amylsacks' photos
"Mazola Recipes," c1949 (6)
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This slogan has that swagger-y "The Best Is Yet To Come" quality to it.
Originally posted to flickr on February 1st, 2011.
"Mazola Recipes," c1949 (5)
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I once thought that this booklet originated in the 1950s, but you can see here that it came a bit earlier:
www.vintageadbrowser.com/food-ads-1940s/42
"Mazola Recipes," c1949 (4)
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The all-text page across from this one explains the Bread Cube Test for making sure your oil is hot enough. I wonder if anyone still does that?
"Mazola Recipes," c1949 (3)
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That's an impressive level of seasoning for the time, too.
Originally posted to flickr on February 1st, 2011.
"Mazola Recipes," c1949 (2)
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These look unusually appetizing for the era, don't they? I want those cute little rainbow ramekins!
Originally posted to flickr on February 1st, 2011.
"Mazola Recipes," c1949
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Front and back covers of a promotional booklet, published by Corn Products Refining Company, New York, NY.
I think those discs on the lower left are potato cakes.
Originally posted to flickr on February 1st, 2011.
Hamburg-American Line Ad, 1936
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Any minute now, Katherine Anne Porter will show up and start yapping about how handsome and charming Himmler is.
From Country Life magazine.
Schlage Fixture Ad, c1955
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Looks like weaponry from an early science fiction show.
(Probably from Better Homes & Gardens .)
Cheez Whiz Ad, 1956
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She worked so hard on those party snacks... Only to have all the guests whispering behind her back about how her nail polish didn't match the centers of the olives!
From the September issue of Household magazine.
Originally posted to flickr on February 3rd, 2011.
Western Family, August 1957
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"Cover credits: Posters from American Airlines, Union Pacific Railroad, United Air Lines."
From the August issue.
Heinz White Vinegar Ad, 1966
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Personally, I only keep this stuff around for cleaning the kitchen floor and the windows.
From a grocery coupon booklet: Quick Complete Meals For Summer.
Catalina Swimsuit Ad, 1956
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Someone devised this pattern after their kid fell asleep on some gumballs and they melted.
From the May issue of Better Homes & Gardens .
France Travel Ad, 1956
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Here's the traveling ghost of the Eiffel Tower as one more latticed tie-in, and salute to my picture-host country. :)
From the September issue of House Beautiful magazine.
Grantham School Of Electronics, 1960
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Peeking at my last posted image, I observe that an electrical tower is just a latticed piecrust rolled up like a giant vertical kluski! (Sorry that this is the best I could do after 6-7 months of... radio silence.)
From the June issue of Electronics World magazine.
"What Shall I Cook Today? (4), c1930
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The gory apple things are called Paradise Tarts, and they're delicately painted with cinnamon hard candies... in case you were wondering.
"What Shall I Cook Today? (3), c1930
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It was a time when homemakers served fritters at every meal. You had to have at least 25-30 types in your recipe file to keep your family happy.
"What Shall I Cook Today? (2), c1930
"What Shall I Cook Today?, c1930
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Everyone seems to be smiling with their teeth clenched, which makes sense since it's the Depression.
Front and back covers from a 50-page promotional for Spry shortening, published by Lever Brothers Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
(Originally posted to flickr on January 30th, 2011.)
