What began as a simple idea--giving away free brouchures with illustrations and recipes to advertise food and food brands--became so popular by the mid-20th century that recipe brochures, replete with colorful images of ornate dishes, were fixtures in every housewife's kitchen across America. This book brings together the best--and most unbelievably kitschy--images from a broad selection of such brochures.
- ISBN10 3822814962
- ISBN13 9783822814963
- Publish Date 28 June 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 December 2008
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Taschen GmbH
- Format Paperback
- Language English