30th Jul 2009

The century of convenience

Y’know, when I’m out of time, I just tell my kids, “No dessert.” That takes a lot less time than even instant Jell-O pudding! :) (I should market these genius ideas some time…)

Commercial found via Kitchen Retro, with a nice recipe for Strawberry Sparkle…

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3 Responses to “The century of convenience”

  1. July 30th, 2009 at 9:26 am Buzz Says:

    I realize standards change, but that is a really dumpy looking cartoon mother. At the beginning, it sort of made sense, when she was just too put upon by the world. But when she was happily serving jell-o at the end, it looked really odd. She looked more like the kids’ cigar-smoking Grandma.

  2. July 31st, 2009 at 1:23 pm Rose Says:

    Buzz, I totally agree. Apparently, a life of drudgery can age a woman dramatically!

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