The Saturday Evening Post articles from November 1996

The Saturday Evening Post archives from November 1996

The holiday gift of citrus.(includes recipes)
November 1, 1996... No Christmas would be quite complete without citrus fruits. Oranges, lemons, tangerines, and grapefruits put punch in our Christmas entertaining and zest in our Christmas breads and seasonings. Gifts of fruit are always welcome, whether...

My angel friend. (short story)
November 1, 1996... Everyone has a favorite Christmas memory. For me it came gift-wrapped as a dream long, long ago and is with me still. The dream was about an angel named Luke who taught me a special lesson. And to this day, I believe the dream was real. I...

The littlest angel. (short story)
November 1, 1996... Once upon a time there was, in paradise, a most unhappy cherub who was known throughout heaven as The Littlest Angel. He was exactly four years, six months, five days, seven hours, and 42 minutes old when he presented himself to the Gatekeeper....

Bob Hope's Dear Prez, I Wanna Tell Ya! A Presidential Jokebook.
November 1, 1996... By Bob Hope 182 pages, General Publishing Group, Inc., $14.95 Bob Hope aptly titled his latest book Dear Prez, I Wanna Tell Ya! because tell our presidents he does. In spades. Right off, the author sets the record straight that, contrary to...

My 'Middle-Aged' Baby Book: A Record of Milestones, Millstones and Gallstones.
November 1, 1996... Middle age delivers a unique (and unwelcome) set of firsts, including love handles, memory lapses, gray hair, and varicose veins. A new book lightheartedly chronicles our second childhood. Warning: One look at the cover and you're hooked....

I can read. (obituaries)
November 1, 1996... Obituary reading begins in middle age and is considered a normal developmental stage. There are those who argue that this new habit represents the maturing person's first concession to the possibility of mortality. They are wrong. A mature...

Wouldn't this frost ya! (domestic relations)
November 1, 1996... Since she isn't the one paying the electric bill, why not use the refrigerator as an air conditione? If, at this very minute, I was to confront my dear wife--who shall be nameless, for reasons soon to become apparent--and ask her if our...

The Post goes to the polls. (Saturday Evening Post covers)
November 1, 1996... A delegation from Kansas, calling upon Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, New York, was met by the president with coat and collar off. "Ah, gentlemen," he said, mopping his brow, "I'm delighted to see you, but I'm very busy putting in my hay...

Holiday hazards for pets.
November 1, 1996... Give your pet (and your vet) a break this Christmas season by taking simple precautions to prevent holiday-related injuries. Playful puppies romping in the snow with bundled-up children, wide-eyed kittens mesmerized by flashing Christmas...

Paradise found. (Nevis)(includes some favorite island recipes)
November 1, 1996... Rent a car on the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis and get ready to get lost. Streets aren't marked, houses aren't numbered, and no traffic lights exist. Ask directions in the capital city of Charlestown and an easygoing Nevisian might wave you...