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Product Cookbooks Collection

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Creator
Wells, Ellen B.
Topic
Home economics -- 1870-1990
Women -- Nutrition -- 1870-1990
Food -- 1870-1990
advertising -- Cookbooks -- 1870-1990
Cookery -- 1870-1990
Provenance
The collection was donated by Ellen Wells on December 21, 1990.
Creator
Wells, Ellen B.
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Product Cookbooks Collection
Summary
The collection consists of cookbooks, but many would accurately be described as pamphlets. Also included are some labels from products that contain recipes. The cookbooks were produced by manufacturers of the ingredients of foods; by beverage producers; by the manufacturers of appliances for which certain recipes or ways of cooking were particularly appropriate; by trade associations; and by electric and power companies who produced cookbooks for their customers.
Accruals
The Archives Center continues to add to this collection. Addenda were added by Michael Ravnitzky, February 23, 2007; Tillman Neuner, January 28, 2010; James T. Smith, March 3, 2012; O.C. and Pat Boldt, March 6, 2012; Shirley Cherkasky, March 27, 2012; Leslie Browne, March 23, 2012; Mary Lou Collector, March 30, 2012; Shirley Cherkasky, 2012 and 2013; Vera Glocklin, 2013; Shirley Cherkasky, May 2013, 2015, 2016; Michael Mitchell, 2016; Shirley Cherkasky 2016-2019; Sandra Friedman 2017; David R. Bender 2017; Anita MacDougall (in memory of Dora F. Halder) 2017; and Jan Akerson 2019.
Biographical / Historical
This is an collection begun by the Archives Center to house examples of what is generally termed product cookboosk. These cookbooks are produced by manufacturers of the ingredients of foods; by beverage producers; by the manufacturers of appliances for which certain recipes or ways of cooking were particularly appropriate; by trade associations; and by electric and power companies who produced cookbooks for their customers and to ecourage use of their particular product.
Extent
18 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
Date
1874-2009
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0396
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Cookbooks
Pamphlets
Citation
Product Cookbooks Collection, 1874-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series and is alphabetical by name of manufacturer. In box 15 there are no folders numbered 36 or 74.
Processing Information
Processed by Erin Molloy, volunteer, and Alison Oswald, archivist, 2012. Revised by Jakob Dopp, intern, 2015; revised Austin Arminio, intern, 2016; Isaac Simon, intern, 2018.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Cookbooks -- 1870-1990
Pamphlets -- 1870-1990
Scope and Contents
These items are termed cookbooks because they contain recipes, but they would accurately be described as pamphlets. The collection also contains some labels from products that contain recipes. They were produced by manufacturers of the ingredients of foods; by beverage producers; by the manufacturers of appliances for which certain recipes or ways of cooking were particularly appropriate; by trade associations; and by electric and power companies who produced cookbooks for their customers. Many of the cookbooks advertise the products represented, and they reflect how companies wished to be seen throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Many of the companies represented are national in scope.
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Related Materials
Materials held in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History Frances S. Baker Product Cookbooks, circa 1900-1993 (AC0612) Pillsbury Company Bake-Off Collection, 1949-1999 (AC0690) Food Preservation and Home Canning Literature, 1883-1990 (AC1061)
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1562714416048-1562714416088-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dd7c4e5e-2136-43d8-88a1-d08aab509e20

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  • Price Flavoring Extract Company. Delicious Desserts

  • Wilson and Company. Wilson's Meat Cookery

  • Quinoa Corporation. Quinoa Recipes

  • Taylor Wine Company. Come to Our Barbecue

  • Quaker Cane Sugar. It's Fun to Cook with Quaker Sugar

  • General Foods Corporation: Thrifty Jello-O Recipes

  • National Pressure Cooker Company. National Pressure Cooker Recipe Book

  • Swift & Company. Recipes: Palatable Dishes from Inexpensive Meats.

  • Fishery Council . Fish and Shellfish Cookbook 4th ed

  • Weber. 59 Fabulous Recipes for Your Genuine Weber Kettle

  • Weber: Elegant Fare from the Weber Kettle

  • Land O' Lakes Creameries Incorporated. Land O' Lakes Holiday Cookies

  • Wanzer and Horwell Zincograph Company. Recipes

  • The Pillsbury Company: Fancy Free Entertaining

  • Chambord. Special Cocktail and Cooking Recipes

  • Wisconsin Electric Power Company. The Electric Company Christmas Cooky Book

  • Churny Company. Flavors of the Mediterranean

  • Campbell Soup Company. Campbell's Great Restaurants Cookbook, U.S.A.

