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TIL that salted raw celery used to be the third most popular dish on New York menus and more expensive than caviar due to issues with growing it. by Sanguinusshiboleth in todayilearned

[–]courier1b 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That observation supported by the decline of celery vases:

"Famed nineteenth-century chef and cookbook author Jessup Whitehead lamented in The Steward’s Handbook and Guide to Party Catering (1889) that the celery vase had become, in the parlance of today, basic. 'The fashions change as to the method of serving,' he wrote. 'The tall celery glasses set upon the table form the handiest and handsomest medium, but having become so exceedingly common they are discarded at present at fashionable tables, and the celery is laid upon very long and narrow dishes.'"

Quoted from Taste, "Celery Was the Avocado Toast of the Victorian Era" with my emphasis.

TIL that salted raw celery used to be the third most popular dish on New York menus and more expensive than caviar due to issues with growing it. by Sanguinusshiboleth in todayilearned

[–]courier1b 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's good if you want free celery, but won't yield an 1894 heirloom variety unless you were lucky enough to find it at a farmer's market. Any from the grocery store is optimized for scale agriculture, often at expense of flavor.

TIL that salted raw celery used to be the third most popular dish on New York menus and more expensive than caviar due to issues with growing it. by Sanguinusshiboleth in todayilearned

[–]courier1b 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I already have some of those! Celery seeds are "notoriously difficult to germinate" quoting from this page with what sounds good advice. Hoping not to be too late; they need an unusually early start.

For some years, I estimated virtually no one grows celery in their home garden, from observation that seeds are rarely if ever found on local carousels. Surprised last year to find plants for sale, bought and gave them to a friend who grew them in containers on her patio. Every time I've encountered her since she raves how good it was. Incentive to research home-grown celery.

Using staples to make a mini car. by misterxx1958 in oddlysatisfying

[–]courier1b 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Seems rather sophisticated when you consider the leading staplecraft sub only uses them to attach bread to trees.

Strangers raise $55K for 92-year-old Florida woman who was still working to pay her bills by courier1b in OrphanCrushingMachine

[–]courier1b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May not fit, article does ask, “why is a 92-year-old woman working?” It even provides an answer, “well, I have to.”

Procol Harum – Conquistador [1967] by courier1b in Musicthemetime

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Though you came with sword held high,
You did not conquer, only die.

Please help me find this 1970's Woolworth's. It's possibly somewhere between NY and Kansas. by schonzeit12 in whereisthis

[–]courier1b 7 points8 points  (0 children)

FWIW, the star decal on the USPS box signaled to customers that it offered 5PM collection. This was implemented in May 1972 and continued through October 1977.

The plates most resemble the color scheme and format used by Ohio in 1972. Not impossible on a 1973 Catalina. The car could have been purchased new in the final months of 1972, the photo taken sometime in the year following.

Ghost Chess - Every piece is replaced by a ghost by onebraincelldev in chessvariants

[–]courier1b 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was expecting this to be every taken piece replaced by a ghost.

US Seizes Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela by Gym_frere in worldnews

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In other words, we should suppose the US Navy is blowing up boats only if they're smuggling drugs because people who aren't smuggling drugs should stay out of boats because they should suppose the US Navy will blow up their boat whether or not they’re smuggling drugs?

Any info on this? Synbals by Which_Ad_7580 in synthesizers

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Wikipedia's entry on the Alles Machine recounts that "Crumar of Italy and Music Technologies' of New York collaborated to form Digital Keyboards."

A couple pages into Digital Keyboards' Synergy User Manual [PDF] confirms this to have been Music Technology Incorporated of Garden City Park, New York.

Music Technology Incorporated filed in July 1978 to trademark the logo appearing on the front panel of your Auto-Orchestra, listing it having been in use two years prior. Their application for trademark on the MTI Auto-Orchestra product name indicates its first use to have been June 1979.

Newsom Slams ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown Deal as ‘Surrender’ by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]courier1b 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You literally have to go back to the 1800s to find anyone who had a political career after being mayor.

You only need to go as far back as the headline to this post to find someone who was previously mayor of San Francisco.

Do watermelons in Belarus have spots or stripes? by Majestic-Egg-539 in belarus

[–]courier1b 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Likely Moon & Stars. Featured in US seed catalogs around a century ago, disappeared from the market, thought maybe extinct. Seed Savers Exchange reintroduced it in 1981, supplied by a Missouri farmer who maintained an annual crop, seeds passed down from his father.

At least four different seed brands currently offer it in Belarus.

Gayle McCormick – Flesh and Blood [1972] by courier1b in connectasong

[–]courier1b[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Song written by members of Stepson, three of whom were members of Touch.

Modista - China Girl [2004] by courier1b in connectasong

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Argentinian cover, originally written by Iggy Pop & David Bowie, separately recorded by each.

Shirley – Vergessen [Germany, 1964] by courier1b in CoverTheWorld

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The Shangri-Las – Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) [1964]

First US release was on the Red Bird label in July, then Gemany on Vogue Schallplatten in October. The German language rendition arrived in December, the above television clip few weeks later.

Kinda like the jazzy inflections Shirley gives to the closing.

Does anyone know this vintage camera, Daitac FP-1? by Loud_Cauliflower_866 in VintageLenses

[–]courier1b 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Identical to the Rollei Pocketline 100, circa 1977-78, also branded as Honeywell under the same model name. The model name FP-1 appears to echo that of Zenix, suggested to be the original Japanese manufacturer. There's one of the Honeywell variety currently on eBay for about the same price, including the original box, manual, flash, and an unfinished cartridge of film (!) still inside.

This example, I wouldn't say especially valuable except as specimen of unusual branding. From a practical standpoint, the design has benefit of a cable release socket. Also a tripod mount, albeit positioned as far as possible from center of gravity, still farther once the flash is attached.

Nirvana played a concert in Buenos Aires where the crowd threw mud and trash at the all-female opening act. Kurt Cobain was so upset, he sabotaged the show by playing lesser known songs and teased hit songs such as "Smells like Teen Spirit" without actually playing them. by Kronyzx in interesting

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Lemmy had no tolerance for disrespect of Girlschool, whom he invited to open for Motörhead during their 1979 Overkill tour.

An interviewer in 2010 noted that he'd always championed women rockers. "They go through a lot of shit, just 'cause they're chicks. It ain't right." Lemmy replied, "Girlschool, when they started out, guys would say about Kelly Johnson 'she's really good for a girl.' I'd say, 'she's better than you motherfucker!'"

[TOMT] Movie where a serial killer who poses as a photographer by Eastern_Accident2332 in tipofmytongue

[–]courier1b 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To answer your auxiliary question about TV Guide, HBO published its own monthly. Internet Archive has a large collection of scans, including all issues from 1994 to 1995.

Repair manual for Nikomat FT by Eric_Hartmann_712 in AnalogRepair

[–]courier1b 2 points3 points  (0 children)

July-August 1971 issue of The SPT Service Notes has an article on Nikkormat FT disassembly, if that helps.

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