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The Little Cook Book Featuring Little Recipes for Little Girls and Children's Cooking Set

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-065

Scope and Content

This collection contains a toy cooking set featured in the 1937 Sears Christmas Book, along with a companion cookbook for young girls. The toys include various pans and cooking utensils, as well as a cookbook titled "The Little Cook Book Featuring Little Recipes For Little Girls," written by Leone Ann Heuer, cooking expert for Sears, Roebuck and Co. In the booklet, secrets of success are outlined-"a pinch means as much as you can hold between the tip of your thumb and first finger when pressed tightly together"-followed by ten recipes all proportioned for the small user: bread and rolls, nut bread, baking powder biscuits, orange marmalade biscuits, plain muffins, chocolate feather cake, gold coast cake, sugar cookies, pie crust, and apple pie. Utensils included are 1-cup size revolving flour sifter, graduated measuring cup, wood bread board, 10-inch rolling pin, real egg beater, cookie sheet, 4-cup muffin pan, tube cake, bread and fry pans, pie tin, various round baking pans, a potato masher, and two cookie cutters.

Dates

  • 1937

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials in this collection are written in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

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Extent

0.3 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Abstract

This collection contains a toy cooking set featured in the 1937 Sears Christmas Book, along with a companion cookbook for young girls.

Arrangement

The items in this collection are arranged by content type.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2015.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the The Little Cook Book Featuring Little Recipes for Little Girls and Children's Cooking Set by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the The Little Cook Book Featuring Little Recipes for Little Girls and Children's Cooking Set was completed in October 2022.

Title
The Little Cook Book Featuring Little Recipes for Little Girls and Children's Cooking Set
Status
Completed
Author
Miranda Christy, graduate assistant
Date
2022 (CC0 1.0)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308