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Show your patriotism with every flip of the burger with the Star Spangled Spatula. Designed to look like the stars and stripes — the spatula is stainless steel with American Walnut handle, and it’s hand fabricated by Lamson and Goodnow. Perfect for your 4th of July BBQ, or Flag Day. We hear Flag Day can get nuts.
[link, via Cool Material]
Nothing says “America” like red, white and blue, superheroes, and novelty cakes. And they all came together for some lucky kid’s 4th birthday party, with the Captain America Cake. The blowing out of candles was then followed by the opening of presents, and a relentless stream of “U-S-A” chants from the parents.
[link, via Boing Boing]
Cakes Throughout U.S. History is brought to us by America’s Test Kitchen. The infographic/timeline starts with America’s humble beginnings of the Boston Creme Pie and Baked Alaska, hits a bit of a snag during the Jell-O-obsessed 1950s, and wraps up with the Smith Island Cake and its layers of awesomeness.
[link, via The Presurfer]