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Chicago, Ill: The N. K. Fairbank Company, 1930's. Wraps. 16 x 8.5 cm. Folded pamphlet. Cottolene - pure and wholesome frying and shortening made from Refined Cotton Seed Oil. Comparing pig fat and vegetable oil: "Shortens your food - lengthens your life." Poem inside with colorful illustrations. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 248 pages. 27 x 21.5 cm. In collaboration with E.S. Yntema. Photographs by James Scherer. Like its predecessor and companion, Julia Child & Co., this is a menu cook book filled with photo illustrations, marketing tips, and leftover suggestions. Detailed recipes..... More
Chicago: The N.K. Fairbanks Company, 1898. Paperback. 74 pages. 18 x 13 cm. Cottolene was a brand of shortening made of beef tallow and cottonseed oil produced in the US from 1868 until the mid 20th century. First mass-produced and mass-marketed as an alternative to lard and is remembered today..... More