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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

In the Collection

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  • Carnation Company. Desserts Plain and Fancy

  • Superseal. Microwave Cooking by Superseal: Recipes and Instructions

  • De Kuyper and Son Incorporated. Cordials and Fruit-Flavored Brandies

  • R.T. French Company. Made Dishes, Salads, and Savories with French's Cream Salad Mustard

  • The Pampered Chef. Season's Best Recipe Collection

  • Cornell University. Let's Eat Eggs

  • Wilton Enterprises. Candy Making for Beginners. Easy to Make, Delicious to Eat, Fun to Give.

  • Liquore Galliano. Galliano Presents "The Italian Classics" and Dozens of Drink Recipes

  • Certified Wild American Shrimp. Certified Wild American Shrimp in your Recipe makes any Dish a Tasty and Authentic Creation

  • Borden Company. They'll Love It! Easy Taste Treats With Sweetened Condensed Milk.

  • Taylor Wine Company. Dine with Wine

  • Cadbury Brothers Limited. Cadbury's Bournville Cocoa

  • John Oster Manufacturing Company. Osterizer Blender Spin Cookery Cookbook Recipes and Instructions

  • General Foods Corporation. Exciting World of Rice Dishes

  • Jell-O Company. America's Most Famous Dessert: Jell-O

  • Wine Advisory Board. How to Cook with California Wines: 81 Delicious Secrets of Wine Cookery --All Easy!

  • Reynolds Metals Company. The Reynolds Brown-in-Bag Cook Book

  • Southern Comfort Corporation. How to Make 32 Favorite After-Sports Drinks

  • Genesee Pure Food Company. What Six Famous Cooks Say of Jell-O

  • Cheek-Neal Coffee Company. Maxwell House: Coffee or Tea?

  • Continental Mills Incorporated. 50 Money Saving Food Budget Ideas from Versatile Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix

  • Quaker Oats Company. All-Time, Any-Time Recipes

  • Club Aluminum Products Company. How to Cook the Easier Way

  • Hunt Foods. Easy One-Dish Meals

  • General Foods Corporation. Joys of Jell-O

  • Mirro Aluminum Company. Cooky and Pastry Recipes.

  • Angelus Campfire Company. Campfire Marshmallow Cookery

  • Penick & Ford Ltd. Brer Rabbits Modern Recipes for Modern Living

  • Mirro Aluminum Company. Mirro-Matic Presure Pan: Directions, Recipes, Time Tables

  • Church and Dwight Company. Good Things to Eat

  • Carnation Co. 30 Minute Meals

  • Hamilton Beach Company. The Complete Blender Cookbook

  • United Fruit Company. The New Banana

  • Weber. Le Grilleur Portatif Sur Table

  • Northwestern Yeast Company. The Art of Making Bread

  • Sunbeam Corporation. Sunbeam Frypan: Recipes and Instructions

  • Reynolds Metals Company. Great Recipes for Turkey, Ham, and Lamb

  • Church and Dwight Company. Arm and Hammer Soda: Book of Valuable Recipes

  • Pet Milk Company. Taylor, Mary Lee. Cooking Short Cuts for Busy Days

  • King Arthur Flour Company. King Arthur Flour National Baking Class Recipes

  • Pet Milk Company. Mary Lee Taylor's Meals of the Week

  • Grocery Store Products Company. Cooking with Inspiration

  • Knox Gelatine Company. Knox Gelatine: Salads, Desserts, Pies, Candies

  • General Foods Inc. Bakers Chocolate Book of Choclate Riches

  • General Foods Corporation. Cut-Up Cake Party Book

  • Milk Industry Foundation. Cottage Cheese Recipe Book

  • National Biscuit Company. Recipes for New and Delicious Energy Dishes

  • The Junket Folks. Delicious Quick Desserts

  • C. F. Mueller Company. Thru the Years with Mueller's

  • Sunbeam Corporation. How to Get the Most Out of Your New Sunbeam Mixmaster

  • Del Monte. Del Monte Tomato Sauce

  • Pantry Pride. Pantry Pride's Fancy Fun Cookbook for the Holidays

  • Omaha Steaks. The Omaha Steaks Guide and Cookbook

  • Office National du Tourisme et du Thermalisme. Tunisian Cook Book

  • Perdue. Grilling Greats.

