Friday, September 13, 2013

Fortune Cookie Day


Fortune Cookie Day: July 20 or September 13.

The fortune cookie was known first as the fortune cake.
An unopened jar of Jan-U-Wine Fortune and Tea Cakes
has a label with a 1934 copyright. The contents may be
79 years old.



(Next post on Monday: Clarence P. Hornung)

5 comments:

  1. Hi, is it possible to use this image for the Wikipedia page I am writing for Jan-U-Wine? Please let me know. Thank you.

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  2. Hi Kristie, please feel free to use the image.

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    1. Thank you so much! The photo is now on Wikimedia Common at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan-U-Wine_Fortune_Cakes.jpg. It will take a few months for the Wikipedia page to be reviewed, but the URL should be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan-U-Wine once it's approved.

      More context - I have a YouTube channel on American Chinese food at https://www.youtube.com/AmericanChineseFoodShow. I was researching about local canned food manufacturers and realized there is nothing on Jan-U-Wine. So I put together some research so more people can learn about it. Thank you again for allowing me to use the image.

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  3. Hi Kristie, You may be interested in my post at Chinese American Eyes:
    Who Created the “How to Use Chopsticks” Illustrations?
    https://chimericaneyes.blogspot.com/2022/11/artist-unknown-who-made-how-to-use.html

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    1. I am a big fan of Chinese American Eyes! (I was surprised to find out you are operating multiple blogs when I stumbled on the Jan-U-Wine post) I read that blog post before, but if YOU can't figure out who made the illustrations, probably no one else can :D I have plans to do a few episodes on restaurant supplies manufacturers, e.g. fortune cookies, even those Chinese zodiac paper placemats.

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