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1920s

Step into the vibrant and glamorous world of the 1920s, a decade of change, innovation, and indulgence. The culinary scene underwent a revolution, with bold flavors, experimental recipes, and a celebration of modernity. From iconic cookbooks to innovative cocktails and convenience foods, this decade was a true culinary playground. Explore the remarkable food developments, influential cookbooks, and delectable recipes that defined the American culinary scene of the 1920s. Experience the extravagant parties, new culinary trends, and the legacy that still resonates today.

Ida Bailey Allen, circa 1928.
1920s / 1930s / 1940s / Biographies

Ida Bailey Allen: first TV cooking show

Ida Bailey Allen: first TV cooking show Seymour
1920s contest awards.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

$100 1920s Raisin Recipe Contest: Beating the Pros

$100 1920s Raisin Recipe Contest: Beating the Pros Seymour
Sunkist Prohibition drinks.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1922 Sunkist New-Day Drinks recipe booklet by Alice Bradley – OJ drinks, Prohibition cocktails

1922 Sunkist New-Day Drinks recipe booklet by Alice Bradley – OJ drinks, Prohibition cocktails Seymour
1924 Housekeeping booklet cover showing ancient man preparing food by the water
1920s / All Foods, General / Cookbooks and Booklets

1924 Housekeeping, the Oldest and Greatest Industry – Dr Miles Remedies

1924 Housekeeping, the Oldest and Greatest Industry – Dr Miles Remedies Seymour
coconut pie.
1920s / Plants & Minerals

1928 Baker’s Coconut Chocolate Pie

1928 Baker’s Coconut Chocolate Pie Seymour
Mrs. Rose Knox, photographic portrait in black and white.
1920s / Biographies

1929 Dainty Desserts for Dainty People, Knox Gelatine, a woman-owned business

1929 Dainty Desserts for Dainty People, Knox Gelatine, a woman-owned business Seymour
1928 Kitchen Calendar.
1920s

1928 Baker’s Kitchen Calendar with Vanity Fair Tea Room Recipes

1928 Baker’s Kitchen Calendar with Vanity Fair Tea Room Recipes Seymour
cake decorated in red and green with birthday candles.
1920s

Spectacular Cake Collaboration: Mrs. Peterson’s Baking and Mrs. Farquhar’s On-Stage Decoration in the 1920s

Spectacular Cake Collaboration: Mrs. Peterson’s Baking and Mrs. Farquhar’s On-Stage Decoration in the 1920s Seymour
1920s / Biographies

1925 Waldorf, Princess Royal, and Mistletoe brands – Anne Pierce, author

1925 Waldorf, Princess Royal, and Mistletoe brands – Anne Pierce, author Seymour
Wonder bread graphics.
1920s

1928 Wonder Bread… Cooking Booklet by “Alice Adams Proctor”

1928 Wonder Bread… Cooking Booklet by “Alice Adams Proctor” Seymour
A rare depiction of Caroline B. King, 1922. illustration.
1920s / Biographies / Cookbooks and Booklets

What Makes Jellies Jell? Caroline B. King

What Makes Jellies Jell? Caroline B. King Seymour
cake decorated in red and green with birthday candles.
1920s

The Cake that Got Me Wondering

The Cake that Got Me Wondering Seymour
1920s

Cooking Booklet Pudding Recipes

Cooking Booklet Pudding Recipes Seymour
1920s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

c. 1920: A Selection of Choice Recipes

c. 1920: A Selection of Choice Recipes Seymour
woman standing at counter table with mixed malt extract in bowl foaming over.
1920s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1928: Recipes with Malt Extract

1928: Recipes with Malt Extract Seymour
Wood-burning stove., woman carrying biscuits that she cooked in the stove.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

c. 1923: The All-Ways Preferable Cook Book

c. 1923: The All-Ways Preferable Cook Book Seymour
teen preparing to bake at a table.
1920s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1924 Good Things to Eat

1924 Good Things to Eat Seymour
Woman measuring with Taylor Home set equipment.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Cookware & Gadgets

1921: The Taylor Home Set

1921: The Taylor Home Set Seymour
Proud parents spying on their little girl who is checking out the oven on a new stove.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

1920s: A Book of Tried Recipes

1920s: A Book of Tried Recipes Seymour
mother kneeling taking baked loaf out of oven while her young boy looks on.
1920s / All Foods, General / Cookbooks and Booklets

c. 1924 Dr Miles Cook Book

c. 1924 Dr Miles Cook Book Seymour
young mother making banana dessert at table as her baby in the high chair watches.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1925: Yes! 100 ways to enjoy Bananas

1925: Yes! 100 ways to enjoy Bananas Seymour
girl holding tomatoes in her hand, standing in a tomato garden.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1924: 50 Ways to use Tomato Flavor

1924: 50 Ways to use Tomato Flavor Seymour
Jayne company preserving booklet with woman holding up colorful preserved fruit jar.
1920s / All Foods, General / Cookbooks and Booklets

1927: A Handbook for Preserving, Canning & Pickling

1927: A Handbook for Preserving, Canning & Pickling Seymour
woman holding up a cake on a tray that she just baked with shortning.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1927: 40 Tested Recipes, Best Foods Shortning

1927: 40 Tested Recipes, Best Foods Shortning Seymour
Mother teaching her son to bake.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1920s A Few Cooking Suggestions

1920s A Few Cooking Suggestions Seymour
My-T-Fine Pudding.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1928: Good Things to Eat

1928: Good Things to Eat Seymour
1920s / Historic Kitchens

1920 Thatched Cottage Kitchen

1920 Thatched Cottage Kitchen Seymour
1920s / Historic Kitchens

Replica of Col. Sanders original kitchen

Replica of Col. Sanders original kitchen Seymour

Vintage Cakes &c.

1935 Blue ribbon winner from Hero, Vermont for Sno-Sheen flour.

1935 Winner of the Pillsbury Blue Ribbon, Ella Way

September 4, 2023November 7, 2023

Dainty Dishes booklet by Maria Parloa.

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS

August 31, 2023October 25, 2023

Watermelon Cake.

1930s New Party Cakes for All Occasions – Gold Medal – Watermelon Cake, etc. – Betty Crocker cake recipe booklet

March 23, 2023October 9, 2023

Boy and a girl eating sandwiches.

The Versatility of Baker’s Yeast: Uncovering Forgotten Uses from Yeast Booklets on eBay

August 2, 2022August 15, 2023

c. 1920: A Selection of Choice Recipes

January 5, 2014August 25, 2023

Kitchen Stories

training a cook, first day luncheon.

Eureka! Cottage Life, Part II: Teaching the Cook, 1880s

September 19, 2023September 20, 2023

Davy Crockett's Tennessee log cabin.

Meal to Meal with Davy Crockett

August 13, 2023August 18, 2023

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