  • Eclipse Stove Co. The Eclipse Cook Book

  • Scheurich Keramik. The Original Glazed Schlemmertopf

  • Rumford Company. The Rumford Way of Cookery and Household Economy

  • Gold Kist: Rock Cornish Hen Cookbook

  • American Egg Board: Eggs Basics and Beyond

  • Borden Inc. Home for the Holidays Recipes

  • Dormeyer Corporation. All Electric-mix Companies Prepared Specially for Your Dormeyer Mixer

  • Pet, Inc. The Heartland Recipe Book

  • Creamed Cottage Cheese. 55 Delicious Ways to Serve Our Creamed Cottage Cheese

  • Sealtest, Incorporated. 18 Exciting Sealtest Cottage Cheese Recipes

  • Premier Malt Products. Blue Ribbon Mal Extract

  • What Candy is Made of by Louise Rodeffer

  • Genesee Pure Food Company. Polly Put the Kettle On and We'll All Have Jell-O

  • General Mills. Easy Do-Ahead Recipes, Cooking for Toady with Bisquick

  • Armour and Company. Ham Goes a Long Way: tested Recipes from Marie Gifford's Kitchen

  • Campbell Soup Company. A Campbell Cookbook: Cooking with Soup

  • Ashley's Incorporated. Enjoy Authentic, Taste-Tempting Foods of Mexico

  • Kangaroo Brands, Incorporated. Quick and Easy Recipes

  • Land O' Lakes Creameries Incorporated. Land O' Lakes Cookie Lover's Cookbook

  • Carnation Company. Cooking with a Surprising Difference

  • Washburn Crosby Company. The Gold Medal Sandwich Book Dedicated to the Earl of Sandwich

  • Weber-Stephen Products Company. Recipe and Instruction Book: 59 Great Recipes for Covered Cooking the Weber Way

  • Kitchen Bouquet. No Kitchen Should Be Without It Cookbook

  • Land O'Lakes Creameries Incorporated. Creative Casseroles

  • Crown Colony . Old Fashioned Flavor for New Fashioned Mixes

  • Sears, Roebuck and Company. Sears Coldspot Recipe Book

  • Borden Company. An Epicure's Book of Cheese Recipes

  • General Electric Company. Instruction Book with 30 Recipes

  • Wine Advisory Board. Favorite Recipes Glorified with Wine and Cheese

  • Claussen. The Case of the Purloined Pickles

  • General Foods Inc. Calumet Treasury of Home Baking

  • Schenley Distillers, Incorporated. Schenley Guide to Home Entertaining

  • Home Economics Department: Better Baking

  • Frangelico Liqueur. Ah...Frangelico

  • Paul Masson Vineyards. The Paul Masson Wine and Cheese Guide

  • Pillsbury Company. The Pillsbury Cookbook

  • Procter and Gamble. The Story of Crisco

  • The Republic Metalware Company. Savory Prize Book II

  • Rival Manufacturing Company. Crock-ette One Quart Stoneware Slow Cooker

  • Tortilla Industry Association. The Delicious Versatile Tortilla.

  • Giant Food Incorporated. Fresh Pasta

  • Russell-Miller Milling Company. Occident Flour Tester Recipes

  • Baker Extract Company. Some New Selected Recipes Tested and Proved Good

  • Pet Milk Company. Easy Does It

  • California Dried Fruit Institute: California Dried Figs

  • Furst-McNess Company. J.W. McNess' Cook Book

  • Colgate - Palmolive. Handy Helper guide

  • American Snuff Almanac. Snuff Almanac

  • General Foods Corporation. Kool-Aid Comes of Age

  • Kraft Foods Company. Salads and Snacks with Miracle Whip Salad Dressing and Kraft Kitchen-Fresh Mayonnaise

  • Duncan Hines. Twelve Treats of Chirstmas

  • Carnation Company. How to be Worldly (Without Leaving Your Kitchen)

  • Kraft Foods Company. Kraft Cookery

  • Genesee Pure Food Company. Jell-O: The Dainty Dessert

  • Scovill Hamilton Beach Division. Table Mixer Cookbook

  • Pabst Corporation. Bradley, Alice. Breakfast to Midnight Recipes with Pabst-ett

  • North Carolina Pork Producers Association. Cooking Today's Pork.

  • Waring Products Division. Waring Cookbook for the 8 Push Button Blender

  • Knox Gelatine Company. Knox On-Camera Recipes

  • H.J. Heinz. Recipe magic Using Heinz Strained and Junioer Foods

  • Edward Katzinger Company. New Cakes, Entrees, Salads, Desserts Made in The Mary Ann Shell Pans

  • Ocean Spray Cranberries. Cape Cod's Famous Cranberry Recipes

  • Fidel Brother Packing Company. New Notes in Meat Recipes

  • Dormeyer Corporation. Easy Does It: Recipes for Dormeyer Mix-Well

  • Cooperative Extension Service. Marmalades, Preserves, Conserves, and Butter

  • Cuisinart Incorporated. How to Use Your Cuisinart Food Processor

  • Kellogg Company. Kay Kellogg's Creative Cookery

  • International Harvester Company. How to Freeze Foods

  • Cabot Cheese. Easy Appetizers

  • Malleable Iron Range Company. Monarch Electric Twin Efficiency, Electric Range Instruction Book

  • Searle Co. Equal Mocktails

  • Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co.

  • Carnation Company. Fun to Cook Book

  • Chambers Corporation. Idle Hour Cook Book: How to Cook with the Gas Turned Off

  • Arm & Hammer . All Time Baking Soda Favorites

  • American Can Company

  • Ralston Purina Company. Chex Create-A-Recipe Book

  • Bacardi Imports Incorporated. The Bacardi Party Book: Recipes for Drinks, Punches, Snacks, Hors D'oeuvers, Entrees

  • Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes. Dicover Your Inner Chef

  • Rival Manufacturing Company. Rival Crock Pot Stoneware Slow Cooker, Slow Cooker Favorites

  • Kerr Glass Maufacturing Company. Short Cuts to Good Eating

  • California Prune and Apricot Growers Association. Sunsweet Recipes

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