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Genesee Pure Food Co. (Later: Jell-O Company). (Also: General Foods Corporation--Jell-O Division).

 Sub-Series — Box: 6, Folder: 17

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

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

From the Collection:

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

  • "The Jell-O Girl Entertains." c. 1910s-1920s.
  • "At Home Everywhere." 1922. (2 copies)
  • [Untitled.] 1924.
  • [Jell-O Menus] and "Jell-O Ice Cream Powder." [bound together]. 1925.
  • "Mr. Gourmand's Strange Dreams." c.1925
  • "Polly Put on the Kettle We'll all Make Jell-O." c. 1920s.
  • "The New Jell-O Book of Surprises." 1930.
  • "New Jell-O Recipes Made with the New Flavor Lime." 1930.
  • "Quick Easy Jell-O Wonder Dishes." 1930.
  • "48 New Jell-o Entrees, Relishes, Salads, Desserts." 1931.
  • "48 New Jell-O Recipes." 1931.
  • "48 New Jell-O Recipes." 1932.
  • "Now Jell-O Tastes Twice as Good..." 1934. (2 copies.)
  • "Recipes for Delicious Ice Cream." 1936.
  • "Jack & Mary's Jell-O Recipe Book." 1937.
  • "Fruit-Full Recipes." 1986.
  • "Jell-O Easy Entertaining." 1990.
  • "Jell-O Easy Holiday Recipes." 1992.
  • [6 recipes featuring sugar-free Jell-O]. c. 1990s.
  • "Jell-O America's Most Famous Dessert." (2 different covers)
  • "Jell-O Ice Cream Powder."
  • "Recipes for the Cream of the Cream Pies."
  • "48 New Jell-O Entrees, Relishes, Salads, Desserts." 1931.
  • "Jell-O Gelatin Recipes Plain or Festive." 1961.
  • "The Three Lemons: an Italian Fairy Tale."
  • "Jell-O; America's Most Famous Dessert."
  • Baum, L. Frank. "The Scarecrow and the Tin Wood-Man."
  • Baum, L. Frank. "Ozma and the Little Wizard."
  • Baum, L. Frank. "JackPumpkinHead and the Sawhorse."
  • "Today...what salad...what dessert? Jell-O Brings Dozens of Answers."
  • "Miss Jell-O in Hawaii."
  • Baum, L. Frank. "Tiktok and the Nome King."
  • "The Complete Jell-O Recipe Book."

General

Formerly Box 1-Folder 27

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
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Newman Library, Virginia Tech
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540-231-6308