Space Age Archaeology: Consuming the Space Age: the cuisine of Sputnik

Space Age Archaeology: Consuming the Space Age: the cuisine of Sputnik: "While the US military and government were grappling with the political implications of Sputnik 1, one of the ways in which ordinary people responded was to translate the body of the spacecraft into something familiar and edible. The humble olive, with the addition of three or four toothpicks to represent antenna, became a symbol of the satellite. This was an excellent garnish for a martini, sandwich or the quintessential American food, the hamburger."