Jell-O 10 cents

 Mrs. N. in the log cabin on the hill gave me two bags full of old cookbooks, both hardcover and pamphlet style… a goldmine of old recipes, I just love them.   Some date back to the very early 1900’s…and I got a kick out of the style of the advertising and some of the recipes of  ye olde days.

From 1951…

 From 1933…

“Magic” would be the word if everyone in my family
was dressed this special …..
My grandmother dressed this way daily, with an apron during cooking too.
Imagine that.
 
This stuff just doesn’t look appetizing…
Nor does this… THRIFTY SALAD
Let’s see… Lemon Jello with sliced tomatoes, peas, SALMON??…
on a bed of lettuce.
*GAG*
 Jell-O published these adorable pamphlets dated 1916 & 1917… I love the artwork,
 and the ads with stories included are just …so……..um… 1916 & 1917.
See for yourself…

Though the honeymoon  is not yet over and everything she does is still perfect,
the young housewife who is no cook has gone through a period of awful
trepidation while preparing that first dessert.  She didn’t know, as all experienced
housewives do, that she couldn’t go wrong with Jell-O. “

 If I had only known, I would have started with Jell-O.

22 thoughts on “Jell-O 10 cents”

  1. LOL~these are awesome! Love it!

    This reminds of my favorite female cousin back in the day – she couldn't cook a lick. So, every day my aunt cooked for her, and Tina would pick it up and bring it home. One day, just as she was getting out of the car she dropped a casserole at the same time her hubby drove up. LOL

    Thanks for the memories. So glad your sweet neighbor gave these to you. I love the old cookbooks and have one from my church. 🙂

  2. OMG, I'm in hysterics about the "Jell-O Bride" that is so funny – who knew! What a treasure trove! I love looking through old cookbooks, it really give you an understanding of what the culture was like during different time periods. Enjoy!

  3. That's it, I'm making Frankfurter Casserole and Thrifty Salad for dinner tonight. Hubby will be so excited! Mom said when she first married she would make Jell-O mold and be so proud! Hee-larious! I have some of these same pamphlets/cookbooks from Grandma's stash…priceless!

  4. The Hot Dog Casserole and the Thrifty Salad recipies are almost a joke! Did anyone really ever eat these I wonder? It would be rather hilarious to cook them up for the family someday:)

    I agree that I love the illustrations in the old jello cookbook…How wonderful of your neighbor to offer these gems to you!

  5. I love finding these books in old bookstores. The recipes are unbelievable…all the fat they cooked with. The sour cream biscuits sound good though.

    My sister was the queen of jello desserts and salads. The older the recipe, the better. And they were quite good!

    XO,
    Jane

  6. If only I had known about the Jello-Bride back in '73 when I was a silly child bride. *smacks self on forehead* DOH

  7. The first thing my brother-in-law asks a prospective date — can you cook jello? If she says yes, he figures there's hope. 😉

  8. The illustrations are fabulous! I might be forced to frame them. When I married my first mistake, someone actually gave me a handwritten recipe for, "How to boil water".

  9. These are loads of fun to see! I wonder what my family would do if I served hot dogs cooked in fat and served in milk with green beans. Maybe using the individual serving dishes would make it more appealing : )

  10. Ha! I could have used this bit of information a long time ago! Better late than never, I'm afraid, won't apply to this situation. And better never than late as far as that salad goes…salmon and peas in jello?? Oy!

  11. Melted fat?!? Seriously????? Where exactly does one get fat? Why didn't all these people drop dead of heart attacks!

  12. OMG… I just had a memory! The same person that gave the the recipe for boiling water, also gave me a long, skinny box, labeled "Husband Training Kit" and inside was a rolling pin!!! I had forgotten about it!

  13. The Thrifty Salad is definitely gag-worthy, but I was strangely drawn to the Frankfurter Casserole. 🙂 The artwork is such a snapshot of its time. Love it!

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