, Several months ago Pam Crawford, president of the, Resonating from the laptop speakers, the syncopated stroll of 1958s, A few years later, after reading David Daltons, The illness from the chemo left me pretty much confined to the couch of our little Greek houseI needed a focus. All these years later, no one had ever written that James Dean cookbook Hmmmmaybe thats what I neededREBEL-THERAPY! I decided if you want the job done, sometimes you gotta do it yourself. No one expressed that feeling better than Jimmie. Can you tell us a little about yourself? The Fairmount Historical Museum's James Dean Days event, September 23-25, 2005, is free. Ive made them before using Agar Agar, a seaweed product that has many of the same jelling properties as gelatinbut Ive never quite been able to get the texture perfect (and theres sometimes a tiny background flavor from the seaweed). James Dean Remembered international fan club magazine, the Deanzine (which just hit the mail today! VERY EXCITING! You can now buy beautiful enameled pins marking James Dean's life. Sadly, Sammys Best food line died with him in 1990. I still appreciate the former but absolutely adore the latter! It is a lot more work than I anticipated.I am seeing more young . The basic recipe here is simple to prepare. Of course! I told her. Pam is a uniquely beautiful person and a friend for many, many years. She suggested I write about how I became a Deaner or perhaps about my many trips to Fairmount, Indiana. Through messages back and forth, we agreed that the Deanzine might just be the best place to unveil a VERY IMPORTANT FIND that I and only a couple of others have been keeping secret for awhile, In the 20-something year process of collecting and compiling the recipes of what was to become Recipes for Rebels: In the kitchen with James Dean, the only recipe I could ever find from him was the kitten formula that he made for Marcus, his cat. Then mere days after the completed book was in process of being printed, THIS recipe was found! It was too late to Stop the presses!, So I started writing the Deanzine article about how James Dean came into my life and the many adventures it has provided over these last 37 yearssaving the James Dean recipe for an Easter egg surprise at the end of the story. 8 pages into it and only half way through my tale, I thought, How long does Pam want this to be?. Yes, back in the day, the sweet jello salad was king! We learn from their good deeds and traits and also their foibles. From all you have learned about him, what things do you find most admirable? I will look it up! Heres a recipe that appears in the Recipes for Rebels cookbook, that would be easily overlooked if it werent for its authorMildred Dean, mother of James. I was mesmerized from the very first of prowling thru the streets until the very emotional ending. In analyzing this recipe, the jelly omelet dates back to the 1890s in American cookbooks and even further in France and Europe (think about sweet crepes with marmalade). Most often the jelly omelet recipes describe a pretty standard plain omelet, spread with any sort of sweet fruit jam. I also found a few jelly omelets that incorporated Velveeta or American cheese as far back as the 1940s (Velveeta was first manufactured in 1923). James Dean fans are truly the best, most interesting people in the world! Have to try. The smaller the pan, the thicker your marshmallows will be. The 2-day process was actually kind of fun and inspired a real sense of accomplishment (and produced THE BEST tasting marshmallows youve ever had!) James Dean Memorial Service will be held at Back Creek Friends Church in Fairmount Indiana' on Friday, September 30. To become an actor. Fans come from all over the world to attend the Festival and James Dean Run Car Show. HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE AR 71909 NEWER EMAIL ADDRESS: But be sure to contact President Pamela Crawford by email at pjcrawford@suddenlink.net with your questions. Caroline Ingalls. Back in the kitchen, Ortenses Date Pudding recipe may have been an old family recipe. In tracing both the Dean and Winslow family trees, both lineages were Quaker that emigrated from England to settle initially in the North Carolina area. Date Pudding with nuts is a very traditional English recipe. This variation would be dated from sometime after the 1890s when baking powder was first commercially produced and used (Royal Baking Powder from Fort Wayne, IN was the first). All these years later it still pains me to think about his death. In addition to paying homage to the incredible man who inspired the club, it is a club that is very much focused on the people who are in it. They worked fine. , I always look forward to the triannual publication of. I also admire his unfettered willingness to grow and learn. Ive been publishing it around 17 years and lack of content has never been a problem. Making your own marshmallows (if you choose), adds a whole other layer of deliciousness to this dish. What do you love most about that place? Marshmallow interiors are soooo sticky, youll have a real mess on your hands (and everywhere else) if you skip this step. Im grateful for that. Your email address will not be published. What is it about him that drew you in initially? She involved herself with the 4H clubs with each of her children, was a