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[gazelle77]

pretty much the big box stored take over, Walmart, costco, etc..... better deals, and everyone wants a deal.....

[NoelSeven]

On 1/30/2014 MickD said:

Noel~ I loved Mervyn's too! I bought a lot of bedding there as well as clothing for my DS when he was a baby/toddler....

Hi MickD

I got a lot of clothes there for my daughter when she was little, too. Especially play clothes and tee shirts. Good sales, sturdy stuff.

Oh, and the holiday candles!

[SoX]

On 1/30/2014 MickD said:

Sox ~ The Marshall Fields on State rocked!! I loved to watch the people make the chocolates...and knew it was going down when the candy op was moved over seas....

Mick ... they also made all their own cakes and pies ... for years I've been searching for a German chocolate cake that even comes close to theirs.

[sunshine45]

i really miss all the local bookstores that used to be around......and BORDERS.

i also miss the good old fashioned bakeries that would open early and close when they ran out of baked goods. the items were so fresh! we used to have so many and then slowly they were replaced by chains like panera and jasons deli AND the bakery sections of big grocery stores.

[NoelSeven]

On 1/30/2014 SoX said:

On 1/30/2014 MickD said:

Sox ~ The Marshall Fields on State rocked!! I loved to watch the people make the chocolates...and knew it was going down when the candy op was moved over seas....

Mick ... they also made all their own cakes and pies ... for years I've been searching for a German chocolate cake that even comes close to theirs.

Sometimes you can find the recipes from old stores online.

The now gone Blums in San Francisco used to be famous for their coffee crunch cake. Long after the store disappeared, you could find the recipe online. Their baker had his own place and would recreate the cake for old customers.

[NoelSeven]

SoX -

I don't know if this is the real thing, but here's a cake that claims to be from the Marshall Field's lost recipe for German chocolate cake:

http://lostrecipesfound.com/recipe/marshall-fields-german-chocolate-cake/

[MickD]

Yum! Don't get me started on food/restaurant memories!!

[SoX]

Oh, Noel ... it surely looks like it! I'm going to send it to my daughter- in-law and have her make it for me ... she's an excellent chef.

Thanks so much!

[NoelSeven]

On 1/30/2014 SoX said:

Oh, Noel ... it surely looks like it! I'm going to send it to my daughter- in-law and have her make it for me ... she's an excellent chef.

Thanks so much!

You're welcome, SoX

I hope it turns out to be just as you remember it!

[seattlegirl98026]

This is for the northwest ladies....The Bon Marche (bought out by Macy's and has never been the same) and Frederick and Nelson's.