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Explore Leisure Time '50s-Style at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch

originally published: 05/27/2022


(BRICK TOWNSHIP) -- Take a glimpse at postwar leisure life in America. Tea and food historian Judith Krall-Russo presents “Ladies’ Luncheons, Cocktail Parties, and Backyard Grilling in the 1950s,” on Saturday, June 11, at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch. The event begins at 2:00pm.

The aspirations and dreams of the upwardly-mobile society that emerged from World War II often took shape in entertaining guests, especially at home. Luncheons, cocktail soirees, and barbecuing skills became symbols of status, togetherness, and success.

Guiding attendees through the era will be New Jersey’s Judith Krall-Russo, a self-taught cook with extensive knowledge of the histories and trends blueberries, cranberries, the Jersey tomato, and many other Garden State agriculture staples.

Judith’s study of global tea traditions earned her Tea Expert certification by the Tea School of Pomfret, Connecticut, and New York’s Specialty Tea Institute. Her more than 40 agricultural, epicurean, and historical seminars are listed at https://teafoodhistory.com.

Registration at www.theoceancountylibrary.org/events is required for this free presentation.  




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