Finally, the last item acquired at the Brimfield antique show back in July. At 1929, this is not the oldest baking powder company cookbook I own (that's the Ryzon one from 1918), but it is unusual in being a relatively large-format hardcover, six by nine inches.  The actual cover has a very faded gold-embossed illustration … Continue reading Brimfield Haul, Part 6: Royal says Any One Can Bake

I think "The Presto Book of Menus & Recipes" by Della Thompson Lutes (published by Cupples Company, St. Louis, MO) is my favorite of all my pamphlets so far.  Internet research indicates that it was published between 1928 and 1930, based on the publication dates of Lutes' books and the fact that the magazine Modern … Continue reading Brimfield Haul, Part 5: Presto and Pillsbury

"Aunt Sammy" had a radio show that began in 1926; it was a production of the US Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Home Economics.  No, I'm not kidding - the agency existed under that name from 1923 to 1942, when its name changed to Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics (under which it continued … Continue reading Brimfield Haul Part 4: Aunt Sammy and more chocolate

So, my earliest cooking pamphlet (that has a confirmed date) is now this 1906 item, the sixth edition of "The Enterprising Housekeeper," by Helen Louise Johnson, provided compliments of Hamilton Hardware Corporation of Waterbury, Connecticut.  It was actually published by The Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of Pennsylvania, a manufacturer of kitchen implements - hand-cranked grinding and … Continue reading Brimfield Haul Part 3: Hardware and Oranges

I really love the cover of this 1936 "Knox Gelatine Desserts, Salads, Candies and Frozen Dishes" pamphlet - so pretty and colorful!  And here's another summer recipe: Grapefruit Snow Pudding (6 servings) 1 envelope Knox Sparkling Gelatine [= 1 tablespoon] 1/4 cup cold water 1/4 cup hot water 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoonful of salt … Continue reading Brimfield Haul Part 2: Gelatin and Oil Stoves

I expanded my pamphlet collection mightily this week!  Here are the first two of the items I acquired. First up, from 1931 and the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation, "Cheese and Ways to Serve it."  The covers feature perky apron-wearing housewives - I'm pretty sure that each of them is different. I was startled to learn from … Continue reading Brimfield Haul Part 1: Cheese and Chocolate