Subj : Today in History - 1930
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Sep 07 2022 09:48:00

08 September 1930 - 1st APPEARANCE OF COMIC STRIP "BLONDIE": Blondie 
focused on the adventures of Blondie Boopadoop—a carefree flapper girl 
who spent her days in dance halls along with her boyfriend Dagwood 
Bumstead, heir to an industrial fortune. The name "Boopadoop" derives 
from the scat singing lyric that was popularized by Helen Kane's 1928 
song "I Wanna Be Loved by You."

Blondie and Dagwood debuted on September 8, 1930, in the New York 
American and several other newspapers across North America. The strip 
was only moderately popular in its first two and a half years, as 
interest in humorous "pretty girl" stories dried up as a result of the 
Great Depression, turning Blondie into a parody of those strips taking 
a more melodramatic direction. In mid-1932, and considering the scenario 
to have run its course,

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Dagwood Bumstead Sandwich
 Categories: Sandwiches
      Yield: 1 Sandwich
 
      3 lg Onions; sliced
      1    Head lettuce
      4 lg Tomatoes; sliced
      1 lb Lobster tail meat
      1    Eagle talon
      1    Fish; pref. 2 days old
      1    Pot spaghetti; cold & gooey
      1 lb Bacon; cooked
      1 lb Meatloaf
      1 lb Ham
      1 lg Fried egg; over easy
      1    String of sausages
      1 ga Mayonnaise
      8 oz Jar of pickles
      6 oz Tin of sardines in oil
     24 oz Bottle of ketchup
     14 oz Bottle Sweet mustard
      8 oz Dijon mustard
     24 oz Loaf Bread
           Assorted cheese
           Assorted vegetables
           Assorted olives
 
  Notes from Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
  
  Now that he has announced that he is joining his wife's
  catering business, cartoon chowhound Dagwood Bumstead is
  releasing the recipe for his famous Dagwood sandwich. See
  ingredients above. See directions below.
  
  DIRECTIONS: Arrange the ingredients between slices of bread.
  
  Serves one.
  
  From: King Features Syndicate
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
  
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