Best Wishes for many relaxed hours of entertaining~
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Vintage Cookook Illustrations...
On of my favorite treasures is my Vintage Betty Crocker Cookbook, copyright 1959 by General Mills, Inc. It's Betty's guide to "Easy Entertaining>" What fascinates me about this particular cookbook is the wonderful illustrations by Peter Spier and Betty Crocker's commanding advice~
Best Wishes for many relaxed hours of entertaining~
Best Wishes for many relaxed hours of entertaining~
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The illustrations are a delight. I love looking at old cookbooks. They are always such fun. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteI love the illustrations {and the advice} in this book! What a keepsake! I too, have fun collecting cookbooks. The old bookstores have some really great books on cooking and etiquette! Love them!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Jane
The advice is still good I think. I know I like to serve buffet style. I enjoy reading cookbooks. Do not ccok from recipes very much. hugs♥olive
ReplyDeleteThat is a very neat cookbook to have! I love the vintage ones they are such a treasure to have!
ReplyDeleteCindy
What a great cookbook you have! I like the illustrations!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sandra
I adore vintage cookbooks! The photos and illustrations are priceless! So are some of the recipes!
ReplyDeleteCute book, and some good advice!
ReplyDeleteLove that book, Nancy! The illustrations are vintage beauty!
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day and thanks for sharing your prize cookbook!
Nancy- What was wonderful, "sisterly" advice in its day is now comical for us. Treat the "crashing bore" as if he were fascinating and maybe....maybe what? Maybe he will continue to regale you with more boring ancedotes? lol
ReplyDeleteLove the old cookbook-it's a keeper! Hugs- Diana
This is a beauty! The cover is simply magical!
ReplyDeleteI love this cookbook! I was born in the 50's so anything from that era just fascinates me.
ReplyDeleteI was gifted with a National Geographic from the month/year I was born and the advertisements are a hoot! Companies were trying to recruit people to move to California- the land of opportunity. Funny how times change.
I collect cookbooks too and spend hours browsing not only thru the recipes but the illustrations as well. This was a fun post!
ReplyDeleteLove the old cookbooks!!!
ReplyDeleteGood ol' Betty Crocker... LOVE all the vintage illustrations!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet treasure! Thank you so much for sharing ;0)
ReplyDeleteI have this book but I haven't looked in it for years. Times sure have changed...especially the bowing across the room!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading old cook books and books about customs and manners. My mum had a book given to her as a young bride, and it has an entire section devoted to the etiquette of calling cards.
ReplyDeleteI loved this--so interesting!
ReplyDeleteOld cookbooks are so much fun! I love your illustrations!
ReplyDeletehugs
Sissie
I SOOOO enjoyed reading these little snippets! What a fun read this cookbook is! Thank you for sharing it with us, Nancy!
ReplyDeletehow cool Nancy.....thanks for sharing..
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
Thanks for the birthday wishes and your visit. Any friend of Teresa's is as friend of mine. Isn't she the sweetest thing?! Absolutely!
I've sure enjoyed my visit here and will come back.
Hugs,
Kat
Hi Nancy,
ReplyDeleteOld cookbooks are fun for so many reasons. Often the food is a little strange for todays tastes, but the illustrations just charm me. Innocent and sentimental, lovely!
Thanks for dropping by earlier, hope you have a great weekend.
xo
Heidi -Heart and Home
I, too, have this book and just love to sit and read it for fun. The manners and customs of the 50's remind me of Leave It To Beaver and I'll bet June read this book too!
ReplyDeleteIn the "olden" days, people were so much more concerned with manners. I love seeing the "rules of etiquette" in old books. The illustrations are so simple, too. And the recipes are such fun. How great to have these books.
ReplyDelete~ Sue