Old-Time Brand-Name Cookbook: Recipes, Illustrations, and Advice from the Early Kitchens of America's Most Trusted Food Makers

Crumpacker, Bunny

ISBN 10: 076519077X / ISBN 13: 9780765190772

Published by Smithmark Pub, U.S.A., 1998

About this Item

"For years, Bunny Crumpacker has been collecting recipe pamphlets by such classic American food companies as Carnation, Hershey's, and Gold Medal Flour. With dishes ranging from Bubbly Cinnamon Toast to Frank Sinatra's Mother's Spaghetti and Meatballs, this delightful, nostalgia-rich collection harkens back to an era when families at all their meals together and homely comfort food reigned supreme." A beautiful book: Glossy, pictorial hard boards; 123 pages, index inclusive; tight and crisp binding, corners are square ahnd sharp; no external or internal marks; no cips or creases; text block is bright and clean, first edition/first printing; dust jacket displays one small closed tear, else fine.

Seller Inventory # TE8373

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Old-Time Brand-Name Cookbook: Recipes, Illustrations, and Advice from the Early Kitchens of America's Most Trusted Food Makers
• Publisher: Smithmark Pub, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076519077X
• ISBN 13: 9780765190772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition/First Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Culled from the author's extensive collection of recipe pamphlet books from the past century, a nostalgic collection offers recipes--all updated for today's kitchen--and tips for using tried-and-true brand name products, as well as vintage artwork.

Review

The Old-Time Brand-Name Cookbook evokes a warm picture of cozy, sit-down family meals, comforting foods, and good old-fashioned charm. Even if this image is a little kitschy, Bunny Crumpacker's book provides a soothing escape into yesteryear. She collects more than 70 recipes--all replicating meals from the 1890s to the 1940s. The only difference between then and now is that today's chefs have the luxury of electronic food processors and large supermarkets. No longer are cooks chained to the kitchen sink! Crumpacker's recipes require the most basic of ingredients--found in the most spartan pantry--such as a nutritious recipe for a soothing pot of Cream of Onion Soup that takes only 20 minutes and requires nothing more than broth, milk, rice, and onions. The featured deserts are scrumptious and simple--say hello to Jell-o with a concoction for Pineapple Bavarian Cream, and if you have room left, indulge yourself with a bowl of Chocolate Bread Pudding. Color pictures of well-known food icons (Heinz soup, Libby's mustard, Borden's evaporated milk) illustrate this chatty and informative book throughout. Turn back the clock and eat food like Mama used to make! --Naomi Gesinger