A copy of this was in a box of books I was outbid on several Saturdays ago at auction, but I found an affordable and good one (w/o dust jacket) online. Seller packaged it in 5 layers, which was nice.
Esquire Cook-Book, 1955, illustrated by Charmatz.
Nicely done, Esquire.
Some of the things I collect are vintage cookbooks and cookbooklets like you still sometimes see while standing in line at the grocery store. In one of them, I found this…
This is a photo of 60 or so Heinz products found in The Heinz Salad Book. It does not give the year it was printed. According to a couple of online sources, Heinz changed the name of Beefsteak Sauce to 57 Sauce in 1940, so this was probably printed before that. Other sources give the year of the change as 1913, so don’t quote me on any of this. Stupid Internet.
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Wife: “Honey? Do we have any blindfolds?”
Hubs: “I don’t think so, except for the special one. Will that work?”
Wife: “Yes. Would you be a dear and fetch it for me?”
Hubs: [from bedroom] “What about the handcuffs?”
Wife: “Maybe later.”
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WHAT IS GOING ON!?
Is it a forgotten taste sensation?
Is it a practical joke?
I do not know.
Cold-reading the intro to Better Homes & Gardens Barbecue Book: Complete How-to for Outdoor Cooking. Glorious writing and illustration.
I was trying to find out if the big container of Crisco was called a canister, can, jar, tub, pail, bucket or something else, and noticed this rather ambitious bit of copy…
Guaranteed to quench your vices.
A pile of ham and a dose of spices.
Served with salad, maybe rices.
It’s budget-minded, low on prices.
Blowin’ up on your devices.
Hoes love spunky shoulder slices.
