Vintage 1931 Rumford Cookbook 32 Menus 72 Recipes Advertising Recipe Booklet

Vintage 1931 Rumford Cookbook 32 Menus 72 Recipes Advertising Recipe Booklet

Vintage 1931 Rumford Company recipe and menu booklet featuring 32 complete menus and 72 recipes. This charming Depression-era cookbook was produced to promote Rumford All-Phosphate Baking Powder and includes meal planning ideas for breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, Sunday night suppers, afternoon and evening parties, teas, and outdoor meals.

Inside are wonderfully period recipes and entertaining suggestions, including apple fritters, sweet potato souffle, chocolate date pudding, raspberry puffs, potato croquettes, jellied chicken with pineapple, nut cookies, and more. Illustrated throughout with period food photography and distinctive green and black typography.

A wonderful piece of early 1930s culinary and advertising history for collectors of vintage cookbooks, kitchen ephemera, food advertising, or historical recipes.

Condition
Vintage pre-owned condition with age-related toning, discoloration, spotting, staining, edge wear, creasing and general handling wear throughout. Cover shows noticeable age and surface wear. Pages remain readable and booklet presents well for its approximately 95-year age. Please review photos carefully for condition.

Size
Approximately 8 x 6 inches

Materials
Paper

Colors
Tan, cream, green, black and grayscale

Estimated Age
1931. Copyright 1931 by The Rumford Company, Rumford, Rhode Island

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