The women from the 1950s television archives – Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Audrey Meadows and all the rest – had the best dresses to show off spectacular figures: tiny waists with flared skirts and shirt tops that allowed them to wear their most comfortable bras and hid anything else they weren’t too proud of.
Their waists were tiny, of course, because the food was horrible. Continue reading Cook Book Review: 1000 Recipe Cook Book (1950)