In the old economy, we spent time to gain dollars. It's the scarcest resource in the new economy.
Most people think of the Web as a way to greet the future.
Colleen Chapin thinks of it as a way to say hello to the past. As president and founder of Hometown Favorites, Chapin collects and distributes more than 400 edible and potable treasures of bygone eras. Hometown Favorites began as a mail-order business in 1996 when Chapin polled food editors to see what treasures readers asked for the most. Then she started tracking down the items and selling them. She took the business online in 1998 and business has cooked up as quick as a batch of Cincinnati-style Dixie chili.