The Story of Crisco

The Story of Crisco, 1913 — how Procter & Gamble taught America a new fat, with 250 recipes and a year of dinners to seal it.

Table of Contents

Soups

10 recipes

Fish

23 recipes

Meats

16 recipes

Vegetables

19 recipes

Salads

11 recipes

Puddings

24 recipes

Sandwiches

12 recipes

Pastries

84 recipes

Cakes

53 recipes

Vegetarian Dishes

26 recipes

Eggs

11 recipes

Candies

12 recipes

A Calendar of Dinners

381 recipes

The Story of Crisco

21 recipes

Recipes

1 recipe

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