafing Dish Meatballs, Celery Stuffed With Anchovy, Shrimp Salad Spread, Bay Scallops With Mustard Sauce, Hot Ham Pinwheels, Steak Tartare, Leek and Onion H'ors D'Oeuvre, Deviled Eggs With Aspic, Guacamole, Mock Caviar, Deviled Eggs (flavored with cheese, chutney, seafood, or bacon), and Cream Cheese Puffs. A comprehensive overview of every time-consuming thing that Trader Joes™ has now made totally unnecessary. (Amen.)

Other recipes included are: Cocktail Pizza (featuring white bread done up jelly roll style with American cheese and... uh, never mind), Lobster Delights, Crab Meat Vol-Au-Vent, Prosciutto and Melon, Chutney and Bacon, Mushrooms Stuffed With Clams, Pinwheels (jelly-rolled white bread again; this time with butter and various flavored cream cheeses), Cheese Ball, Mushrooms Stuffed With Oysters, Shrimp Pate', Cream Cheese Spread, Smoked Salmon Cones, Mussels Ravigote, Baked Cocktail Franks, Marinated Carrots, and Swiss-Smoked Beer Puffs (!!!).

"...We urge you to try the recipes that are new to you and to widen your culinary repertoire. Remember that the canapes will be the first foods to greet your friends at a a party and will set the pace for the rest of the dinner!"

Then we move on to Tuna Pate' (Is gelatine usually a component of pate' recipes? Huh...) Mussels Remoulade, Sardine Spread, Asparagus and Cheese Roll-Ups, Smoked Beef or Ham Rolls, Tangy Meatballs, Stuffed Bottom Of Artichokes (Yes, they mean what we now call the "heart." The jokes write themselves at this point...) and Caponata,

Other recipes included are: Crepes Variees (with Chicken or Newburg filling options). Also Assorted Dips: Herb, Sardine, Ham, Shrimp, Blue Cheese, Avocado, and Onion (the always-popular sour cream + dried soup mix combo, natch).

"The good hostess, therefore, tries to have a wide variety of canapes, and is on the lookout for new combinations to present to her friends. This little book contains many new variations as well as some of the old standbys and will prove to be a friend in need on short notice..." Uh, I'm pretty sure that should've been "a friend in deed. [shrug] I guess nobody's perfect.

Other recipes included: Baked Cheese Canapes, Cocktail Frankfurters In Sauce, Clams Italiano, Barbecue Spareribs, Smoked Salmon Pastry Rolls, Eggplant Spread, Stuffed Mushroom Caps, Cheese Rounds, Salami Wedges, and Spinach Quiche.

"Many gatherings start with drinks and snacks and go right into the roast or casserole, continue with a salad and end with dessert and coffee..." Who else has had the "Magic Fish" vision after one too many aperitifs? Okay, fine. It's just me. :o

"With the increasing informality of the dinner party, the canape' or hors d'oeuvre has become more and more useful as a substitute for the first course..." Front and back covers of a 62-page hardback published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York.