Another early cooking video from the Pete Smith Specialty series, a real slice of American cookery and entertaining circa 1937. Starring Prudence Penny, a popular (pseudonymous) advice columnist for housewives. Shot in three-strip Technicolor, Oscar-winner for Best Short Subject.
Cicadas fried, cicadas as sushi, cicadas as a substitute for the kids' PB&J and more as folks from LTHForum.com demonstrate all the ways you can prepare a gourmet cicada feast.
You hear the phrase "farm to table" a lot in food circles. The next Sky Full of Bacon will show you what it really means. Watch the trailer and check back on November 13 to see the full video and read the complete story in the Chicago Reader. Music by Kevin MacLeod. (1:26)