Recipe Booklet, "Now Jell-O Tastes Twice as Good... Enjoy These Tempting Recipes," 1934
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Artifact Overview
In 1899, Orator F. Woodward acquired the rights to Jell-O and published recipe booklets to gather interest. The booklets proved to be an invaluable marketing strategy, providing homemakers with creative uses for the ready-made product. This booklet offers recipes utilizing Jell-O products with an extra-rich fruit flavor developed by "blending the pure fruit flavor right into the tiny Jell-O crystals!"
Artifact Details
Artifact
Booklet
Date Made
1934
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.303.29
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Anna M. Hilbush.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Bookbinding (Process)
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 4 in
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