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Title: A Calendar of Dinners with 615 Recipes
Author: Marion Harris Neil
Publisher: The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati)
Year: 1921 (Copyrights spanning 1913–1921)
Edition: Eighteenth Edition
Original Price: Price Fifty Cents
Up for sale is a wonderful piece of culinary and American advertising history: a 1921 18th Edition of \"A Calendar of Dinners with 615 Recipes\" by Marion Harris Neil. Published by Procter & Gamble, this landmark domestic-science book was created to introduce American households to the wonders of Crisco vegetable shortening. It contains an illustrated section titled \"The Story of Crisco,\" cooking timetables, domestic advice, and a massive 365-day calendar of daily dinner menus accompanied by 615 classic recipes.✨ UNIQUE BONUS: VINTAGE KITCHEN EPHEMERA INCLUDED!This copy was cherished and actively used by a home cook, leaving behind a fascinating time capsule of kitchen history tucked inside its pages. Selling exactly as found, this bundle includes:
• The Original \"Wonder Tool\" Product Card: A fascinating vintage advertisement insert featuring the \"Oscillating Blade\" kitchen gadget used to peel, slice, and shred vegetables (Manufactured by W.R. Feemster Co.).
• Vintage Butterscotch Biscuits Recipe Card: A small, separate printed recipe leaflet.
• Handwritten Recipe Notes: Multiple loose, handwritten pages of family recipes from a previous owner, offering a beautiful glimpse into early-to-mid 20th-century home cooking.CONDITION REPORTThis book is in Good/Fair Antique Condition with honest wear consistent with its age and use in a bustling vintage kitchen.
• Cover/Spine: The blue cloth boards show fading, surface scuffing, edge wear, and visible tearing/fraying along the spine extremities.
• Binding: The text block remains attached, but there is noticeable splitting and cracking along the inner hinges (as pictured). Pages should be turned with care.
• Pages: The interior pages are complete and highly readable. Features the original Crisco-branded endpapers. Expect typical age-toning, handling smudges, and minor stains that add to its authentic antique character.
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