I acquired a bound collection of American Home magazines from 1955. What a treasure trove of home decorating ideas! I’ll be posting some of those pictures in days to come. For now, however, I want to talk about food.
Ever notice that some of the food ideas presented in old magazines just seem plain disgusting? The pictures sometimes look like the aftermath of a messy operation, and the pairings sometimes make your stomach turn. No one will ever convince me that filling pear halves with mayonnaise is a good idea. No one!
I noticed a Campbell’s ad in one of the American Home editions, and a couple of their “creative” soup ideas caught my eye. Please forgive my rather poor quality “pictures of pictures.” The bound collection of magazines is so bulky that it’d take a special kind of amazon woman to scan the dang thing. I like to think that I just don’t fit the bill.
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