Few desserts are so shrouded in mystery as the enigmatic Baked Alaska. While it's thought people were eating baked ice cream dishes in the 19th century, the recipe for the dish that would become known as Baked Alaska was first published in 1894. Correspondent Luke Burbank looks at why this classic, paradoxical dessert that melds heat with frozen sweets continues to captivate.
A Nebraska grandmother, 91-year-old Lois Jurgens, pocketed a staggering $32,000 for a rare crock that sat on her front porch for four decades — just in time for her 91st birthday. ...