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I have a nice collection of vintage cookbooks. Both in my kitchen and in my shop. I always enjoy discovering old cooking booklets during my treasure hunts. Not necessarily for the recipes, i have a recipe scrapbook and Google is a trusted friend when i quickly want to find out anything cooking related. But i love the great illustrations and food photography you find in most vintage cookbooks.

This early 1960's 'Cooking for the Crowd' recipe booklet is a great example of a vintage cookbook with wonderful food photos and colorful layouts. Very bright and cheery!
Published as a promotional booklet by the Carnation Company, it was described as 'a new cook book for more Contented Families from Carnation, the Contented Cow Company'. Fun!

Pyrex ware so pretty it'll dress up any recipe. And any table.

I adore my vintage Pyrex dishes. It feels like every meal i prepare or serve in them, just tastes that much better. Food just comes out better when baked in the oven in a pretty Pyrex dish. The food is sprinkled with all the history and all the cooking skills of the women using the dishes before me. Works the same with my Nordicware Bundt pan. All cakes come out perfect!

I don't have the brown glass Pyrex Fireside dishes from this advertisement in my collection, but it does look very pretty. I found the ad in a 1977 Woman's Day magazine and i definitely will be on the lookout for the Fireside during my next thrifting adventures. There is always room in my kitchen for another piece of vintage pyrex love!

In the meantime here are a few vintage amber-colored glass dishes available on Etsy.

1. Pyrex Fireside Cake Pan from RecycleBuyVintage 2. Smoky Amber Custard Cups from savagespider 3. Pyrex Amber Visions Cookware from bravetulipvintage 4. Vintage Pyrex Amber Mixing Bowl Set from whentheylovedorange

I just recently sold this 1962 recipe book "The Joys of Jello" from my shop.
Couldn't let it go without scanning and sharing some of the amazing Jell-O dishes!

Jell-O Gelatin first shimmered its way into American dining rooms in 1897.
Housewives liked it so much they invented all sorts of ingenious recipes using Jell-O. Why not serve your shrimps inside a Jello bowl?

Crown Jewel Dessert as a mold, a pie, and a spring-form pan dessert.

Vegetable Salads – three of many Jello salads you can make.

A multi stripe delight is a good start to any party!

Hungry anyone?

The US is changing to the metric system?
According to Pillsbury in 1976 they were. This is what i found in the back of the Pillsbury Festive Baking for all Seasons recipe booklet.

Today, every major nation in the world has adopted the metric system for their standard of measure except one - the United States. However it is becoming more and more evident that the US must change also, the questions are when and how.
We at Pillsbury know that when the United States does start to change over, measuring will be a little confusing for awhile, especially to those of us who are accustomed to the old way. So Pillsbury has devised a small chart which you may cut out and pin up for your reference. We hope this will help to start you on your way to conversion.

Well, that never happened.
And why didn't i find this handy chart when i just moved from Amsterdam to NY and had to get used to not use the metric system anymore?