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    bowleserised: Mixing the chocolate candy with the raspberry candy in Pippi Longstocking. I keep trying to recreate that and failing. Pemmican in Swallows and Amazon... more »
    EsmereldaFitzmonster: Despite the racist undertones that I was aware of even at the age of 8, the Bobbsey twins' cook Dinah always made the most delectable picnics. My mom ... more »
    SmillaSnow: I always loved it when Beverly Clearly described the Quimby's outings at the Whopperburger. "A soft, juicy hamburger spiced with relish, French fries ... more »
    queenieinmanhattan: The Automats in "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." more »
    queenieinmanhattan: Oh my GOD, duh. Martini's in "The Dud Avocado": "We had dry martinis; great wing-shaped glasses of perfumed fire, tangy as the early morning air." I l... more »
    spikenard: JEZZIES! I MADE A BLOG! [literaryfoodporn.blogspot.com] i shall update it every day! suggestions please! more »
    hatepaperdoll: The barbeque at Twelve Oaks in Gone With The Wind. The Martinis, chicken sandwich, milk, and soup in Frannie and Zooey, the Plover's eggs in Brideshea... more »
    queenieinmanhattan: Not a book, but Billy Crystal and his Mallomars, circa When Harry Met Sally. He was right - they ARE the best (commercially-produced) cookie ever made. more »
    LadyNo Fondles Sweaters: The most important issue here, Jezzies, is Where the hell is TSCHEESE? I feel like this threa was MADE for her! more »
    merci: The feasts in the Redwall series were amazing. My best friend and I started making scones (this was in a pre-Starbucks world, mind you) after reading ... more »
    aubonpam: Brian. Jacques. more »
    gherkinfiend: I was oddly fascinated by the crawdaddies in The Summer of My German Soldier as a child...and the egg creams in Harriet the Spy I'm still not sure wha... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: FOOD. WANT. I am fucking famished. First the Thanksgiving edition of food porn, featuring the buche de noel, and now this. And we arent having din unt... more »
    queenieinmanhattan: Ooooh, and, obviously, anything by Ruth Reichl. Though those aren't fiction. But still. The woman single-handedly addicted me to spaghetti carbonara. more »
    queenieinmanhattan: Maple candy in Little House in the Big Woods! Madeleine in Swann's Way! Complete lack of food/ham/cutlets in I Capture the Castle! All of the food ... more »
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    Screw The Story's Plot: What Did They Have For Lunch?