"The New Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Restaurants," 1963

Summary

A Ford Motor Company recipe book might seem unusual, but the automaker appealed to customers through wide-ranging marketing efforts in the post-World War II era. Beginning in 1950, writer and food critic Nancy Kennedy compiled recipes from Ford's promotional magazines, Ford Times and Lincoln-Mercury Times, in a series of recipe books. These "Treasuries of Favorite Recipes" spotlighted noteworthy American restaurants.

A Ford Motor Company recipe book might seem unusual, but the automaker appealed to customers through wide-ranging marketing efforts in the post-World War II era. Beginning in 1950, writer and food critic Nancy Kennedy compiled recipes from Ford's promotional magazines, Ford Times and Lincoln-Mercury Times, in a series of recipe books. These "Treasuries of Favorite Recipes" spotlighted noteworthy American restaurants.

Artifact

Cookbook

Date Made

1963

Subject Date

1963

Collection Title

Book Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.0.1.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10.125 in

Width: 7.25 in

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