Collections : [University of Michigan Special Collections Research Center]

Item [1] promotes French's products, including whole and ground spices, extracts, flavors, and food colors. Includes suggested uses for French's products; image of Carol French, home economist. No recipes. Marked: A-247-55. 2 copies.

Item [2] promotes KCJ Vanilla Co. flavor extracts. Includes recipes for desserts, cookies, breads, syrups, breakfast foods, casseroles, butters, main and side dishes; product description and prices; mail order for additional copies, products and gingerbread house kit; laid-in article about KCJ Vanilla Co., reprinted from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday May 7, 1995, by food editor Elain Tait, with mail offer on verso. Some recipes include wine, beer, or liquor as an ingredient. Sample recipes: Grandma Jurchak's cranberry mold, KCJ's fabulous almond-brandy cookie, Penny's markova buchta (poppyseed cake).

Item [3] promotes McCormick and Schilling products, including spices, herbs, flavorings, food colorings, tea, coffee, and seasoning mixes. Includes map of the world, with spice routes; images of spices, spice harvesting, product packaging; information on cultivation, processing and packaging of products; product description; mail offer for additional copies. No recipes.

Item [4] promotes Marion-Kay spices and flavors. Includes three recipes; images of product packaging and M.K. Summers, President, Marion-Kay Co., Inc.; mail offer for recipe booklet; information on ordering and selling Marion-Kay products. Sample recipes: quick master cake and cookie mix, choco-mint bites, mint icing.

Item [5] promotes McCormick spices. Includes images and descriptions of 37 spices; and table of recommended spice uses. No recipes.

Item [6] promotes Penzeys products, including spices, herbs, seasonings and gift boxes. Includes recipes for main dishes, side dishes and desserts; images of spices, spice harvesting and processing; description of spices and advice on usage; spice and herb storage tips; product prices and order form; map of retail locations; index; and laid-in envelope. Sample recipes: Ceylon cinnamon apple pie, gingered tuna salad, goddess fish.

Item [7] is similar to item [6] but includes different recipes; an article on cooking with kids; different images; and the addition of images of serving suggestions. Sample recipes: cardamom shortbread, saffron dinner rolls, rogan josh.

Item [8] is similar to items [6] and [7], but includes different recipes and images. Sample recipes: cocoa streusel cheesecake bars, festive turkey dinner, curried pork soup.

Item [9] is similar to item [7], but includes different images and recipes, and instructions for making french onion soup. Sample recipes: pfeffernusse, chipotle deviled eggs.