Heads Up, 7up!

A recent click-through visit to a website of a cook book store in New York made me remember all the great cooking pamphlets I have in my collection. So, I decided to dust off the old blog and share a couple with you.

It's a hot weekend in Portland, like 100° weather hot.  So, these recipe books from 7up looked appealing to me.  So refreshing! I love the illustrations and colors. I also really like 7up, so maybe I'll try some of these. Sometimes I mix juice (and sometimes vodka) with 7up. It may not be a legit recipe, but I recommend it.

This booklet is half page size and has the recipes in it shown below.

It also has recipes for Beef Stronganoff, Tuna Chow Mein, Sophisticated Baked Beans, Fudge Sauce and more. I get baking cakes and glazing ham with 7up, but not so sure about all these other things.

This pamphlet is 1/4 size and has some of the recipes in the larger one. It also recommends putting 7up in milk! Um, yeah, I'll pass.

Happier Holidays with Taylor

I've had this little booklet for some time. I just love the looks of it, the colors, the illustration style, everything about it is so beautiful and so 1950's.

I finally remembered to share it during the holidays this year. I also used the cover for a new Vintage Color Palette.

You can click on the image to get see it bigger. Maybe you'll want to use some of the recipes. The booklet was produced by Taylor Wine Company who was in business from 1950-1969.

Some Cocktail Recipes for your Weekend

Dole Pineapple produced this little handout guide somewhere around the late 1930's I would say. There are many cocktails listed that you can make with pineapple juice. I love pineapple juice and cocktails with them sounds even better, especially for this Memorial Day weekend.

Some of these are pretty wacky though. I don't think I will make a cocktail with an egg white in it, would you? If so try the Alameda Cocktail. And Creme de Menthe just grosses me out. If you love it, try the Green Pasture Cocktail.

 I posted these on Flicker in the original size, so you can print it out. Open the brochure is about 6.5" x 8.5" Just click on the image to get to the link. Hope you have a fun weekend!