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Article: Baked macaroni, ham recipes stir nostalgia
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 10, 1989
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Conceivably there are billions of citizens on the planet who
never have heard of elbow macaroni. And perhaps as many countless
millions never have delved into ham baking, preferring their piggie
tinned, sliced, barbecued or not at all.
I prefer both, together, prepared in a manner just as corny as
the combination. They are simple, but that is no reason why they
cannot become things of legend.
There is a story that goes along with these prejudices, and the
saga goes like this:
In early 1947, Good Housekeeping magazine revved up its busy
test kitchens and produced another specimen of middle American
goodies. On page 118 of the March issue, splang in the middle of an
article called ...