Before the exotic, high cacao-content, artisan chocolates hit the scene, a perfectly acceptable gift at Christmas (and still is for some people) was a box of Whitman's Chocolates. The ad to the left is from 1957; click on the photo.
Yes, we're baking more these days--and pulling out the nostalgic cocktail recipes too. If you're not fortunate enough to have inherited old family recipes, try some from our collection:
Part 1 http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/12/ho-ho-ho-christmas-recipes.html
Part 2 http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/12/part-2-ho-ho-ho-christmas-recipes.html
AND FROM FAMILY CHRISTMAS ONLINE (by the way we made the Cranberry Salad again recently--yum!)
http://www.familychristmasonline.com/recipies/recipies.htm
ANOTHER GREAT PUTZ HOUSE FROM HOWARD LAMEY OF LITTLEGLITTERHOUSES DOT COM--click on the link http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=495
SEE MORE OF HOWARD'S WORK HERE www.littleglitterhouses.com
And because this is always worth a second look--Scranton Christmas Windows! http://scrantonchristmas.blogspot.com/
and because we just can't get enough of Antoinette Stockenberg's 2013 vintage made in Japan Christmas putz mantle! http://www.antoinettestockenberg.com/Putz2013.htm
A page full of Cody Foster putz houses http://www.christmastraditions.com/Merchand/BackPrch/BackPrch.htm
Friday 6 December 2013
MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON
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