WTF?!? [as in why] would you do this to your kids?

An excerpt from Body Building Dishes for Children (c)'50:

"...for a really hilarious dinner, nothing equals this schoolmate of Donald Duck." [scroll below for visual/post]

Yeah. I'm holding my sides because I'm laughing so hard. And because my kids' head is buried in my abdomen. Ouch. Thanks for this WTF?!? on a Friday:

Mock Duck
1 shoulder lamb [because simply serving them one of Little Bo Peep's sheep wasn't hilarious enough?]
4 slices salt pork or bacon
Salt & pepper

Have the butcher prepare a mock duck from the shoulder of lamb. Wrap the duck's head in salt pork or bacon. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and place on rack in open roasting pan. Roast in slow oven [300 degrees] about 45 minutes per pound or until a meat thermometer registers 180 degrees.

Yep. A f**king riot, don't you agree?

WTF?!? Friday: Carnage for Children

WTF?!? is this offensive dish for the under-aged?Find out about this freaky meal [yes, it's for real] tonight.

Curtain Call

Way before plunging the paintbrush to revamp the living room & kitchen, I had been on on the lookout for some diggy curtains to bring some retro into [and keep the peepers out of] the living room. And wouldja guess where I found them? At that damn flea-market-in-a-greenhouse, the Bargain Barn.

I still have to haul this haul to the laundry for a good cleaning [hey, I got $1 off the pair because I was skeeved out by an old spider's nest - totally devoid of spiders] and I need to rig up a rod, but I wanted to share these ecru, muddy brown and turquoise drapes with you. Straight from the 50s [and for less than the cost of a burger, fries & coke], here's my curtain call:

[creepy, crusty spider nest in full view. eww]

Tipsy Tuesday: Fly High!

This retro recipe for a boozy doozy is straight from the Chicago World's Fair circa '33 -

[pic courtesy of davide levine via flickr]

Skyride
1 1/2oz Gin
1oz Lemon Juice
4 Dashes Grenadine
1oz Cream

Shake. Strain. Pour over ice. Drink 'til your head's in the clouds.

A little picnic-ing, perhaps?

I've got a few more scores from the Bargain Barn to share. One of my favorite [most fabulous] finds was this kiddie picnic set. 8 perfect plates and 6 cool cups that make mini meals into major events for Ben & Marge and their friends.Easily the best $2 I've ever spent. Aside from previous happy hours, of course.

WTF?!? went from the garden to the table?

A delish side dish from Good Housekeeping's Book of Vegetables (c)'58 [by the way, you'd damn well better have a brush handy to stroke your squash]: Baked Acorn Squash with Vegetables
Start heating oven to 400 degrees. Halve and seed 2 medium acorn squash. Brush cut surface of each half with melted butter or margarine; then sprinkle each side with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Arrange, with cut side down, in baking pan. Bake 30 minutes.

Mix together 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine, and 1/4 cup corn syrup. Turn squash, cut side up; brush with combined butter and syrup. Bake until tender, brushing often with syrup - about 30 minutes. As soon as squash are baked, fill each with 1/2 cup hot seasoned peas [ugh], onions or Brussels sprouts.[here's my favorite photo ill. from the cookbook - oh the steady hand and sharp knife that it took for this veggie-table pic!]

WTF?!? Friday: Veg Out

Just what was plucked from the garden to assemble this mystery side dish. And why?
Find out tonight...