Duncan Hines Favorite Recipes: Some Distinctive Recipes Personally Selected by Duncan Hines
Ithaca, New York: Duncan Hines Institute, Inc., 1954.
FAVORITE RECIPES FROM AMERICA'S RESTAURANTS.
A colorful mid-century cookbook featuring recipes personally selected by Duncan Hines, the influential American restaurant critic and travel-guide publisher.
The recipes come from restaurants, hotels, and private kitchens across the country.
Many identify their original sources, including Chicago's Bismarck Hotel and Cameo Restaurant, New York's Lindy's Restaurant, and the Waldorf Astoria offering a snapshot of American dining in the 1950s, when Duncan Hines was becoming a household name associated with reliable food recommendations.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
+++ Original color-illustrated stapled wrappers featuring a portrait of Duncan Hines and the original printed price of 25 cents.
+++ Measures 4.5 × 6.0 inches. Contains numbered recipes followed by an index, arranged by food categories with ingredients and preparation instructions. The rear wrapper advertises Hines's travel guides and highlights selected recipes from well-known restaurants.
CONDITION: Very Good. Binding tight and square; text clean with light, even age toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Color wrappers remain attractive, with minor edge and spine wear.
CULINARY SIGNIFICANCE — DUNCAN HINES AND AMERICAN DINING.
Before his name became widely associated with packaged cake mixes, Duncan Hines was known for his restaurant and travel guides. His recommendations helped American motorists find dependable places to eat during the growth of automobile tourism.
This 1954 cookbook preserves recipes associated with restaurants across the United States, including establishments that have since disappeared. It reflects a period when regional specialties and restaurant cooking increasingly found their way into American home kitchens.
GENRES: Cookbooks, Culinary Ephemera, Advertising Cookbooks, American Food History, Mid-Century Americana, Restaurant History.
SUBJECTS: Duncan Hines, Duncan Hines Institute, Hines-Park Foods, American Cooking, Restaurant Recipes, Historic American Restaurants, 1950s Cookbooks, American Dining, Culinary History, Travel and Dining Guides, Recipe Booklets.
Item #22570
Price: $35.00
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