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Fruits, Berries, Nuts, Extracts, etc.

1922 ad for Hellman's Mayonnaise in a jar.
Plants & Minerals

Hellmann’s European Travels leads back to US Mayonnaise Success

Hellmann’s European Travels leads back to US Mayonnaise Success Seymour
1935 Blue ribbon winner from Hero, Vermont for Sno-Sheen flour.
1930s / BAKING

1935 Winner of the Pillsbury Blue Ribbon, Ella Way

1935 Winner of the Pillsbury Blue Ribbon, Ella Way Seymour
Dainty Dishes booklet by Maria Parloa.
1880s / BAKING

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS Seymour
Baking at home with vanilla.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1915 McNess’s Compound Extract and how to read Vanilla labels

1915 McNess’s Compound Extract and how to read Vanilla labels 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
calendar from 1935 for Dated Coffee brand.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

Chase & Sanborn’s History of “Dated” Coffee

Chase & Sanborn’s History of “Dated” Coffee 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
a coconut cut in half, whtie the white coconut meat exposed.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1934 New Coconut Treasure Book, Baker’s Coconut

1934 New Coconut Treasure Book, Baker’s Coconut Seymour
wrapped Sunkist orange and lemon.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1919 Sunkist Busy-Day Salads and Desserts by Alice Bradley – California Fruit Growers Exchange

1919 Sunkist Busy-Day Salads and Desserts by Alice Bradley – California Fruit Growers Exchange Seymour
Durkee salad dressing, illustration of bottle from 1890s.
1890s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1897 Salads: How to Make Them – Salad Dressing – E. R. Durkee & Co. – Don Quixote

1897 Salads: How to Make Them – Salad Dressing – E. R. Durkee & Co. – Don Quixote Seymour
coconut pie.
1920s / Plants & Minerals

1928 Baker’s Coconut Chocolate Pie

1928 Baker’s Coconut Chocolate Pie Seymour
Watermelon Cake.
1930s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

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

1930s New Party Cakes for All Occasions – Gold Medal – Watermelon Cake, etc. – Betty Crocker cake recipe booklet Seymour
Pancakes on a plate with melting butter and Vermont Maid Syrup.
1950s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1950s? Vermont “Maid” Syrup, and the added sugar is “Maid” elsewhere

1950s? Vermont “Maid” Syrup, and the added sugar is “Maid” elsewhere Seymour
Rockwood's Chocolate Bits by Alice Bradley of Miss Farmer's School of Cookery.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

c. 1930s Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, Boston, Recipe Book – Home Cooking Made Easy with Rockwood’s Chocolate Bits

c. 1930s Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, Boston, Recipe Book – Home Cooking Made Easy with Rockwood’s Chocolate Bits Seymour
Boy and a girl eating sandwiches.
BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

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

The Versatility of Baker’s Yeast: Uncovering Forgotten Uses from Yeast Booklets on eBay Seymour
1920s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

c. 1920: A Selection of Choice Recipes

c. 1920: A Selection of Choice Recipes Seymour
Aristos Flour. Children holding a loaf of bread, talking with a turkey.
1910s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1911: Aristos Flour Cook Book

1911: Aristos Flour Cook Book Seymour
Hood;s sarsaparilla made into candies. Child with teeth pulling on candy taffy.
1880s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1888: Home Made Candies with Sarsaparilla

1888: Home Made Candies with Sarsaparilla Seymour
Cerealine Flakes.
1880s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1888: First dry flake breakfast cereal, Cerealine Flakes

1888: First dry flake breakfast cereal, Cerealine Flakes 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
Man making bread.
1910s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1916: Method of Easy Bread Making

1916: Method of Easy Bread Making Seymour
teen preparing to bake at a table.
1920s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1924 Good Things to Eat

1924 Good Things to Eat Seymour
Rolls flying through the air they're so light. Woman holding tray of rolls, smiling.
1900-1909 / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1906: Tid-bits from Town Talk

1906: Tid-bits from Town Talk Seymour
woman in kitchen holding a pie she just baked.
1930s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

c. 1935 Light Crust Recipes

c. 1935 Light Crust Recipes Seymour
Woman at kitchen counter with chicken eggs and baking powder.
1910s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1917: 55 Ways to Save Eggs

1917: 55 Ways to Save Eggs Seymour
Elegant mother making bread and jam for her child.
1910s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1917 Fleischmann’s Recipes

1917 Fleischmann’s Recipes Seymour
Woman at long table holding upright a bag of flour, with baked goods : bread, pie, cake.
1910s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1910: Pillsbury’s Best Flour

1910: Pillsbury’s Best Flour Seymour
woman holding up a pan of biscuits.
1910s / BAKING / Cookbooks and Booklets

1911 Royal Baker and Pastry Cook

1911 Royal Baker and Pastry Cook 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
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
Woman making jams.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1909 What a Cook Ought to Know about Corn Starch

1909 What a Cook Ought to Know about Corn Starch Seymour
Victorian woman dressed in a yellow dress and white apron pouring milk over bowl of shredded wheat cereal.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1908: 148 Shredded Wheat and Triscuit Recipes

1908: 148 Shredded Wheat and Triscuit Recipes Seymour
grandmother age woman trimming a pie crust.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1910: What a Cook Ought to Know about Corn Starch

1910: What a Cook Ought to Know about Corn Starch Seymour
two tweens cutting a fruit pie
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Plants & Minerals

1910: Karo Cook Book

1910: Karo Cook Book Seymour

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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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