Wednesday, January 20, 2010

VTT - Betty Crocker Kitchens & Cook Books



The two postcards at the top show the Betty Crocker Kitchens of the World. Over the years, the Betty Crocker kitchens underwent several remodelings and renamings. These kitchens appear to be from the period 1966-1977. The California Kitchen, New England Kitchen, and Mediterranean Kitchen are shown in the first postcard. The Japanese Kitchen, Wall Detail of Scandinavian Kitchen, Aztec Calendar or the Latin American Kitchen, and New Orleans Kitchen are shown in the second postcard. There used to be tours of the kitchens, but public tours were discontinued in 1985.

Betty Crocker's Guide to Easy Entertaining is copyright 1959. The Dinner for Two Cook Book is copyright 1958.



The Guide to Easy Entertaining has some recipes, but it is mainly composed of how-to information about entertaining (see the contents page below). There are also several two-page color photo spreads showing tables with dishes for various types of parties.





The Dinner for Two Cook Book has 425 recipes. The first spread below has a list of favorite American foods of the time. The second spread is an example of the illustrated recipe pages.





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22 comments:

  1. ColoradoladyJanuary 20, 2010 at 9:22:00 PM CST

    cookbooks today just don't hold a candle to the ones of a few years back...I love vintage cookbooks. Happy VTT

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  2. ★Carol★January 20, 2010 at 9:33:00 PM CST

    I love those kitchen postcards! Especially the one with the New Orleans kitchen. Did you see the aqua oven? Love that!
    Happy VTT!
    Carol

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  3. concretenprimrosesJanuary 20, 2010 at 9:46:00 PM CST

    Cool postcards and cook books.
    Its true about the old cookbooks. I went to buy a Joy of Cooking for a Christmas gift and was shocked and horrified at the new version.
    Kathy

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  4. JocelynJanuary 20, 2010 at 9:46:00 PM CST

    Love your postcards. Don't you just love the old cookbooks? I agree with Suzanne, the newer cookbooks are just not the same as the old ones used to be.

    Jocelyn
    http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com/

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 10:13:00 PM CST

    I do enjoy looking at the graphics in old cookbooks: the drawing are so beautiful!

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  6. Amanda LeeJanuary 20, 2010 at 10:23:00 PM CST

    Ohhhh, I love these old cookbooks!

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  7. BeaJanuary 20, 2010 at 11:36:00 PM CST

    Vintage cookbooks are so fun to look through. Enjoyed looking at your postcards too.

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  8. rtJanuary 21, 2010 at 12:38:00 AM CST

    Love your cookbooks!

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  9. marianJanuary 21, 2010 at 5:53:00 AM CST

    gotta love those fabulous vintage cookbooks

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  10. VonlipiJanuary 21, 2010 at 7:01:00 AM CST

    That is so cool! I love vintage cookbooks and your postcards are to die for! I never knew you could tour Betty Crocker's world kitchens! Too bad the tours ended!

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  11. UnknownJanuary 21, 2010 at 7:09:00 AM CST

    I have cooking for 2. Love the illustrations in the old cookbooks.

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  12. UnknownJanuary 21, 2010 at 8:18:00 AM CST

    I love those :) This may be my favorite post of yours!

    Loving it madly!

    happy vtt!

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  13. marmieluJanuary 21, 2010 at 10:10:00 AM CST

    I love these cookbooks! I still have my BC Kid's Cookbook from the 60's. Thanks for showing these.
    Mary Lou

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  14. LVJanuary 21, 2010 at 3:53:00 PM CST

    What a great vintage collection of cookbooks you have. I still think old or new, Betty Crocker books are the best.

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  15. MiriJanuary 21, 2010 at 4:25:00 PM CST

    Great post today! Love the postcards-the Calif. cabinets are wonderful and I got a real chuckle from the picture of the great big white frosted layer cake in the Japanese kitchen! (Why don't my layer cakes look like that?)

    Great cookbooks...I didn't know Betty Crocker had biscuits in a can-I thought that was only Pillsbury.

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  16. KarenJanuary 21, 2010 at 6:19:00 PM CST

    Delightful postcards and cookbooks! Betty Crocker herself was a marvelous invention, also - I remember being startled to learn she was not really 'real'. :)

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  17. RoslynJanuary 21, 2010 at 10:00:00 PM CST

    The REAL Betty Crocker to me!

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  18. fitty's pinky rose cottageJanuary 22, 2010 at 3:44:00 AM CST

    oh gosh.. my fave cook books! Betty always the best!.. been looking for one actually! thanks for sharing.. happy VTT

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  19. KKJanuary 22, 2010 at 7:00:00 PM CST

    Those cookbooks are awesome. I love reading all the helpful hints. The graphics are so cool.

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  20. Thistle Cove FarmJanuary 22, 2010 at 7:01:00 PM CST

    These are all too cool, love 'em!

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  21. AnnJanuary 23, 2010 at 2:11:00 PM CST

    I'm still using my cookbook for two from I guess the late 60's. I also have the large Betty Crocker book with rings-it's been taped numerous times. Love these

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  22. BeckyJanuary 26, 2010 at 7:15:00 PM CST

    The kitchen postcards are cool. It's a shame the tours were discontinued. I would have gone.

    Love vintage cookbooks and I have that "Dinner for Two."

    Thanks for stopping by my VTT blog. I'll let you know if my Sister and I decide to use a tatting shuttle for a Ouija pointer!

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