Hood's Book of Home-Made Candies, No 2, undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Ephemera collection - Cookbooks (Box 1)

GUSN

GUSN-381248

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Description

This booklet provides recipes for treats including nut filled candies, fudge, and cookies. There are also tips for taking other products made by the company to feel healthy and strong. Information on the benefits of Hood's Sarsaparilla are prominent.

Details

Descriptive Terms

recipes
cookbooks
sales catalogs
cookbooks
recipes
sales catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 cookbook, 17 pages; 5 x 7 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2020

Reference Code

EP001.14.03.017

Abstract

1 small, softcover booklet with receipes and sales information for medicines produced by the C.I. Hood Company of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Nicole Chalfant, 2020

Places

Lowell (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Attributed to C. I. Hood & Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

cookbooks
recipes
sales catalogs

Subjects

Cooking

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera collection - Cookbooks (Box 1)

Related Items

Advertisement for Hood's sarsparilla, C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., circa 1882

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

Founded by Charles Ira Hood in 1875, C.I. Hood & Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts was among the largest patent medicine companies in the United States and sold many personal health products and its well known Hood’s Sarsaparilla. The C.I. Hood and Company was a leader in the use of color lithography as an advertising tool. The company produced all its advertising and owned twenty printing presses. They made colorful trade cards, posters, calendars, cookbooks, pamphlets, and other ephemera promoting the medicinal benefits of company products.

Sources


Griffin, Jessica. (2014, January 21). "Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Lowell, MA." Old Main Artifacts website.oldmainartifacts.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/hoods-sarsaparilla-lowell-ma

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