Scalloped Tomatoes

Today's bookmark is a recipe featured in my book "Handwritten Recipes."

Scalloped Tomatoes

1 pint tomatoes
1 pint bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 saltspoon pepper

Alternate layers of tomatoes and bread crumbs. Season each layer and cover with small pieces of butter. Finish with crumbs on top. Bake for a half-hour. 

Found in “Mastering the Art of French Cooking, vol. 1” by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1971.

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Giveaway Winner

This week's winner was Allison, who entered right here on the site - I'll send you an email in a moment.

See you all next week!

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Friday Giveaway: Six by George Eliot and Six More - contest closed

It's George Eliot's birthday, so I am including six matched Eliot volumes along with six other books.

Contest is now closed, I'll announce the winner shortly.

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My, It Has Gone Fast

A bit of an odd one. Appears to be a short note pasted to a trimmed illustration. Google image search tells me the illustration is "The Clown" by Georges Rouault, circa 1907. It's printed on thick paper, likely from an old art book.

The note reads:

Well today is the last day of the year.
My it has gone fast. I remember like yesterday writing the first page.

Found in "This Side of Paradise" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published by A.L. Burt, 1920.

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The Long And Winding Road

Two watercolor paintings, unsigned, no dates or writing.

Found in "The Standard Book of Quilt Making and Collecting" by Marguerite Ickis. Published by Dover, 1959.

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Chasing The Straight

Two playing cards, looks like a souvenir deck from Mexico.

Found in "Love is Eternal" by Irving Stone. Published by Doubleday, 1954.

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Take The Long Way Home

Photograph, written on the back: "120 Victoria Pl. - Syracuse NY - 1903"

Found in "The Long Way Home" by Pansy. Published by Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1912.

If you're interested, here's what Google Maps says the house looks like now:

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Emily Smoke, who entered over on Facebook.

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Friday Giveaway: 12 Vintage Classics - contest closed

I'm giving away these twelve books this week (well, eleven, 'Les Mis' is two volumes).

Contest is now closed, I will announce the winner shortly.

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Man Or Beast

Remedy ingredient list "For bruises, sprains on man or beast" -

1/2 pint spirits turpentine
1/2 pint neats foot oil
1 gill oil of spike
1 gill sweet oil
1 gill ammonia
1 oz castile soap
1 oz camphor gum
2 oz alcohol
1 oz organum oil
1 oz oil of amber

Found in "The Practice of Medicine" by J.W. Comfort. Published by A. Comfort, 1843.

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