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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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  • Dairylea: Drink Dairlylea Milk Hopalong Cassidy's Favorite Brand

  • DiGorgio. Carando Classic Italian Cookbook

  • Tobin's First Prize. I'll Take Tobin's First Prize...Please

  • Seafoam Baking Powder Company. Seafoam Cook Book

  • Rumford Company. Rumford Cookbook

  • Pet Milk Company. Taylor, Mary Lee. Fun and Fancy Recipes

  • Reynolds Metal Co. Carefree Cooking with Aluminum Foil

  • Wise Potato Chip Company. Recipes That Pep-Up Meals with Wise Potato Chips

  • Tuna and rice casserole, photomechanical reproduction in "Timeless Recipes with Minute Rice", 2nd ed. : booklet, 1969

  • Caloric Company. Book of Recipes

  • Moonlight Mushrooms. Moonlight Mushroom Recipe book

  • H. J. Heinz Company. The Heinz Book of Salads

  • Knox Gelatine Company. Food Economy: Recipes for Left-overs and Plain Desserts

  • John Morrell and Company. Morrell's Pride: Book on Hospitality, Volume Two

  • Motor Products Corporation. Deepfreeze Division, An Invitation to Better Living

  • Pillsbury Company. Crisco American Pie and Cake Celebration

  • Larkin Company. Good Things to Eat and How to Prepare Them

  • Kraft General Foods Incorporated. From Your Stove Top to Your Table Top: Six Delicious Recipes

  • Waring Products Corp. Blender Cookbook

  • John Oster Manufacturing Company. Spin Cookery: Blender Cook Book

  • The Wesson Oil and Snowdrift People. With Wesson Oil

  • Best Foods Incorporated. 75 Years of Good Eating from Mazola Corn Oil

  • Campfire Corporation. 100 Recipes Using Campfire Marshmallows and Creme: Simply Delicious!

  • Salton, Incorporated. Salton Presents

  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Westinghouse Food Crafter

  • National Dairy Council: Dairy Cookbooks

  • Lydia Pinkham Medicine Company. Picnic Time

  • Maggi Company. Recipes You'll Like

  • Kraft: Harvest of Good Food Recipes

  • Fruit Dispatch Company. Banana Salad Bar

  • General Motors Sales Corporation. Carefree Cooking: Your Frigidaire Recipes

  • American Dairy Association of Wisconsin. Cheese Pleasers

  • Royal Baking Powder Company. 55 Ways to Save Egg

  • Borden Company. The Particular Cook's Cook Book

  • Achaia-Clauss Wine Company. Demestica Red and White Wine

  • Seagram's. Seagram's Week End Bar and Barbeque Book

  • Paul Jones Distilling Company. Barbecue Party Book

  • Corn Products Refining Company. The New Karo All American Cook Book

  • California Fruit Growers Exchange. Bradley, Alice. Sunkist Recipes: Oranges-Lemons

  • Sunnyvale Packing Company. Soup Cookery: A New Chapter in Western Cooking

  • ZeroZone. The New Art in Iced Foods.

  • Campbell Soup Co. Meals Ahoy!

  • Pet Milk Company. Mayonnaise Without an Egg

  • DAK Industries Incorporated. Discover the Easy Wat to Make Homemade Bread

  • General Electric Company. The New Art of Modern Cooking

  • California Avocado Advisory Board. The Avocado Bravo

  • National Biscuit Company. National Bread in One Hundred Dainty Dishes

  • Nesbitt's of California. Recipes from Nesbitt's Made From Real Oranges

  • The Original Mexicans illustration from product cookbook

  • Casa Di Lisio Products Inc. Recipes for Casa Di Lisio

  • Borden Inc. Create A Circus Spectacular Recipe Book

  • Land O'Lakes. Eating Right, Eating Light

  • Lever Brothers Company. Aunt Jenny's Old-Fashioned Christmas Cookies and Other All-Time Favorites

  • Nordic Ware. Bundt Pan Cookbook

  • Old Bay Company. Cooking with Old Bay.

  • Wishbone. Low Calorie Muns from the Lipton Kitchens

  • Cox Gelatine Company. Cox's New Simple Recipes: What to do with Gelatine

  • Nestle. Diamond Walnut Growers Easy Elegance A Celebration of Desserts and Holiday Entertaining

  • Richfood Dairy . Dairy foods Lead the Vitality Parade

  • West Bend Aluminum Company. Recipes: Flavo-Seal Waterless Cookware

  • Kikkoman Shoyu Company. Umami: The Ultimate Flavoring Secret

  • Brown-Forman Distillers. It's Party Time

  • Davis, Delaney, and Harris Incorporated. David Master Pattern Baking Formulas

  • D. Ransom, Son, and Company. Family Receipt Book

  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Recipes...Care...Use: Westinghouse Roaster-Oven

  • Kellogg Company. Recipes From The Kitchen of Snap, Crackle, and Pop!

  • Kashi. The Breakfast Pilaf

  • Good Living. Good Living Cookbook

  • Hormel Foods Corporation. The Great Taste of Spam.

  • Borg-Warner Corporation. Norge Cold Cookery and Recipe Digest

  • Proten, Incorporated. 146 Adventures in Beef Cookery

  • A. C. Gilbert Company. 12 Pairs of Electric Hands to Make Life Easier

  • Campbell Soup Co. Easy Holiday Cooking

  • Molson's Brewery. Holiday Time...Party Time

  • Sunnyland Farms, Inc. Sunnyland Nuts and Fruit, Volumes 16 and 17..

  • Best Foods Incorporated. 43 Ways to "Be a Proud Cook."

  • Wheat Flour Institute. Favorite Recipes with Self Rising Flour

  • Pillsbury Company. Cakes Unlimited

  • The Rumford Company: Biscuits and Biscuits Glorified

  • A. C. Gilbert Company. Gilbert Electric Mixer

  • Procter and Gamble. Cooking Hints and Tested Recipes

  • General Foods Corporation. General Foods Kitchens Home Meal Planner

  • J. Bibby and Sons. Trex Cookery

  • Kellogg Company. Kay Kellogg's Fifty Favorite Recipes

  • American Heart Association. Canola! For Your Health!

  • Domino Sugar. New! Reducing Diet Menus with Domino Sugar

  • Old Chickahominy House. A Virginia Ham Cookbook.

  • Northwestern Yeast Company. "Maca Made": Tested Bake-Day Suggestions

  • United States Department of Agriculture: Dry Beans, Peas, Lentils...Mordern Cookery

  • Allen V. Smith, Incorporated. Smith's "How-to-do-it" Book

  • General Foods Corporation. Good Family Suppers with Shake'n Bake

  • Lever Brothers Company. Spry 20th Anniversary Cookbook of Old and New Favorites

  • Gold Label Division: Gold Label Baking Powder Recipes

  • Nestle Toll House. Sweet Treats Recipes from Nestle"

  • Heublein Incorporated. Beautiful Adventures with Arrow Cordials

  • Hershey Chocolate Corporation. Cookies

  • Schenley Imports Company. Wine Without Frills

  • Kellogg Company. Increasing the Farm Market

  • National Presto Industries. Recipes and Instructions: National Presto Automatic Dixie-Fryer

  • The Cracker Jack Company. Angelus Recipes "One Taste Invites Another"

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American Dairy Association. Let's Eat Outdoors: Recipes and Ideas for Picnics, Barbecues, Patio Parties, Camping
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