Start Them Young

The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook, Randon House, 1959.

Let the children cook...it's fun for them and a help to you.

Hamburgers with Relish
Spaghetti (canned!)
Green Peas and Carrotts
Tossed Salad
Rolls and Butter
Lemon Instant Pudding
Cookies
Coffee
Milk

"Cooking is an art that can't be learned from books."

You've Got Work to Do

Some clip art from the General Foods Cookbook, 1959, Random House.

This little bit of clip art tells a tale. Cooking looks like the primary job, followed by yard work, taking care of the baby, serving food(to the family or working as a waitress? The little hat is unclear) - and the last one in the upper right-hand corner has me a bit stumped. Is that sketching hairdos? Is it meant to represent taking care of your appearance? Any thoughts?

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General Foods Kitchens Cookbook, Random House, 1959.

This blog is born out of a collection of old cookbooks and a facination with the photos, food, table settings, people, etc. found therein.

"Moving day's a chore...but the load is lightened by neighbors who show and spell welcome with a first-day dinner."

*Special Baked Beans and Frankfurters
*Buttered Rolls
*Vegtable Relishes
*Pickles
*Welcome Cake (recipe below)
*Fruit
*coffee
*milk

Welcome Cake
2 egg whites, unbeaten
Dash of salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. almond extract (optional)
1 baked 13x9x" yellow cake, white, or devil's food cake, cooled
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1 tbsp. milk

Beat egg whites and salt until foamy. Add sugar, 2 tbsps. at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is blended. Then continue beating until mixture will stand in peaks. Add flavoring and blend.

Boy, times have changed.

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General Foods Kitchen Cookbook, Random House, 1959.

Orange Juice Cake
(Don't forget to adjust for the temp of your oven it may be hotter)
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp soda
1/2 cup butter
2 tsps grated orange rind
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs, unbeaten
3 tbsps milk
3/4 cup orange juice

Measure sifted flour, add baking powder, salt, and soda and sift together.

Cream butter and grated orange rind. Gradually add suger, creaming together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating throughly after each addition. Then add flour, alternately with milk first, then with orange juice, beating after each addition until smooth.

Pour batter into two round 9-inch layer pans, lined on bottom with parchment paper. Bake in a moderate oven (375 degree oven) about 25 minutes. Or bake 35 to 40 minutes in 9-inch tube pan which has been well greased and floured.