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Paper dolls have been around as long as there has been paper. Faces or other objects were applied to the paper and they were used during religious rituals and ceremonies in the Asian cultures many centuries ago.

The Japanese used paper for Origami, artful paper folding, and dating back to 800 AD they folded paper figurines in the shape of Kimono. Balinese people made paper and leather into puppets since before the Christian Era. Other cultures around the world have had paper formations or paper art, including in Poland, where they were called Wy'cinanki. These early types of paper figures differ from typical paper dolls today, as no clothes were made to be used with the dolls.

In Europe, particularly France, the first paper dolls were made during the mid-18th century. The paper was jointed and they were called pantins meaning dancing or jumping jack puppet. They were intended to entertain adults and spread throughout high society. They were drawn or painted like people with fashions for each doll. These were more similar to contemporary Western paper dolls. Rare hand-painted sets of paper figures dating to the late 1780s can be found in some museums today.

The biggest American producer of paper dolls, McLoughlin Brothers, was founded in early 1800 and was sold to Milton Bradley in 1920s. Around this time paper dolls became popular in the USA and then grew in popularity in the following decades.

Paper doll with clothes

 

Book publishing companies that followed in the production of paper dolls or cut-outs were Lowe, Whitman, Saalfield and Merrill among others. Movie stars and celebrities became the focus in the early days of paper dolls in the USA. Paper dolls are still produced today and Whitman and Golden Co. still publish paper dolls.

Vintage paper dolls with hand-painted artwork are becoming increasingly rare due to paper aging issues.

They have become collectible, and the prices for mint uncut sets can be between $100 and up to over $500 for a sought after title.

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Bolo de Bolacha de Chocolate

Ingredientes
- 1L de leite
- 1 lata de leite condensado
- 6 gemas
- 3 colheres de sopa de farinha maizena
- 4 colheres de sopa de chocolate em pó
- 7 colheres de sopa de açúcar
- 1 pitada de sal fino
- 400g de bolachas tipo maria
- 3 dl de café pronto

Preparação:
Para o creme, misturar todos os ingredientes com uma vara de arames, excepto as bolachas e o café.
Levar ao lume, mexendo sempre até ferver. Deixar arrefecer.
Colocar um aro sobre um prato. No fundo, dispor um pouco de creme.
Passar as bolachas pelo café e colocar dentro do aro. Colocar um pouco de creme a cobrir as bolachas, dispor mais uma camada de bolachas passadas por café, e assim sucessivamente até terminar as bolachas.
Barrar o bolo com o restante creme e levar ao frio.
Depois de desenformar, decorar com bolachas partidas e raspas de chocolate.

Receita de Bifes de Frango Panados

Ingredientes:
1 kg de fifes de peito de frango
1 limão
sal e pimenta a gosto
2 ovos batidos
pão ralado q.b.

Preparação:
Lave e tempere o frango com sal e um pouco de pimenta.
Esprema o sumo do limão sobre frango e deixe marinar durante 2 horas.
Coloque num prato pão ralado e noutro os ovos batidos.
Passe o frango pelo ovo, depois pelo pão ralado e reserve.
Aqueça o óleo numa frigideira.
Quando estiver bem quente, frite os bifes de frango já panados, virando aos poucos e com cuidado.
Reserve numa travessa com papel de cozinah absorvente.
Quando todos estiverem panados. Decore com rodelas de limão e sirva acompanhado de um arroz branco e salada a gosto.