Rochester, NY: CERTO Corporation, 1929. Staplebound. 35 pages, 8 x 15.5 cm. This CERTO recipe flipbook contains full pages of recipes to be pade with the product. It has a line art illustration of two women admiring their CERTO jams on the cover and a detailed index on the back..... More
Rochester, NY: Douglas-Pectin Corporation, 1924. Staplebound wraps. 24 pages, 12 x 17.5 cm. In this CERTO cookbook, Alice Bradley details the process of cooking with CERTO to aid the long and uncertain process traditionally used to make jams, jellies, and marmalades. These recipes play a huge role in not just..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Jell-Well Dessert Co., [~1930]. Staplebound. Unpaginated, 8 x 16 cm. This Jell-Well recipe and advertisement book presents its most compelling arguments on why to serve one of the three Jell-Well products for dessert in your house. They have the Unflavored Jell-Well which can be made into the..... More
Brooklyn, NY: S. Gumpert & Co., [~1930]. Staplebound wraps. 7 pp. 8.5 x 13 cm. This simple Gumpert's Pudding recipe book begins with a horror story. You have a recipe you are renown for, but when it is passed to your friend, he executes the recipe poorly. The shame of..... More
Le Roy, NY: G.F. Corp. 1934. Staplebound wraps. 21 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. "Gayer Mealtimes with the New Jell-O" are advertised on the inside cover of this 1934 recipe collection. This was printed along with the redesign and reformulation of Jell-O in 1933. The book itself features many recipes..... More
Le Roy, NY: G.F. Corp. 1934. Staplebound wraps. 21 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. "Gayer Mealtimes with the New Jell-O" are advertised on the inside cover of this 1934 recipe collection. This was printed along with the redesign and reformulation of Jell-O in 1933. The book itself features many recipes..... More
Le Roy, NY: G.F. Corp. 1933. Staplebound wraps. 23 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. The "48 Fascinating New Recipes" included in this book are prefaced by a brief story about Mrs. Dewey and her family's experience with the new Jell-O. She is shocked by the new packaging, the enhanced fruit..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Company, Inc., 1931. Staplebound wraps. 23 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. The 48 Jell-O recipes included in this early 1930s collection include those for recipes spanning from Prune Whip to Rice and Fish Loaf. There is also a small mail back order form to receive..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Co. Inc., 1927. Staplebound. Unpaginated, 14.5 x 10 cm. Through the Menu with Jell-O organizes recipes by course including salad, dessert, entree, appetizer, and dessert courses allowing for a 5 course all Jell-O dinner. Scattered throughout are full page illustrations of the recipes done in..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Co. Inc., 1927. Staplebound. Unpaginated, 14.5 x 10 cm. Through the Menu with Jell-O organizes recipes by course including salad, dessert, entree, appetizer, and dessert courses allowing for a 5 course all Jell-O dinner. Scattered throughout are full page illustrations of the recipes done in..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1922. Staplebound. 14 pages, 15.5 x 11 cm. The Jell-O: At Home Everywhere collection intersperses Jell-O recipes categorized by heading and scenic paintings featuring Jell-O dishes and their consumers at home. Recipes also have the name of the contributor and the region..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Genesse Pure Food Company, 1924. Staplebound. 18 pages, 15.5 x 11 cm. This adverisement for "America's Most Famous Dessert" notably comes from the brief time during which Chocolate Jell-O was produced by the company. It contains recipes for all six of the flavors, as well as..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1922. Staplebound. 14 pages, 15.5 x 11 cm. The Jell-O: At Home Everywhere collection intersperses Jell-O recipes categorized by heading and scenic paintings featuring Jell-O dishes and their consumers at home. Recipes also have the name of the contributor and the region..... More
Johnstown, NY: Knox Gelatine Inc., 1964. Folded. unpaginated, 15.5 x 7.5 cm. The "classic American gelatine recipes" pamphlet advertises Knox Unflavored Gelatine in the distinctly recognizable 60s aesthetic. It features recipes still in use today in the average American household, such as the No-Bake Cheesecake made with a graham cracker..... More
Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine Co. Inc., 1942. Folded. Unpaginated, 14 x 11 cm. Beginning with a letter addressed to Mrs. Housewife, from Mrs. Knox herself, Mrs. Knox's Sugar-Less Desserts and Salads markets the Knox products to the women of America who are consuming less sugar due to the..... More
Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine Co. Inc., 1941. Staplebound. 13 pp. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. The Knox Build-Up Plan is a quick and informative health booklet released by Knox Gelatine advertising the health benefits of drinking unflavored Knox Gelatine in water or fruit juice. Claiming the powder to be..... More
Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine, 1936. Staplebound. 55 pages, 11 x 16 cm. The Knox Dainties Recipe Book has been expanded in this 1936 edition to include Frozen Dishes with the growing population of households owning electric refridgerators. They mention in the forward of the book that all mechanically..... More
Johnstown, NY: Charles B. Knox Gelatine Co. Inc., 1928. Unpaginated, 8.5 x 6 cm. This small Knox Gelatine recipe collection advertises the product for its health benefits. The product descriptions separate the Knox products into their own category away from competitor's products, and label themselves as the brand of "Nature"..... More
Johnstown, NY: Knox Gelatine, 1915. folded. unpaginated, 6 x 8 cm. Knox Sparkling Gelatine is a small folded collection of recipes from some of Mrs. Knox of Knox Sparking Gelatine's recipe books. On the last of the folded pages, there is a slip to fill out and mail in with..... More
Johnstown, NY: Knox Gelatine, 1915. folded. Knox Sparkling Gelatine is a small folded collection of recipes from some of Mrs. Knox of Knox Sparking Gelatine's recipe books. On the last of the folded pages, there is a slip to fill out and mail in with four cents in stamps for..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, 1928. Folded. unpaginated, 6.5 x 7.5 cm. This small, folded Royal Fruit Flavored Gelatin leaflet contains three recipes to be made with the Royal brand’s flavored gelatin packages, which still compete with the Jell-O brand today. The description on the first page describes..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, 1925. Folded. unpaginated, 10 x 16 cm. This foldable Royal Gelatine advertisement opens to the three panel heading across the center, "Why ROYAL GELATINE DESSERTS are better". After the boasting of its "savings of time and trouble," and a brief section of its..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, 1925. Folded. unpaginaed. 6.5 x 7.5 cm. This Royal Fruit Flavored Gelatin recipe foldout includes six recipes to make using the product. It also has a two page spread advertising the product's non-artificial smell, which was one of their primary ways of claiming..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, 1927. Folded. Unpaginated, 6.5 x 7.5 cm. This "Royal Cherry Gelatin" foldable is illustrated with bright, colorful images of recipes made with the product and a drawing of three women enjoying a classy tea with their gelatin dessert with the caption "A Friendly..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, [~1927]. Folded. unpaginated, 6.5 x 7 cm. This small, folded Royal Fruit Flavored Gelatin leaflet contains three recipes to be made with the Royal brand’s flavored gelatin packages, which still compete with the Jell-O brand today. The description on the first page describes..... More