Recipe Booklet, "The Heinz Book of Quantity Recipes and Menus," 1940

THF295765 / Recipe Booklet, "The Heinz Book of Quantity Recipes and Menus," 1940 / front cover
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Artifact Overview

Recipe booklets and cook books can be general or specific in the range and type of food featured within their pages. Like other manufactured food companies, the H.J. Heinz Company published recipe booklets which featured recipes using their products. This recipe booklet from 1940 provides recipes to serve a large number of guests, including full menu suggestions, utilizing Heinz products.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Booklet

Date Made

1940

Creator Notes

Published by the H. J. Heinz Company.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.447.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Heinz U.S.A.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Bookbinding (Process)
Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 6 in
Depth: 0.375 in

Inscriptions

inside cover: "M Steinmetz(?)" written in pencil.
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