What a great pleasure it is for me today to take us back in time to 1973. The vintage item today is a small booklet titled 'Always something fresh from your freezer'. This booklet was produced by the Good Housekeeping Institute in association with The Tupperware Company. It is the copyright of National Magazine Co. Ltd and was printed by Sun Printers, Watford, England. Here are a few quotes and pictures etc...
Packed for freezing
Blanched vegeatables must be quick-chilled
Cellophane holds light fruits under syrup
"Pack your food properly for home freezing - it's very important. For freezing converts the water in the cell structure of food to ice and careless packaging allows essential moisture to escape. Result: dehydration and tasteless, textureless food. But you'll have no worries using Tupperware's airtight, rigid containers. Their snap on seals don't need taping and they stay flexible well below zero, so they won't crack. Out of the freeser they carry on happily in your refridgerator or cupboards. There are sizes and shapes for every need, so you can get the maximum food into the minimum space. Long-life Tupperware goes hand in glove with home freezing - each piece carries a ten year guarantee. But remember, food comes out of your freezer only as good as when you put it in. Take fruit and vegetables, for instance: follow our advice and always freeze them fresh. Then, fruit frozen with sugar can be stored for 9-12 months, and vegetables for up to 12 months"
Precious but safe "Every nut and cherry on an iced sponge cake, all those beautiful whirls of butter cream can be kept safe and wholesome in your freezer. The marvellous layered birthday cakes that you decorate with such care, and the impressive gateaux that you like to make well in advance for big party occasions all can safely be consigned to the freezer in Tupperware's big rigid canisters. Your treasures will emerge fresh, whole and beautiful, with every whipped cream flourish undisturbed."
Meals at a glance
Add hot nutty sauce to sundaes and waffles
Picnic thaws en route; add a fresh tomato
Frozen beef ragout reheats quickly in pan
"Ready-and-waiting dishes that go straight from freezer to oven are a boon for rush days."
Apart from the recipes in this little tupperware book, I love cookery and baking books.
My favorites are:
* Delia Smith - Any of her books as she is so easy to follow and the food is always cooked perfectly when I follow her recipes for traditional english food.
* Jamie Oliver - his books come out when we have entertaining to do. I always love a recipe thats a bit different and love that fact that most of his recipes are chuck in in, whizz it round, chop it up. Pukka!
* Nigella Lawson - she makes me laugh with all these fancy (but very essential!) gadgets she uses and the way she puts leftover bits and pieces in the freezer in little bags for next time - never wastes where possible.
* Be-Ro flour home recipes - used for my chocolate cake, lemon cake, scones, biscuits, etc etc etc. I love this little book. I have the 40th edition but my mum still has a very old yellow, tatty and falling apart one that we used when I was little when we baked. I think I like using this book with my boys as it always brings back memories of me as a child waiting and smelling delicious buns baking in the oven just like they do...
What are your favorite recipe, cooking books etc?
I also like Jamie Oliver...very entertaining to watch and motivating to try something new. Other than that....Betty Crocker... and I have a really battered McCalls book that I got for a wedding gift. I enjoy using the cook books that are regional and fundraisers for schools and such. Always some very practical recipes in those.
BTW...I am very honored to be included on your sidebar. Thanks so much!!!
Posted by: Dawn | Saturday, 13 May 2006 at 02:34 AM
I like deliha too, always reliable and simple.
Posted by: weirdbunny | Saturday, 13 May 2006 at 05:30 PM