LornaHansonForbes Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 anyone looking for some escapism, the following article is...interesting. http://jezebel.com/we-made-joan-crawfords-nourishing-french-banana-salad-a-1789006250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 anyone looking for some escapism, the following article is...interesting. http://jezebel.com/we-made-joan-crawfords-nourishing-french-banana-salad-a-1789006250 Yikes! What a combo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 A recipe to give to your worst enemy--Joan didn't make those pies in "Mildred Pierce"--Judging by this recipe, Crawford was NOT a cook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaDoria Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Well, as someone who always adds mayo and lettuce to her peanut butter sandwiches, I would probably like it. But then I've always been a kindred spirit with Joan. Pardon me now while I go rearrange my son's closet. He can't seem to understand that his pants go on beige hangers and his shirts on the black. (There are no wire hangers in this house.) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I wonder if she ever made the kids eat this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 ICK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 I wonder if she ever made the kids eat this? " if you don't finish your raw steak you can't have any french banana salad! .... DONT YOU GIVE ME THAT LOOK, MISSY!!!!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 What is French about this? Do the French like bananas with mayo??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 What is French about this? Do the French like bananas with mayo??? The article notes right off that this is neither French nor a salad, the lettuce is entirely for presentation. Joan was NUTS, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I wonder if she ever made the kids eat this? Well, you can wash ANYTHING down with enough Pepsi, Roy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 Well, you can wash ANYTHING down with enough Pepsi, Roy. There is truth to this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Maybe if the French had served this stuff to the Nazis, we wouldn't have had to save their butts again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory1965 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 The recipe is actually swiped from a 1913 cookbook called "The Barton Cookbook" and is attributed to Mrs. A. P. Underwood. I wonder if some clever person in the MGM publicity department, when selecting this recipe on Joan's behalf, noticed the name of the woman who submitted the salad above this one decided Joan's should be called "French Banana Salad" to fancy it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Maybe if the French had served this stuff to the Nazis, we wouldn't have had to save their butts again. Well, so much for THIS little theory of yours, Rich. Ya see, I just did a little further research into this whole thing and it seems this salad was quite popularly served during the Vichy government era. (...it was the Free French forces who wouldn't touch the stuff...De Gaulle especially was once noted for saying, "Get that crap away from me"...in French, of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 The article notes right off that this is neither French nor a salad, the lettuce is entirely for presentation. Joan was NUTS, man. LOL. I missed that part...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 The recipe is actually swiped from a 1913 cookbook called "The Barton Cookbook" and is attributed to Mrs. A. P. Underwood. I wonder if some clever person in the MGM publicity department, when selecting this recipe on Joan's behalf, noticed the name of the woman who submitted the salad above this one decided Joan's should be called "French Banana Salad" to fancy it up. LOL. Joan did like to put on "airs"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I wonder if this dish would work well alongside Marie Osmond’s Easy Lemon Cheesecake w/Blueberry Topping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I wonder if this dish would work well alongside Marie Osmond’s Easy Lemon Cheesecake w/Blueberry Topping. Have you ever tried that cheesecake? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Oh Gawd, I'm envisioning Joan, in full Kabuki makeup, bananas in one hand, a jar of Hellman's in the other bellowing CHRISTINA!!!! GET ME THE PEANUTS! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I wonder if this dish would work well alongside Marie Osmond’s Easy Lemon Cheesecake w/Blueberry Topping. Maybe, but I'm thinkin' Bette Davis' recipe for her "What a Dump Cake" might be even better! (...you DO know that that Cathy Mitchell woman with that funny voice of hers on those TV commercials stole Bette's recipe, doncha...she just dumped, err, dropped the "What a" part of it, that's all) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 I wonder if this dish would work well alongside Marie Osmond’s Easy Lemon Cheesecake w/Blueberry Topping. Marie Osmond's cheesecake is probably really really good. The Woman's livelihood is based entirely on gaining and losing 75 pounds at a time, I bet she knows how to bulk up good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 Maybe, but I'm thinkin' Bette Davis' recipe for her "What a Dump Cake" might be even better! (...you DO know that that Cathy Mitchell woman with that funny voice of hers on those TV commercials stole Bette's recipe, doncha...she just dumped, err, dropped the "What a" part of it, that's all) Mwahahahahaha. the term "dump cake" tickles me to NO END. I was just laughing at it the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 You guys all know how mayonaise is made right? The first time you ever see it made you're like "no no that can't be." (Oil and eggs in a blender.) It's one of my favorite things in life to explain to children what mayonnaise is. Ruins it for them every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'm guessing that after 1929, and the crash, people started eating the lettuce as opposed to letting it be solely for presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 The recipe is actually swiped from a 1913 cookbook called "The Barton Cookbook" and is attributed to Mrs. A. P. Underwood. I wonder if some clever person in the MGM publicity department, when selecting this recipe on Joan's behalf, noticed the name of the woman who submitted the salad above this one decided Joan's should be called "French Banana Salad" to fancy it up. HOW did you figure this out?!?! Im impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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