Gag Reflects

It's a Battle Royale between cinnamon-flavored placenta and corned beef dog food. Which salad will reign supreme and will there be any survivors?!?!?!?

Barry Manilow is on the turntable, 2 pots of cheese are bubbling away on the sterno and all our friends are gathered round, skewers in hand. What could possibly go wrong?

The prophet Homer Simpson once said, "you don't win friends with salad," and gaggle, we couldn't agree more. This episode covers a 450-page cookbook dedicated to salads of all forms: green, gelatinized and they even try to mess with our beloved potato salad. NONE OF THIS IS OKAY! NONE...OF...IT.

Welcome to Season 2, Gaggle! We're thrilled you came back and are celebrating your return with a fondue party. This episode covers Saveur Magazine's 1970, Fondue: The Fine Art of Fondue, Chinese Wok and Chafing Dish Cooking.

Of course, it wouldn't be Gag Reflects without a nefarious twist and a visit to the World's Fair. Buckle up, gaggle, it's going to be a cheesy ride.

WELCOME TO THE JELL-O THUNDERDOME. All the children sing, "We don't need another Jell-O!!!"

Join Naama, Jessi, and two very special guests as we wrap up season 1 with a jiggly, wiggly BANG!

It wouldn't be a true podcast about Vintage Cookbooks without discussing the mother of all gags: J E L L -O. We have a Jell-O hat trick for you, listener--the 1937 classic, Jack and Mary's Jello Recipe Book, the 1962 book, Joys of Jell-O, and the newcomer on the scene and 1993 sequel: More Joys of Jell-O

From its ancient aristocratic beginnings to 3-course meals enshrined in wiggly, jiggly, lemony goodness, Naama and Jessi address the jellophant in the room. You'll wanna listen on an empty stomach, gaggle.

Hey, hey, gaggle! Today Jessi sits in the bathroom, eating her Grey Gardens pâté on the toilet seat while Naama envelopes herself in a hotdog fruit cocktail stew. As Jessi is not recording at her own home, please excuse the sound but know, we are doing our own penance by having to eat these monstrosities!

Take our hand as we journey down a dark road of intrigue and lies, nestled in a kosher casing: Nathan's Hotdog Cookbook. We cannot confirm that this book, written by Nathan's son, led to his downfall but we can confirm that the recipes within are as much a sin as not toasting a hotdog bun!

Bottom's Up, listener. On this very special episode of Gag Reflects, Naama and Jessi have cocktail hour with a canned soup theme. We really wish we were kidding.

STOP! Campbell's Time. Listener, you won't believe what the Campbell's Soup Company is calling an actual "recipe." Settle in as Naama and Jessi discuss the problematic history of the Campbell's Soup Company and their even more problematic 1974 cookbook.