Betty Crocker’s Dinner in a Dish, published in 1965.  While I generally skip cookbooks from the 1960′s, this one was to cool to pass up!  Overall the illustrations are okay, definitely not as cool as 1950′s style, but they have their own unique look and there are some fun ones in here. The food photography [...]

Mexican Cookery for American Homes, produced by Gebhardt’s, date unknown… but the illustrations make me think it is from the 1950′s. Long long ago William Gebhardt gave the world its first chili powder, I bet you didn’t know that, did you? This cool little cookbook was produced to not only introduce Mexican Cookery to American [...]

The Flako Recipe Album, published in 1954 by Flako Products Corporation. Flako first in mixes since 1922. Ah, this is a beauty! (And my copy is in very good shape… close to new!)  The cover makes you think it is an ultra cool leather embossed book, but alas, it is just a cleaver advertising ploy [...]

“Eat to Beat!  You can’t win a war if you’re not eating well.  Ah, war propaganda!  This image, and the following text are from The Sealtest Food Advisor – Fall 1942. Yes, your eating—and the eating of all persons in this nation—has a lot to do with winning the War! First of all there’s conservation: [...]

And today’s vintage cookbook is… The Sealtest Food Adviser, Fall 1942, published by Sealtest, Inc. Excellent cover photo!  What a cute father and daughter… well, I hope it is her father otherwise that look on his face is kind of worrisome. This is another fine little recipe booklet from Sealtest Dairy Products and contain some [...]

Outdoor Cooking with Reynolds Wrap – How to prepare tastier campfire meals without pots, pans and dishes, published in 1950 by the Reynolds Metals Company. Wow! This is one of my favorites from my collection and I really don’t know why it has taken me so long to review this baby! Apart from my vintage [...]

The Texas Cookbook by Mary Faulk Koock, published in 1965 and illustrated by Tom Ballenger. I have to say this is a great cookbook and I’ve only scratched the surface since it came into my possession. “From barbeque to banquet—and informal view of dining and entertaining the Texas way.” While this cookbook is not heavily [...]