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Cynthia Nims's avatar

My older sister and I traipsed through my mom's old battered recipe folder together recently and had a laugh over ALL the recipes with gelatin in them. Mom was among those looking to keep her fingernails nice and strong thanks to all that Knox!

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Jenn Sharp's avatar

Mine too! I can remember her saying that and doing it. But I must admit, she had beautiful nails! 😂. It’s the images depicting women being forced by societal norms to be rail thin that is most offensive, to me. But I guess that was the time.

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Julia Watson's avatar

Rivetting piece, as always.

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Karen's avatar

Such a fascinating story of an original “health food”! Thank you for including all of their advertisements.

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Harrison's avatar

Love this gelatin deep dive!

I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining industry line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking. I'd love to connect and spur new growth between our audiences. Let me know if there is interest!

check out my adapted Food Timeline:

https://thesecretingredient.substack.com/p/when-did-your-favorite-foods-originate

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