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"Frozen Jellied Turkey-Vegetable Salad" from Reynolds Wrap Carefree Cooking with Aluminum Foil, published in 1975 by the Supermarket Book Company
Call number: TX652.L91 1975
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Cookbooks (Advertising)
Today's cook has many ways of finding a recipe—cookbooks, magazines, web sites, the Food Network. But not that long ago, cookbooks were scarce, and most recipes were not written down. By the twentieth century, there was a tremendous burst of interest in cooking as a variety of new processed foods became available. Food companies started publishing pamphlets advertising regional foods and equipment, with middle-class women as the target audience. From peanuts to cook stoves, companies used cookbooks to introduce and promote their products to consumers who came to appreciate the convenience of new products like packaged yeasts and baking powder.
Shown here are some examples of promotional "cookbooklets" that feature products from Virginia. These booklets are now considered a valuable source for the history of the cultural meaning and evolution of food preparation.
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