Old Fashioned Cooking
the liver, heart, gizzards, and neck of a chicken or other fowl used to make stuffing, gravy, or soup.
Giblets
These two dances are among the words used in radio communications and are part of the military alphabet
Foxtrot & Tango
Someone who provided people with phone numbers and connected them to the proper phone line
Telephone operator
This singer sang the song Que Sera Sera
Doris Day
Both hands on the 12
Noon or Midnight
Wooden boxes lined with tin or zinc where a large block of ice was placed to keep food cold before electric refrigerators were available.
Icebox
The famous dance partner of Ginger Rodgers
Fred Astaire
Someone who went around the streets turning on and putting out the gas lights
Lamp lighter
This popular singer was known as Old Blue Eyes
Frank Sinatra
The big hand on the 12 and the little hand on the 3
3:00
A term for butter or other fat used to make pastry or bread
Shortening
A French dance known for its high kicks
Can Can
Someone who visited homes door to door selling well made sets of books known to be very useful for school children studying at home. The books were usually bound in leather and numbered.
Encyclopedia salesperson
This energetic dancer sang and danced to "Singing in the Rain"
Gene Kelly
the big hand on the 6 and the little hand on the 8
8:30
A term used for cooked pasta that is still firm when bitten
Al dente
A slow smooth dance with only four steps following a 3/4 timing
Waltz
Someone who worked in an office and was trained to scribble down notes quickly and then type them out on a typewriter
Shorthand Typist
This 1960s trio sang the whimsical song "Puff the Magic Dragon"
Peter, Paul & Mary
The big hand on the 4 and the little hand on the 12
12:20
A cooking technique that involves quickly submerging food in boiling water, then transferring it to ice cold water to stop the cooking process?
Blanching
Conga line
Someone who was employed to try someones meal if they were Royal or important to see if the food was poisoned
Food Taster
This singer sang Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, and Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley
The big hand on the 1 and the little hand on the 2
2:05