Diamond Cook Book

Publisher

Cream of Wheat Co. (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Keyterm

Baked Goods

Brand

Cream of Wheat

Language

English

Donor

Sliker, Shirley Brocker

Filename

msuspcsbs_crew_creamofwhe9

Citation

Diamond Cook Book. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/7053

Copyright

This item is in the public domain.

Publication Date

1910 (ca.)

Description

The beige front cover of the book features a color logo for Cream Of Wheat that features an African-American chef holding a large ladle in his right hand and a bowl on a tray in his left hand, with wheat stalks below his arms. Text reads Diamond Cook Book Compiled From Tested Recipes, then below the logo, Cream Of Wheat Company Minneapolis, Minn., 118-120 Fourth Street North. The back cover features the same drawing of the chef, but not within the logo. Text on the back cover reads Have You Tried Cream of Wheat The Dainty Breakfast Dish? It Is Without An Equal. Decorative bands with a yellow design between two lines stretch across the cover from left to right, both at the top and the bottom of the page. The inside pages are almost exclusively dedicated to recipes, interspersed with occasional black and white drawings, there is no index to the recipes. Categories include: Soups; Fish; Meats; Poultry and Game; Vegetables; Salads and Salad Dressings; Yeasts and Breads; Breakfast and Lunch Dishes; Cream of Wheat Recipes; Cookies and Doughnuts; Pies and Puddings; Salads; Cakes; Creams, Ices and Jellies; Drinks; Pickles and Catsups; Fruit Preserves and Jellies; and Dishes for Invalids. The recipes all indicate who the individual was who contributed the recipes. There are no page numbers.