A few days ago we sent 20 of our craftier friends a Christmas card in the form of a challenge. The cards were made from circa 1970s Betty Crocker recipe cards and this letter was included inside the card:
We know that when our Christmas card comes in the mail you have grown to expect a scintillating mix of Christmas tunes. This year, however, you're in for a different kind of treat! Steve said that the song selection is growing thin, so he's taking the year off. Instead, you're being invited to participate in the Bischof Family 2010 Super Seventies Christmas Bake-Off. Yes, you. While some of our friends and loved ones will receive perfectly lovely letterpress cards from a small island in Maine, we think you are up to the challenge of something more...interactive. And we hope you'll accept!
You'll see that your card is comprised of a super seventies Betty Crocker recipe card, replete with some seriously amazing food staging backgrounds. This set, circa 1971, was saved from eminent destruction when my parents downsized and I claimed the big yellow plastic box of recipe cards for my own. This year, I culled 20 choice Christmas-y recipes from the collection and decided to pass them on to you. Some recipes have a decidedly holiday flair [like the variety of fruitcakes and steamed puddings] while others were chosen for their Christmas-y color palate [like grasshopper pie, or cherry vanilla fudge]. Your card has been chosen especially for you.
The challenge:
1) Sometime before December 25th, follow the recipe on the inside of your Christmas card, or one of its several variations, and make the item described.
2) Before you enjoy your Christmas treat, take a few moments to stage your food. Feel free to add props, create backgrounds, etc. The more 1970s, the better.
3) Take a picture of your final product. [We've scanned the originals].
4) Send Libby the picture via email: libby.bischof@gmail.com
5) All the images and comments will be posted on the blog we've created for the occasion: http://super70sxmasbakeoff.blogspot.com/
Best staging receives a prize! Check in for blog updates as the season progresses.
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Now, we wait. Can't wait to see what they come up with. The results will be posted here!
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