Before Jell-O, colorful gelatin desserts were haute cuisine

10 hidden ‘deserts,’ Frisbie pies, and the most dangerous toy in the world. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. April 25, 2019 Haute Gelatin Mid-20th century Jell-O-based dishes are widely viewed as the nadir of American cooking—symbols of the era when everything got the affordable gelatin treatment. But for centuries prior, gelatin was a status symbol. Read More → 10 Hidden ‘Deserts’ Around the world, pockets of desert-like terrain hide in unusual spots. Poland boasts a human-made desert slowly being reclaimed by the forest, and in Greece, a patch of shifting sand sits between two extinct volcanoes. Read more → Frisbie Pies When Dan O’Connor discovered an old Frisbie Pie Company tin, he knew he had a piece of history in his hands. After all, the defunct Connecticut bakery was the namesake of the Frisbee toy. Now he’s bringing back the pies as a way of “keeping the story alive,” for both aficionados of flying discs and flaky pastry. Read more → Video Radioactive Play What is the world’s most dangerous toy? Probably the radioactive Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab Kit. Voula Saridakis, a curator at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, explains its fascinating history. Watch Now → UPPSALA, SWEDEN ‘Thing of all Swedes’ From prehistoric times through the Middle Ages, a process called a “thing” was a type of governing assembly used by Germanic peoples. Such gatherings were usually held on large, artificial earthen mounds that were considered neutral ground where all could speak. Read more → VIENTIANE, LAOS Patuxai A massive war monument and triumphal arch in the center of Vientiane, Laos, Patuxai was completed in 1968, using funds donated by the United States originally meant for the construction of an airport. Read more → Food & Drink Kibinai These crescent-shaped hand pies stuffed with mutton, cheese, spinach, mushrooms, and other fillings, are a popular snack in Lithuania. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222