General Mills, inc.
Scope and Content
The Culinary Pamphlet Collection is an artificial collection created in January 2011. The collection includes small publications and pamphlets created and distributed by culinary, appliance, and other food-related companies from about the 1870s to the 1990s. Most pamphlets contain advertisements, recipes, product information, testimonials, or some combination of all four.
The collection represents a diverse set of companies and products. Examples include items from the World War II era with recipes and tips for rationing and substituting for "Victory," publications featuring recipes using a specific kitchen appliance, weight loss hints from the National Dairy Council, and recipe books produced by heating and air conditioning vendors as advertising. The majority of titles in the collection relate to specific food products, especially flour, baking powder, baking soda, and various gelatines like Knox and Jell-O.
Dates
- c. 1870s-1990s
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 8.6 Cubic Feet (8 boxes; 1 oversize folder)
Bibliography
- "War-Time Baking." c.1941-1945.
- "Betty Crocker's 15 Prize Recipes: Favorites of Each Year-1921 to 1936." 1936.
- "Eating Under the Sky." c.1941-1945.
- "Easy Do-ahead Recipes." 1984.
- "Fresh Summertime Recipes." 1977.
- "Betty Crocker's Holiday Hostess 'Can Do' Recipes."
- "Betty Crocker's Bake Up a Story: A Cook's Tour Through Storyland."
- "Betty Crocker's Festive Fixin's with a Foreign Flair."
- "Meal Planning on a Limited Budget."
- "No. 63--Plain: Bit O' Chocolate Chiffon Cake."
- "No. 50--Plain: Chiffon!"
- "The Bisquick 'No Time to Cook' Summer Recipe Book." 1978.
- "Recipes of Tomorrow." 1954.
- "Betty Crocker's Continental Casseroles." 1963.
- "Betty Crocker says: 'Try my new 'Chiffon' Cakes'." 1948.
- "Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cookbook." 1971.
- "Betty Crocker's Bisquick Party Book." 1957. 3 copies.
- "Betty Crocker's 'Frankly Fancy' Foods Recipe Book." 1959.
- "Betty Crocker's Pie Parade." 1957.
- "How to Master the Art of Making Frostings."
- "Candy Cookies."
- "How to have the most fun with cake mixes." [Betty Crocker.]
- "Betty Crocker's Cooky Wise."
- "Breads You Bake...with Yeast."
- "The Easy Gourmet Mushroom Cook Booklet." [Green Giant.]
- "Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cook Book." 1956.
- "109 Smart New Ways to Serve Bread, Our Outstanding Energy Food." 1934.
- "Betty Crocker's Cake Mix Magic." 1951.
- "How to Prepare Appetizing, Healthful Meals With Foods Available Today." 1943.
- "Betty Crocker's 101 Delicious Bisquick Creations." 1933.
- "Celebrate With Cake!" 1974.
- "Betty Croker Holidays on Parade."
- "Holiday Heritage." 1966.
- "Betty Crocker's Frosting Secrets." 1958.
General
Formerly Box 1-Folder 26
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu