When I began promoting The Secret History of Home Economics, I knew that everyone would ask me about practice babies. (And they have.) But I wasn’t expecting such a strong reaction to the Jell-O salad. Some interviewers referred to the genre with disdain and horror. I’ll admit I started it, by mocking a lemon Jell-O “salad pie” chilled in a shell. In fact, I described that dish as a “terrifying
Not so much relevant to this post but to your book as a whole, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I'm currently reading *The Hidden Palace" by Helene Wecker, the sequel to "The Golem and the Jinni" (but I think it coulr be read independently), and I don't think it's too much of a spoiler to say that the early 20th century Columbia University Department of Domestic Sciences figures as a plot point. Certainly I wouldn't have appreciated it as much without having read your book.
I still have the "The New Joys of Jello" cookbook from 1973 and love it! Not that I make Jello anymore but I love the book. :)
Not so much relevant to this post but to your book as a whole, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I'm currently reading *The Hidden Palace" by Helene Wecker, the sequel to "The Golem and the Jinni" (but I think it coulr be read independently), and I don't think it's too much of a spoiler to say that the early 20th century Columbia University Department of Domestic Sciences figures as a plot point. Certainly I wouldn't have appreciated it as much without having read your book.