International dining with Spice Islands / by the Spice Islands Home Economics Staff.
- Spice Islands Home Economics Staff
- Date:
- 1963
- Books
About this work
Description
An innovative set of recipe booklets to promote international dining produced by the home economics staff of the popular American herb and spice brand the Spice Islands Company. The vibrant booklets sought to introduce home cooks to cuisine from Italy, Spain, France, India, Japan, German, Greece, Israel, and Sweden, and thereby demonstrating the expanding American culinary appetite during the early 1960s. The booklets include recipes and menus representative of the nine different national cuisines and champion the idea of forming your own International Dining Club to experiment with foreign dishes as well as suggesting cookery techniques and menus.
Publication/Creation
South San Francisco, California : Spice Islands Company, 1963.
Physical description
10 pamphlets : black and white illustrations ; each 22.9 x 23 cm, in box 23.7 x 24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Notes
Title from introductory pamphlet.
Cover serigraphs designed by Sister Mary Corita Kent.
The pamphlets are housed in the original black presentation box with Spice Islands product list printed on the interior.
Contents
[Introductory pamphlet] --France --India --Japan --Germany --Italy --Spain --Greece --Israel --Sweden.
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in “Joy” at Wellcome Collection, 15 July 2021 - 27 February 2022
Exhibited in ‘Hello Happiness!’ at Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden, 27 May – 19 November 2023
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesA101