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Make This Christmas the BEST with three Old Time Traditions
Make this Christmas more than special – make it unforgettable – by awakening three traditions of the past. An eclectic,...
Pop Rocks on the Rocks...From the Recipe Box
Pop Rocks started as an ingredient to make carbonated water. Didn't work. THEN it became a candy. People were too...
Mother's Day Presents of the Past: From Bizarre to Basic
If you want to give Mom a traditional Mother’s Day gift - get ready!! Mother’s Day gifts were as ever-changing...
The Ultimate Illustrated Satellite Wafer Q&A
Satellite Wafers AKA "Flying Saucers" and "Those Things" as in "OH - I remember those things..." are an enigma. What...
From the True Treats Recipe Box: How to Make Raspberry Leaf Tea
Raspberry Leaf Tea? An unexpected pleasure known to cure everything from stomach aches to painful pregnancies. Tastes a lot like...
The Strange Yet Tasteful Existence of Raspberry Leaf Tea
Raspberry leaf tea has a strange and somewhat convoluted past. The tea itself is not made from the raspberry plant’s...
Make Your Own Alice in Wonderland MAD Tea Party
"At any rate I'll never go THERE again!' said Alice as she picked her way through the wood. 'It's the...
Susan's L.A. Museum FAVORITES!
Here's Susan in California doing what she loves best - visiting museums (and museum gift stores!) and hanging out with...
The history behind vicious, Victorian-era 'vinegar valentines'
Listen to Susan in this article from NRP affiliate WBUR.org Three 19th century vinegar valentines are anything but sweet. (First...
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