I've never been to Parsons, Kansas, but I do know that one of the half-dozen or so famous people to have come from this southeastern Kansas hamlet was Zasu Pitts, the fluttery-voiced actress whose unusual onscreen presence was supposedly the inspiration for the cartoon character Olive Oyl.
One of the more unusual cookbooks in my collection is the 1963 hardback edition of Candy Hits by Zasu Pitts, which includes dozens of candy recipes from the skinny actress whose career spanned the silent
