#50s grocery store

[thegikitiki]

Grocery Store Fashion Show, 1958

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

woke up and someone spilled vanilla extract all over my dash, so as punishment you strange little beasties are getting all the VANILLA FACTS i know:

vanilla is the 2nd most expensive spice in the world (2nd to saffron)

which is why more than 99% of what we call "vanilla extract" is actually vanillin (vanilla's dominant flavor compound) and is not extracted from real vanilla.

luckily, even professionals struggle to tell the difference when it comes to things like baked goods. but there is a distinct difference in non-heat treated products like vanilla ice cream. real vanilla has a more complex, individualized flavor profile.

why is vanilla so expensive? because it is a ridiculously delicate & demanding crop. complete primadonna.

vanilla beans come from vanilla orchids. these crazy flowers bloom for A SINGLE DAY and have to be HAND-POLLINATED in a process that is exhausting, delicate, and requires specialist knowledge passed down over generations.

then, if you're lucky, you get vanilla beans.

which then require months of further specialized treatment.

the entire process takes about a year and can go wrong at any stage

vanilla has been cultivated for over 800 years (possibly much longer). the first known cultivators are the Totonac, an indigenous people of Mexico.

the Aztecs used it as a sweetener to balance out the bitter taste of cocoa. it was popular in a drink called xocolatl--the precursor to modern hot chocolate!

it is only pollinated by a very specific orchid bee!!!

which is why no fruit could be grown outside of Mexico until the 1800s

Edmond Albius, born into slavery, invented the pollination method we still use today--launching a global industry when he was just 12 years old.

today, the majority of the world's vanilla is grown in Madagascar

if you want real vanilla, read the labels carefully--it's harder to find than you think!

in conclusion, those tiny black specks you see in fancy vanilla ice cream? those are vanilla bean seeds! itty bitty orchid seeds!!! they are delicious and also a PRISSY BITCH!

(src)

[retropopcult]

Winter Haven's Northgate Shopping Center, April 1959

[healthilyathome]

Weekly Groceries

I thought it might be helpful or interesting for others to see an example of how you can handle groceries each week. We have two adults eating. I make as much as I can from scratch, and starting this month we'll be going gluten free. I meal plan every week so I can catch weekly sales and then we typically get groceries either Saturday or Sunday morning. I don't usually plan the meals for specific days, I pretty much just make a list of my options to choose from everyday. I don't usually need to buy every ingredient for every meal since I try to keep a well stocked kitchen. Things like spices, sauces, and condiments are only bought as needed. The grocery list in the post is a list of the actual items I bought this week.

This week's meal plan:

Chicken and Biscuits (we're actually having this tonight lol)

Honey Sriracha Chicken

Burger Bowls

Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Stir Fry

Tacos

Grocery List:

Chicken breasts

Ground beef

Eggs

Milk

Butter

Spinach

Frozen mixed vegetables

Tomato sauce

Apple cider vinegar

Raspberry jam

Gluten free bread crumbs

Gluten free pasta

[mod2amaryllis]

What's cosmic depression?

when you're depressed but in the cosmos

[mrfunnyinthebank]

he deserves to get the shit kicked out of him forever just for dressing like this as the champion

[kply-industries]

A very early Trix rabbit

[cerealkiller740]

1959 A&P grocery store 100 years anniversary

[mildmayfoxe]

it is kind of crazy to witness how people who make real money (have a salary) live because my roommate is trying a new local meal delivery service and she’s been really enjoying it so i just went and looked at their website and it’s at least $100+ a week which boggles the mind. meanwhile i’m going to the grocery store & always hitting the “20 items or fewer” lane & getting mad when i have to pay more than $50

[threnodians]

it’s official; i’ll be working 5:30-9:30pm instead of 6:30-9:30pm thursday-monday due to the fact that we have 6 momma dogs and 37 puppies between them all in addition to the 4 dogs i have to walk (6 right now because we have two dogs boarding with us unfortunately) which means that i should have time to clean everything thoroughly and it also means that i will be making about $680 instead of $578 each biweekly paycheck which isn’t a lot but it is significantly more than $0 per week and this job suits my schedule so so so much better than literally every single other job i have had and also i get paid for getting some puppy therapy

[communistkenobi]

Groceries on par with take out at this point

[deathbypufferfish]

The visual storytelling of why there is a literal dent in my shin rn

[pikslasrce]

one must imagine sisyphus in a cunty little avant-garde outfit

[placeinthisworld]

i have a phone interview in a half hour for a company i’ve been applying/ interviewing for for years lol

[mishkakagehishka]

How the hell did i already spend 83% of my monthly groceries budget

[itstimeforstarwars]

I miss analog phone connection because we had just finally gotten to the point where cell phone worked reliably in my area and then tv and phones all switched to digital signal and all the companies went lmao fuck the rural people. Again.