Childhood and food are inextricably linked, from that first taste of ice cream, to the pleasures of a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich, to the joys of the summer hot dog. As you can tell, our commentators tapped into this delicious assignment.
Thursday February 3, 2005
Wednesday September 15, 2004
Wednesday August 11, 2004
Tuesday November 27, 2001
Who put the jelly in a PB and J? Shelley Fraser Mickle is here today to tell us.
Wednesday October 24, 2001
Shelley Fraser Mickle’s remembering today is about that mainstay of every child’s diet – the cookie – and how it crumbles.
Wednesday October 10, 2001
Today, Shelley Fraser Mickle is bending her memory around pretzels.
Friday June 1, 2001
That’s Homer Price’s Aunt Aggie, complaining about newfangled inventions like the doughnut machine that his Uncle Ulysses is tinkering with in the couple’s new little coffee shop on the village square in Centerberg, USA.
Thursday March 8, 2001
It’s National Noodle Month, and Shelley Fraser Mickle is singing the praises of pasta and all its twists and turns.
Monday February 26, 2001
Today, Shelley Fraser Mickle has some fresh ideas about spilt milk.
Friday February 16, 2001
Who would guess that there’s a story in cornflakes? Shelley Fraser Mickle has one for us today on this toasted American institution.
Wednesday August 2, 2000
If you haven’t visited a full-service candy counter lately, you probably aren’t aware that old-fashioned things like lollipops or chocolate bars are simply passé.
Tuesday July 25, 2000
Thursday June 8, 2000
Shelley Fraser Mickle has a remembering for us today about that most summery of inventions: ice cream.
Friday January 7, 2000
Wednesday November 17, 1999
Today is National Homemade Bread Day, and Shelley Fraser Mickle has some thoughts about the subject that have stuck with her for a long time.