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McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes
Ah, the Shamrock Shake!
That green, cold, minty drink only available this time of year.
McDonald’s introduced this speciality drink in 1970.
Uncle O’Grimacey was its mascot, but by the 1980s he no longer appeared.
These days you’re lucky if you can find a Shamrock Shake at your local McDonald’s.
They’re not available everywhere.
Diehard fans search high and [...]
American Cookery magazine
Gourmet magazine helped change the way Americans cooked and thought about food in the latter part of the 20th century.
In the first half of the century it was a magazine called American Cookery.
American Cookery was first published as The Boston Cooking School Magazine.
The magazine was founded in 1896 and changed its name to American Cookery [...]
Stork Club matchbook cover
The Stork Club on East 53rd Street in New York City existed at a time when cigarettes were held in lighters and alcohol was nicknamed “gasoline” (courtesy Frank Sinatra). The 1940s and 50s were the club’s heyday.
A golden chain barred the unglamorous from the entering this famed nightclub. But if you were somebody, ie: [...]
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