Ooh, I meant to pop this one up on June 24th which was National Pralines Day in the US, but forgot! So here’s a link to my June column for the lovely Eat Drink Films…
It’s all about the fabulous ZaSu Pitts and her brilliant book Candy Hits.
I first heard about this book waaaaaay back in 2001 when I was lucky enough to be a speaker at the Women in Silent Cinema Conference in Santa Cruz. Wow, those were the days! I think it might have been Shelley Stamp who spoke about ZaSu in one of the sessions and brought with her some home made candies made to a recipe in this book.
That was probably the little seed that was planted that grew into the madness that is Silver Screen Suppers…
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Fun post; I remember seeing her in a movie and thinking how funny she was in it. Thanks for bringing that memory to mind.
Ah thanks Moviejoltz! Just took a little jaunt over to your blog, love it! Thanks for dropping by – Jenny x
Great article! …and hilarious photo of ZaSu…it seems she has pralines stuck in her dental work 🙂 They sound delicious!
I’m going to make a batch for the Muswell Hill Horticultural Society Summer Show this weekend. I wonder if they would travel to Greece? Jx