Name/Title
"The "Wear-Ever"/New Method of Cooking/and/100 tested Recipes/from the/Priscilla Proving Plant"Entry/Object ID
2012.001.001Description
Cookbook --"The "Wear-Ever"/New Method of Cooking/and/100 tested Recipes/from the/Priscilla Proving Plant". Published by The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co. East St. Louis, Ill., New Kensington, Pa., Oakland, Cal. . " "Wear-Ever" Utensils are made in Canada by/ Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited/Toronto, Ontario". 48 glossy paper pages, with heavy paper cover. Front cover is buff-coloured with a coloured drawing of a 1920's family at the dining table, being served from a steaming covered china serving dish, by a uniformed maid. Printed in red on front cover is "Price Fifty Cents". Back cover has illustration of The Aluminum Company's trademard and the tag line in red "The mark of the/modern kitchen". Text has coloured illustrations of cooked dishes and general illustrations. Recipes for meat, vegetables, dried doods, fish, fruits, soups, stews, salads, etc. are given and the appropriate techniques and "Wear-Ever" utensils are cited. On last page is: "Form No. CU-120/Printed in U.S.A./Copyright, 1928".Acquisition
Accession
2012.001Source (if not Accessioned)
West, BarbNotes
Accession Date: 11-Jan-12
Mode of Acquisition: GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CookbookNomenclature Primary Object Term
RecipeNomenclature Sub-Class
Instructional DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreated By
Jones, IsabelCreate Date
June 3, 2012Update Date
July 26, 2025