Mercado & Seully's California Wine, Bitters

 

• Patent medicine label.
• c1866.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2001701438/
  

Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix

 

Made Christmas sausage balls with this mix but today was first time for the cheese biscuits themselves with the crawfish etouffee. Very good. Would make again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/180tx4s/red_lobster_biscuit_mix_any_tips_or_opinions/

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/rotel-cream-cheese-sausage-balls.html

Crawfish Etouffee 2026

 

1 pkg. crawfish tails with fat. 1 cup onion, celery, bell pepper. 3 cloves garlic. 2 cups chicken broth/stock. 1/4 cup parsley. Salt, pepper, cayenne. Roux with 1/2 cup butter, 1/3 cup flour. Once crawfish added, simmer 20 minutes.

Add parsley last ten minutes of cooking. I added too much dried parsley this time but it won't hurt anything.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/crawfish-etouffee.html

Ced-Rel Motel sign, Route 30, near Atkins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 2003.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017703590/
  

Peanut Butter Crunch cereal commercial (1989)

 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=273

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

 

Directed by Gus Van Sant. Found on Tubi. Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham, James Le Gros. I freak out when I see a hat on a bed because of this movie. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugstore_Cowboy 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/drugstore-cowboy-1989

https://www.criminalelement.com/run-down-to-the-ground-drugstore-cowboy-1989-gus-van-sant-james-fogle-drugs-pacific-northwest-brian-greene/ 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/drugstorecowboyrhowe_a0b239.htm

Mason City Tent and Awning Co., Mason City, Iowa

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017707143/
  

Budweiser - 8oz.(variant)

 

Tall version 8 oz. I have two of these. One on top of each of the back surround sound speakers. 

XTC - Dear God

 

Another MTV favorite from the 80s. Even cheap beer is expensive these days. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_God_(XTC_song) 

https://www.avclub.com/how-to-be-a-pop-star-january-22-2026-music-videos

Topper Motel sign, Route 30, Boone, Iowa

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017703588/
  

Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats

 

MTV staple back in the day. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stray_Cat_Strut

[Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Mich.]

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [ca. 1925]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016817062/
  

Hoegh Motel sign, Route 6, Atlantic, Iowa

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1988.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017703589/
  

1990 Keystone beer office pool gateway to cruise party TV ad

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_(beer_brand)

Field Gray - Philip Kerr

 

Bernie Gunther trade paperback I got off Amazon. From 2010. 7th in the series. 

https://berniegunther.com/book/field_grey/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Kerr

Dry goods store in S. José, C. Rica

 

• Photograph shows men and boys standing in a store selling umbrellas, machetes, fabric, clocks, and other articles.
• [between 1880 and 1900]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017652264/
  

Will. B. Dorman's original red cross bitters

 

• Patent medicine label showing crusader in armor.
• New England Lith. Co.
• c1870.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/92504677/
  

White Bean Soup 2026

 

Three cans Navy beans, drained. Two chicken thighs. One can diced tomato. One can Rotel tomato. One big onion. Two stalks celery. Two cloves garlic. Two boxes chicken broth. Thyme, bay leaf, cumin, cayenne. Simmer one to one and a half hours. Freezes well. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_bean

Black-Eyed Pea Soup 2026

 

Three cans peas, drained. Two pork chops. One big onion. Two stalks celery. Two cloves garlic. One can diced tomato, one can Rotel tomato. 2 boxes chicken broth. Thyme, bay leaf, cayenne. Simmer one to one and half hours. Freezes well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_pea

Mid-Iowa Motel sign, Route 6, Newton, Iowa

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017703585/