1934-c1940 1934-c1940 7 Vols A Collection of National Mark & Empire Marketing Board Recipe Leaflets

Description

Early Edition, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

In the publisher's original paper wraps.

A 7 volume collection of practical and inspiring British cookery leaflets, pamphlets, and booklets from the 1930s, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Empire Marketing Board. Aimed primarily at housewives, these publications promoted the use of high-quality, homegrown produce under the National Mark scheme.

Look for the Mark, Don’t Shop in the Dark. This is the fifth edition, published in July, 1934. Offering guidance on recognizing the National Mark on goods like beef, cheese, eggs, and canned produce. Aimed at housewives to make informed shopping choices. With vignette illustrations throughout. 

National Mark: Recipes New and Old. This is the 2nd Revised Edition, published June, 1935. Providing a comprehensive compilation of traditional and modern recipes including Milk Bread, Mushroom Omelette, Cherry Pudding, and Ginger Snaps. Includes cooking methods and produce guidance. This edition features 3 plate illustrations. Collated, complete. 

National Mark: Calendar of Cooking. First published in 1934, this is the 1936, improved edition. First edition, thus. This is a comprehensive seasonal recipe guide using National Mark produce, with notes on herbs, spices, and cake-making.

The following leaflets are undated, but it is likely they have been published c1930. These are likely to be first editions.

National Mark: Flour. This is leaflet H.S.7. A concise leaflet providing recipes such as: Plain Cake, Plum Cake, Date Buns, and Suet Pancakes.

National Mark: Fruit Juice Syrups. This is leaflet H.S.8, offering inventive recipes using fruit syrups, such as Loganberry Creams, Hot Raspberry Pudding, and Strawberry Butter Icing.

National Mark: Beef. This edition is undated, but is likely to have bene published c1930. This is Marketing Leaflet 13B, providing practical recipes and tips for beef dishes including Roast Beef, Grilled Steak, Cornish Pasties, and reheating cold beef.

Home Plums: A Leaflet with New Recipes. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board, and printed for His Majesty's Stationary Office, this issue is Commodity Leaflet No. 15. This copy offers a concise 8-page recipe leaflet featuring dishes such as Plum Mousse, Plum Tart, Plum Jam, and Plum Meringue.