Nov 19
In lieu of a contribution to The Awl’s Real American Thanksgiving line-up, here’s a diet recipe (involving Spanish fly and bourbon) from the back of my grandmother’s 1954 New Settlement Cook Book. Granny was an atheist who had a near-death vision of a mansion waiting for her in heaven but didn’t want to go there because “who’s going to dust those goddamned doors?” She also had an astonishing repertoire of Texan expressions. I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t really have tried the 30 Days Diet, but I wouldn’t want to put money on it.

In lieu of a contribution to The Awl’s Real American Thanksgiving line-up, here’s a diet recipe (involving Spanish fly and bourbon) from the back of my grandmother’s 1954 New Settlement Cook Book.

Granny was an atheist who had a near-death vision of a mansion waiting for her in heaven but didn’t want to go there because “who’s going to dust those goddamned doors?” She also had an astonishing repertoire of Texan expressions. I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t really have tried the 30 Days Diet, but I wouldn’t want to put money on it.

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  1. villaneworld reblogged this from maudnewton and added:
    start working out again....such an asshole:
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    spent my twenties
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    This is, quite simply,...most awesome thing I’ve seen
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