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THE FANNIE FARMER COOKBOOK |
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His mother, the former Hannah Milhous, hoped he'd become a Quaker missionary |
Richard Nixon
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It's what SWAK stands for on the back of an envelope |
sealed with a kiss
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He hurled his hammer to kill the mighty giant Hrungnir |
Thor
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Boston favorite cake is basically this other "Boston" dessert without the custard filling |
a Boston cream pie
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It was the two-word term for shoeless dances held in school gymnasiums |
a sock hop
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He's the man on the bill that's the value of this answer |
(Steve: What is $100?)
Benjamin Franklin
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In 1994 this former president went to Haiti to help restore the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
Jimmy Carter
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When used as a title of respect, Hon. stands for this |
honorable
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Skadi chose a husband by looking only at these extremities protruding beneath a curtain |
feet
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These beans found in succotash are also a traditional ingredient in Brunswick stew |
lima beans
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This fad that peaked in 1958 was inspired by bamboo rings used in Australian gym classes |
the hula hoop
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He wanted to study architecture at the University of Wisconsin in the 1880s, but it wasn't offered |
Frank Lloyd Wright
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In his will he asked to be buried at the side of his wife Rachel in the garden of the Hermitage |
Andrew Jackson
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To an investor, the S & P in the S & P 500 stands for this |
Standard and Poor
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This supreme god is known by many epithets, including Veratyr, "Lord of Men", & Ygg, "The Awful" |
Odin
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This essential gumbo ingredient may be sliced & cooked with corn, tomatoes, green pepper & onion |
okra
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This "quiz champ" was on the cover of the February 11, 1957 issue of Time magazine |
Charles Van Doren
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In 1882 there was a $10,000 dead or alive reward for him & his brother |
Frank James
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Sadly, he was the first president whose parents survived him |
(Steve: Who is William Henry Harrison?)
JFK
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Someone who gambles on horse races should know that OTB stands for this |
off track betting
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Audhumla, the first of these farm animals, nourished the first giant, Ymir, with her milk |
a cow
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Fannie's recipe for crabmeat Indienne calls for this powder |
curry powder
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This fashion that began in 1953 had men on the streets exposing their knees |
Bermuda shorts
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1 of the 3 Franks in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
(1 of) Frank Gifford (Frank Kinard, Frank Gatski)
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He published "Principles of Mining" in 1909 & "Fishing for Fun" in 1963 |
Hoover
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This book of the Bible is sometimes abbreviated Ez. |
Ezekiel
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Fafnir transformed himself into one of these mythical beasts in order to guard his golden treasure |
a dragon
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It's the vegetable needed to make shirred eggs Florentine |
spinach
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He was the "good-looking" wrestler famous for spraying the ring with perfume |
Gorgeous George
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He went up in Gemini 7 & Apollo 8 |
Frank Borman
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