  • The Seven-Up Company. Familiar Foods and Party Treats

  • John F. Jelke Company. Good Luck Recipes

  • Reveal. A Favorite Recipe Collection from Reveal See-Thru Roasting Wrap

  • Corn Products Refining Company. The Modern Method of Preparing Delightful Foods

  • General Foods Corporation. Trademark Recipes

  • Lipton Incorporated. Soup Lovers Guide to Lipton

  • General Mills. Gold Medal Flour. The Weekend Chef

  • Sunbeam Corporation: Sunbeam Mixmaster

  • H. J. Heinz Company. Gibson, Josephine. The Heinz Book of Meat Cookery

  • Bond Bread. Name Your Favorite

  • A.E. Stanley Mfg. Company. Mary Mathews Time-Saver Recipes

  • Canadian Lentils. Lentils for Every Season

  • Sears, Roebuck and Company. Improved Puritan Chopper Cookbook, Recipes for all Seasons of the Year

  • C. J. Schneider Manufacturing Company. A New Refinement for the Serving of Cake

  • General Foods Corporation. Easy Homemade Desserts with Jell-O Pudding

  • Cooperative G.L.F. Exchange Incorporated: Book of Breads

  • Servel, Incorporated. Making the Most of Your Servel Electrolux

  • Calumet Baking Powder Company. The Key to Better Baking

  • General Foods Corporation. Magical Desserts with Whip 'N Chill

  • C. F. Sauer Company. Table Treats and How to Prepare Them

  • General Mills Incorporated. Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two Cook Book

  • Cuisinart Incorporated: Pro Custom II Food Processor Instruction and Recipe Booklet

  • Pet Milk Company. "Husband-Tested" Recipes from Mary Lee Taylor's Pet Milk Kitchen

  • General Foods Corporation. Jell-O Brand New Fun and Fabulous Recipes

  • John F. Jelke Company. Tempting Recipes in Good Luck Cook Book Made with Good Luck Margarine

  • General Slicing Machine Company. Saladmaker and Chopper Recipe Book

  • Standard Brands, Inc. Royal Baking Powder A Guide to Royal Success in Baking

  • Corning Glass Works. Pyrex Prize Recipes

  • General Baking Company. Bond Bread Cook Book

  • Mrs Dash . Salt Free Cookery Vol. 1

  • Hershey Chocolate Corporation. Hershey's Recipes

  • Corn Products Refining Company. Delightful Cooking with the Three Great Products from Corn

  • Weber. The Original Outdoor Covered Kettle - Weber The Best There Is

  • Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The Metropolitan Cookbook

  • United States Department of Agriculture. Honey: Some Ways to Use it

  • The Kingsford Company. Kingsford's Best Barbecues: A Tour of American Regional Favorites

  • Coco Ribe Company. Fresh from the Tropics

  • Del Monte. Grey Poupon Brings Color to "One of Life's Finer Pleasures"

  • Barron-Gray Packing Company. An Open Door to a Year-Round Vegetable Garden with Here's Health Brand Vegetable Cocktail

  • General Foods Corporation. The Swans Down Cake Manual: A Handbook of Cake Making

  • Ramirez and Feraud Chili Co., Inc. Original Mexican Recipes with Las Palmas Products

  • Wilkins-Rogers Inc: Make Your Own-Mix and Washington Self-Rising Flour

  • Land O'Lakes Creameries Incorporated. Unsalted Butter Cookbook

  • Hotpoint Incorporated. Electric Cooking with Your Hotpoint Automaking Cooking Range

  • Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation. Kitchen Fresh Ideas

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