member of the Pre-School Mothers Study Club, (along with Marcus) was a member of The Topper Bridge Club (Marcus also was a member of a Euchre playing group, but Ortense apparently didnt choose to play Euchre), and many more. She attended home cosmetic demonstrations, quilting parties, sewing parties, textile painting partiesall detailed in the weekly social scene reports in, Back in the kitchen, Ortenses Date Pudding recipe may have been an old family recipe. In tracing both the Dean and Winslow family trees, both lineages were Quaker that emigrated from England to settle initially in the North Carolina area. Date Pudding with nuts is a very traditional English recipe.. I always look forward to the next instalment and this doesnt disappoint. She and my Uncle Don never had children, but lived in a newly built, ranch-style home on the outskirts of town, raised Quarter Horses, had cats in the barn, and dozens of perfectly manicured rose bushes encircling the house. So those two love-struck teens came up with the crazy idea that if James Dean was traveling cross-country then he would just naturally have to come down the busy highway where our family lived. James Dean, in full James Byron Dean, (born February 8, 1931, Marion, Indiana, U.S.died September 30, 1955, near Paso Robles, California), American film actor who was enshrined as a symbol of the confused, restless, and idealistic youth of the 1950s. What are the typical festival days like up there? Just like Brando, Dean entered into the Actors Studio, purchased a Triumph motorcycle, and enjoyed playing the bongos. JAMES DEAN REMEMBERED is the Official Fan Club for American Film Legend JAMES DEAN. Some of that probably comes from that early realization that people can vanish from the earth in a second. James Dean was born on February 8, 1931, in Indiana, and later moved to Santa Monica, CA.After his mother died when he was 9 years old, Dean's father sent him back to Indiana to be raised by his aunt. Our awesome fan booth at the airport. His embracement of new ideas and of people of all walks of life and all cultures his openness and tolerance and probing spirit has inspired my whole life. James Dean Gallery & Fan Club now on Facebook. A few years later, after reading David Daltons Mutant King, I decided to make a road trip to Marion, INjust to see the place where this James Dean guy came from, and see if there was anything there. I never (quite) made it that trip. At a highway rest stop enroute, I found a flyer for The (just-opened) James Dean Gallery. Pam is a dear friend. Although I had met Helen Kirkpatrick from the Historical Museum earlier, I had made friends with these two and had visited with them often thru the years. The history of James Dean . Fans galore. I was raised outside of Frankton ,Indiana just 18 miles from Fairmount in Madison County. We are the only James Dean fan club that is sanctioned by the James Dean Estate. Also, I treasure memories like watching my babysitter and her boyfriend rock n roll like maniacs totally oblivious to the rest of the world to vinyl records back in the 50s. Let me know what you think when YOU try it. Fairmount, Indiana is the town where James Dean was raised from age 9 to age 18. Then youll have to make your own (like I did). Commercially canned pineapple dates back to the mid-1860s in Baltimore (using pineapples from the Caribbean. This recipe didnt make a lot. I baked it in a 48 dish and ended up with about 6 servings. In the video you see me lining the dish with baking paperthis was totally unnecessary. I was attempting to figure out a neater way of cutting and serving the puddingbut skip it, just butter the dish as Ortense instructs. You can always use a bigger dollop of whipped cream to hide any sloppy plating. Is everyone looking forward to this years festival and the dedication of the high school stage? Repeat as necessary to avoid a bigger mess. When I finally got around to cooking this, I found that I had used WAY more Crisco than was necessaryyou can cut down on that. I also found the technique of breaking the eggs directly into the hot pan was very awkward. When I made it the second time, I whisked the eggs first in a separate bowl. It helped a lot (not to mention that sometimes you have to fish out bits of egg shell). I used 3 eggs, 3 or 4 slices of cheese, 3-4 Tablespoons of the raspberry jam, 1 1/2 sardines, and a minimum of 1 Tablespoon of the Cannabis (or less of the dried herbs if Cannabis is illegal in your area as it is here in Greece). Less is better for both the cheese and the jellythey tend to melt quickly and run out of the omelet and into the pan (and the combination is NOT attractive, so it cant even be used as a sauce). Eden is still my favorite. Coming from the next county over, I grew up knowing how these small town Hoosiers think & feel about basic things that these people from LA & New York cant conceive of. FYI, in the first half of the video, Im making a single batch of marshmallowsthe second half of the video (cutting) shows a double batch. Im going to try it though and will let you know if I used parsley or if I stuck to Jimmys recipe. Do you think the death of someone at such a young age affected you deeply because you were such a young person yourself at the time? My personal favorite event is the James Dean Memorial Service coming up on September 