Say Cheese(Cake)

Cheesecake is a delicious dessert. For hundreds of years, it was also a somewhat dismissive expression for a certain type of woman.

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Here’s some bonus content to stave off the Sunday Scaries.

Tuesday is National Cheesecake Day when I’m pretty certain that cheesecake will be sans calories.

Scroll down if you just want to read about the most heavenly cheesecake I’ve tasted in years.

Still here? Let’s delve into a bit of beauty history about the term cheesecake.

Let’s talk about Betty Grable

Back when I was researching my first book Hello Gorgeous! Beauty Products in America ‘40s-‘60s (a new edition is in the works, stay tuned!) I kept coming across increasingly fascinating facts about actress-turned-pinup model Betty Grable.

Grable, born Elizabeth Ruth Grable, (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was a major box office draw in the 1940s, where she was most often portrayed as wholesome and sweet. And because she had a killer pair of legs — that she later insured for $1 million— Grable often wore short costumes for extended dance routines.