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Torn down Tuesday: Make way for the Main Place Mall – BN Chronicles

From the roof of AM&A’s in 1960, very few of the buildings seen here would still be standing a decade later. While the venerable Buffalo retailing names like Tanke and Ulbrich, which dated back to the 1850s and 1870s, would hold on until the 1980s, the buildings they’d called home for generations would not. Most […]

Buffalo Buffalo History Meet the Millers recipe

Party Goulash

From “Meet the Millers”, January 15, 1957 Party Goulash 1 cup onion (sliced) 1 pound beef (cubed boneless) 1 pound veal (cubed boneless) 1/2 pound pork (cubed) flour (for coating meat) 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound sauerkraut 1 tablespoon paprika (Hungarian) 1 teaspoon caraway seeds 1 cup consomme 1/4 teaspoon bay 1/8 teaspoon thyme […]

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#tbt More Buffalo retail advertising from the vaults

More Old School Buffalo retail advertising   Face-saving Facts Take the sting out of your daily shave! Let a Schick Electric Dry Shiver shear away your beard, smoothly, quickly and cleanly. There’s no fussing with lather, blades or brush. There’s no scraping or pulling. The Schick whisks over your face in a jiffy and removes […]

Molded Cabbage Salad
Buffalo Buffalo History Meet the Millers recipe

Molded Cabbage Salad

Molded Cabbage Salad 1 package lemon gelatin 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup hot water 1 cup cold water 1 1/2 cups cabbage (finely shredded) 2 tablespoons green pepper (diced) 1 tablespoon onion (grated) 1/2 cup carrot (slices) 1 tablespoon pimiento (chopped) lettuce radish mayonnaise Dissolve gelatin and salt in hot water. Add cold water and […]

music makers menu
Buffalo Buffalo History food Music Makers Menu recipe

Hamburgers with Creole Sauce

Hamburgers with Creole Sauce 1 pound hamburger 1 large onion (minced) 1 cup celery (chopped) 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped) 1 pint crushed tomatoes salt (to taste) pepper (to taste) Brown Hamburgers in butter, add canned tomatoes to cover, and above ingredients. Simmer slowly until well done (about 1 hour). As always- printer friendly copies: […]