amylsacks' photos

L: "The Mariposa Tulip, so named by early Spanish settlers of California, where it grows abundantly, took its name appropriately. Mariposa is Spanish for butterfly... These dainty Western American natives are found along the Pacific Coast from Washington to Mexico..." C: "Few plants have been more appropriately named than Chionodoxa, which Greek for Glory-of-the-Snow. Introduced to American gardeners less than a century ago, these dainty star-shaped flowers are native to the mountains of Crete..." R: "Known familiarly as Indian Shot, because of its hard, round seeds, the Canna has been greatly developed as an important summer-flowering plant in America, as well as in France There are a score or more of Canna species in South America and the tropics... The name is merely an old term for a reed-like plant..."

L: "...also known as Lillium Krameri. In Japan it is the Bamboo Lily or Sasa-Yuri... Not an easy Lily, this unique beauty is worth the care it requires... The bulbs are best planted six to seven inches deep in gritty loam. Some growers add charcoal and leaf-mold to the soil..." R: "...Widely and appropriately advertised as the 'Sunset Lily,' and in England known as Red Giant, this natural hybrid between two California natives, Lilium paradalinum and L. Humboldti, is sure a magnificent plant, producing strong stems... everywhere the reports indicate its high general garden adaptability, its hardiness, and its brilliant color..."

Just keep refusing food until you, too, are skinnier than the water machine! Then you'll finally be as radiant as me! From the October issue of Household magazine.

Mrs. Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Payments Past, Present, and Future. From the December 8th issue of Time magazine.

We use only the interior of the coffee bean for the brewing of beverages. Most of the exterior is kept intact and used as a small canoe for weekend excursions down the river. From the August issue of Family Circle magazine.

The most noteworthy thing here is a glimpse into the life of the young Beverly Crusher. Few fans know that she started out as a figure skater before deciding on medical school instead. Front and back covers of a 36-page instructional booklet, published by Coats & Clark, New York, NY.

"Snowdrift the No-Cook Icing," sung to the tune of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." And prematurely banned from radio due to the lyrics involving "shiny balls." :/ Still, some nice imagery. Front and back of a fold-out promo published by Wesson Oil.

Salt on porridge? [shrug] Who am I to judge? (Wish I knew the artist's name, though.) From the November issue of Household magazine.

Above: It's not the size of the cube steak, it's the torque of the fork. (Sorry.) Below: The Corn Loaf picture is remarkably trippy considering that there's no color involved. The recipe for [ahem] "very hot, well-seasoned White Sauce" is on the back of the card. Other recipe cards feature Chicken and Ham Shortcake, Party Sandwiches, French Toast DeLuxe, Broiled Sausages on Deviled Toast, and Scotch Woodcock. (Hey, I'm not responsible for the name. I think it's a savory version of bread pudding, kind of.) For more Franz-related ephemera, look here .

Above: Not sure what the "Irish" component of Betty is, but you've gotta' love that Thirties food styling. Looks soooo trippy, even without color to help it along. (The recipe for Orange Sauce is on the back.) The back of the lower card offers variations on the DeLuxe Bread Pudding pictured here.

Enlarged to show detail. The flip side of each card has additional recipes (Utility Stuffing, Delight Pudding, Creamy Hard Sauce, and Hot Pudding Sauce), plus the following pitch: "Franz Bakery: Specialists in Bread, bakers of Franz DeLuxe Bread, Franz Butternut Bread, Franz Whole Wheat Bread, Franz DeLuxe Rolls."

Posted larger than original (postcard) size. Front and back of an envelope that held promotional recipe cards, published by Franz Bakery, Portland, Oregon.

I found this at a shop in Vancouver, WA earlier this year. Though I don't celebrate Christmas, "Thelma" is almost a dead ringer for one of the cats here at chez_alsis. (But less evil-looking.) So I had to have it. From the uneven cropping, I'm guessing it was meant to fit in one of those cards that has a "frame" in front for custom photos. Shown about twice the original size. (The photographer is a woman, BTW. I wish I knew her name.)

Yes, they look lovely. But I really need to know if anyone else out there gets confused at the word "delish." I always want to either rhyme it with "relish" or add an extra syllable. ("Deli-ish." And the delis of my youth had rice pudding in the dessert cooler, not coconut. So that's just wrong.) From Better Living magazine.

The Fleet Team (upper L) bombarded the back pages of this issue with multiple ads. All of them had different graphics and a different baked good "guesting" on the box. I don't think the brand has survived, but give them points for trying, at least. Sno-White (lower L) was made by the Crown Colony folks. Finally, on the right, we have fashions for the Clone Sisters. Even Miss "fuller figure" looks to have about a 7" waist. From the August issue of Family Circle magazine.

Off-camera, Mrs. Davis wonders what's happened to young Bobby. He never seemed so excited on a shopping trip before. If only she knew that earlier in the day, Bobby'd had a close encounter with something else that came from a pod. Something big and, well, possessive. From the September issue of Everywoman's magazine.

"Thumbnail" illustrations clipped from an article by Mary B. Stevenson. I blew these up to show detail, and did some Photoshop touch-ups that (hopefully) don't intrude on the original style too much. From the August issue of Everywoman's magazine.

It's a toss-up as to who looks more uncomfortable here. But at least nobody made them dye their hair to match. From the September issue.