They Never Get Enough of My Toll-House Cookies!, 1945-1950
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Artifact Overview
In the late 1930s, Ruth Wakefield "invented" the chocolate chip cookie. She chopped up a Nestle's semisweet chocolate bar and added the pieces to her sweet cookie batter. The homemaker in this 1940s Nestle's ad celebrates her own success as a hostess when serving easy-to-make Toll House Cookies. Chocolate chips would, indeed, soon become America's favorite cookie.
Artifact Details
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Date Made
1945-1950
Subject Date
1945-1950
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2019.153.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.25 in
Width: 10.5625 in
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