30th. Thank you for sharing, I was still into Disney. James Dean was the icon of millions, his brooding sensuality made him an instant star, but his smoldering looks hid a secret pain. His name is brought up somewhere every single day. But I worried needlessly. This recipe came by way of Joan (daughter of Ortense and Marcus Winslow and cousin with whom Jim grew up) who says that Mildred brought this dish to every family gathering. My cousin wallpapered her walls and ceiling with magazine photos of him. Sardines would make this dish savoury. There was no Historical Museum or James Dean Gallery and we didnt know anyone to ask. The whipped cream and pineapple soften the outer layer of the marshmallows to the point of cloud-like mouthfuls of nothing but fluffy goodness. What we know as marshmallows today, have their origins in France in the mid-1800swhipping the sweetened sap and pouring into molds to make Pt de Guimauve. In addition to paying homage to the incredible man who inspired the club, it is a club that is very much focused on the people who are in it. James Dean Remembered: Directed by Jack Haley Jr.. With Peter Lawford, James Dean, Sammy Davis Jr., Natalie Wood. I kept diaries of everything. Writer Pamela Des Barres (in hat) from Los Angeles was glad to see Debbie Collinson who came all the way from England for the Marion Airport DeanFest. The illness from the chemo left me pretty much confined to the couch of our little Greek houseI needed a focus. All these years later, no one had ever written that James Dean cookbook Hmmmmaybe thats what I neededREBEL-THERAPY! I decided if you want the job done, sometimes you gotta do it yourself. They had ran the club for many years and wanted a change. Not since Valentino had a film actor attracted such legions of fans in life and in death. It was probably the first time I experienced a twinge of the devastating pain that accompanies loss as much as such a young kid can absorb that. Read about the benefits of being a club member on the application form page. By the time I made the move to Fairmount in 2001, I had many friends in town, and it was the best move of my life. I always add 1/2 t cream of tartar to the whipped creamits a stabilizer that will help the whipped cream stay fluffier longer. The Crossroads, just like the sweet salad trend, is sadly now long gone. To have a part in paying tribute to his memory is a special privilege. Resonating from the laptop speakers, the syncopated stroll of 1958s Born Too Late by the Poni-tailsas I sit here assembling the video for my latest Recipes4Rebels.com blog postingits all about baking a James Dean birthday cake, Ah ha! the brain interrupts, Theres the perfect topic for that article Pam Crawford asked me to write. Unrequited love for something unobtainable How James Dean has influenced my (and others) lives, often leading us down unexpected paths. So many of us Deaners feel we should have been born in the 1950s, I was born in 1962, in a rural Illinois farm community exactly 137 miles due west and of the exact same population size as James Deans hometown of Fairmount, Indiana. Weeks after graduating high school, this small town hick moved to the vast, scary, megalopolis of Chicago. I was attending The American Academy of Art, located in Chicagos South Loop (long before the South Loop was what it is now). It was here that I first encountered James Dean. A screening of East of Eden in the student lounge left me overwhelmed. WOW! I hadnt been that affected by a movie since seeing Bambi at age 6. He haunted me for weeks. Its not a recipe thats typical in the American household. You CAN use store bought (most certainly Mildred did), but I think the homemade ones are a lot closer in flavor and texture to those you were able to buy in the 1930s and 40s. When someone tries crossing the threshold from childhood to adulthood. Because I had a vision of what I wanted the book to look like1950s Formica countertops, vintage recipe cards, retro fonts and LOTS of photosI did the entire layout and production myself. The 2012 pin is available now! If you really insist on using fresh pineapple in this recipe, bring the pineapple to the boiling point and cool back down before adding to the marshmallows. Fresh James Dean Tattoos: Bookmark this page to find it faster! Mildred was all about inspiring young Jimmies imaginationwith this dish, she continues to help inspire ours as well. But there's only one James Dean." Marcus Winslow, Jr. and Pam Crawford in a 1949 Ford. Its a sweet dessert, rich and custardy, so I like it with a small dollop of very lightly sweetened whipped cream on the side. That just because others went down that broad highway, it was cool to just go your own way, strike out on your own path, and not care what anyone else thought. Here are 6 sites you should visit in order to stay informed and connected.-Official James Dean Website. Found that very restful to watch. I never knew Sammy had a fool line. 90 year old Willard Rust visited the James Dean Gallery today. "The James Dean Gallery was established in 1988 in the actor's hometown and final resting place of Fairmount, Indiana. It still seems cruel that someone as young, talented and hard-working as Jimmy would be cut off at the cusp of his career. The examples set by the people who came before us help us navigate through life ourselves.