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Nashville, Whiskey, Cash and Cotton Candy
My first country music performance was at a 4th of July picnic in the 70's. My friend Nicole's family was throwing the party and their...
Susan Welsh
Oct 20, 20172 min read
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Tom Petty, Turkey Loaf and Hometown Blues
The first Tom Petty songs I fell for were the ones from his debut album. I listened to "Hometown Blues" and "Breakdown" over and over...
Susan Welsh
Oct 11, 20172 min read
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Visions of sugar plums dance in my head. . .
I was imprinted in childhood with the essence of my ancestors' homeland as I watched my grandmother roll, knead, sugar and ice a variety...
Susan Welsh
Oct 3, 20172 min read
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Cookies for breakfast!
In the pantheon of manufactured cookies, many have uniquely interesting histories. As a long-time fan of the Margherite, those ridged...
Susan Welsh
Sep 25, 20172 min read
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Nature's first green is Ginger Gold. .
The Ginger Gold is a "niche" apple, miraculously propagated by Clyde Harvey on his farm in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in...
Susan Welsh
Sep 5, 20173 min read
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Sugar, salt, and the Jersey Shore
Summers at the shore have always tasted of salt and sugar--the saline lick on your lips from ocean spray, snowy powdered sugar atop crumb...
Susan Welsh
Aug 23, 20172 min read
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One dollar and the legacy of America's favorite cookie
In 1939 two iconic movies made their debut. While The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind were buzzing at the box office, Trenton's own...
Susan Welsh
Aug 4, 20172 min read
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One word. Tequila!
This is one beverage I imbibe lightly and rarely consume. My wife-- well that's a different story. . .she's a true connoisseur and...
Susan Welsh
Jul 24, 20171 min read
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The emperor of ice cream--a journey through poems, politics, and ice cream. . .
In 1982 I read Wallace Steven's poem, "The Emperor of Ice Cream" for the first time. I didn't entirely understand it, but appreciated...
Susan Welsh
Jul 18, 20173 min read
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"Nostalgia. It's delicate, but potent."
Watch this video from Mad Men capture the essence of nostalgia. . . In one of the greatest monologues, in one of the most brilliant ...
Susan Welsh
Jul 2, 20172 min read
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Best Beach Party Ever!
Tonight is television gold for me with the reboot of ABC's Battle of the Network Stars --a bygone, biannual event, filmed on the stunning...
Susan Welsh
Jun 29, 20172 min read
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The apple of July (baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet. . .)
As we approach the month of July my mother will inevitably call me and ask if I'm free to help her core apples, turn the crank on the...
Susan Welsh
Jun 27, 20172 min read
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My Father's Day Abecedarius
My Dad, circa 1974, Avalon NJ Yesterday I spent an hour in the local card shop and walked out with nothing. I was looking for a Father's...
Susan Welsh
Jun 17, 20172 min read
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Ritz and Roll
When I was a kid we called it icebox cake, but it's also referred to as Zebra Cake or, officially, Nabisco Chocolate Refrigerator Roll. ...
Susan Welsh
Jun 9, 20172 min read
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From Parthenon to Pantheon
Standing at the foot of the moonlit Parthenon after midnight is enchanting, otherworldly. The gravitas of historical blood, battle and...
Susan Welsh
Jun 7, 20172 min read
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Let them eat pie. . .
Today we e-filed our marriage license application. Next month we will take our vows, and in September we will eat pie at the...
Susan Welsh
Jun 6, 20173 min read
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ALOHA SPIRIT
Hawaii is a paradise of azure and turquoise blues juxtaposed against deep majestic jade and jungle greens. All this rich, vibrant color...
Susan Welsh
May 25, 20172 min read
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From Hollywood
You can still hear those familiar jazz notes as Carson emerges from behind the multi-colorered curtain every night, thanks to syndication...
Susan Welsh
May 13, 20173 min read
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Una michelada por favor
If you're a beer drinker who doesn't know what a Michelada is, make it your business to become familiar with this cerveza preparada, one...
Susan Welsh
May 2, 20172 min read
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Of Mai Tais and Madmen
It's likely that my love of Tiki bars was instilled at an early age-- somewhere between my mother's fond recollections of having...
By Susan Welsh
Apr 25, 20172 min read
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