Printed recipe cloth — Picadillo a la Habanera (Federación de Mujeres Cubanas)

Object/Artifact

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Printed recipe cloth — "Picadillo a la Habanera" (Federación de Mujeres Cubanas)

Entry/Object ID

2025.21.1

Description

A rectangular printed cotton kitchen cloth (tea towel / paño) with a green border framing a white field, screen-printed in color with the recipe "Picadillo a la Habanera" set as an illustrated rebus — small pictures stand in for ingredients and utensils (onion, cow for beef, fork, salt/pepper shakers lettered "S" and "P," measuring cups, canned and fresh tomato, stove flame, grapes for raisins, olives, potatoes, oil can, and a cube for "cut in cubes"). Credited at lower right. Edges raw/cut and lightly frayed.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.21

Source or Donor

Sebastián Elizondo

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

FMC

Place

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

Maker: Issued by/for the Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC), Cuba's women's mass organization (founded 1960). Printer not identified. Date: Undated. Postdates the FMC's 1960 founding; the print style suggests the 1970s–80s, so a date within 1959–1990 is plausible but unconfirmed. Tentative.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Title: "Picadillo a la Habanera" Recipe (rebus), reading approximately: Se fríe en aceite una [cebolla] grande y se le agrega 1½ libra de carne de [res] molida, revolviendo seguido con el [tenedor]. Se sazona con [sal "S"] y [pimienta "P"]. Se le agrega ½ [taza] de puré de [tomate] o bien 2 [tomates] grandes maduros pelados. Cocinar a [fuego] lento para que quede jugoso. Añadir ½ [taza] de pasas de [uvas] y ½ [taza] de aceitunas. Al final, agregarle 3 [papas] grandes cortadas en [cuadritos] y fritas en [aceite]. Credit: "FEDERACION DE MUJERES CUBANAS (FMC) Cuba"

Materials

Material Notes

Materials: Cotton (or cotton-blend) fabric; screen-printed inks. Technique: Multicolor screen-printed textile; raw-cut edges.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

FMC

Notes

producer

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

July 17, 2025

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 18, 2026