My father is a collector of vintage ephemera. That’s a nice way of saying that he likes old stuff, but then, so do I, so I guess we’re even. Occasionally he’ll send me pictures of old-timey ...

Junket used to fascinate me growing up in the 1960s. Here was this dessert with the flavor of a pudding and the quivering, bouncy texture of gelatin all rolled into one. The milky pastel colors were ...