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This community cook book is a little unique. It's all recipes from the wives of those who worked on the space program in the 60s and 70s. NASA program directors , Boeing, Skylab, politicians, technicians, scientists, and a few astronauts.

This cook book is a historical document with all the names in it. Mrs. Aldrin's "Pot Roast in Bourbon", on page 61. A letter from Henry Kissinger on page 149. Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's "Chile Con Queso", Mrs. Hubert H Humphrey's "Beef Soup", Mrs. Spiro T. Agnew's "Hot Milk Sponge Cake", JFK's mother's "Boston Cream Pie", Mrs. Richard M. Nixon's "Avocado Salad", There's a lot more I didn't list.

You can download the book here: https://archive.org/details/out-of-this-world-cook-book

Excerpts from the forward of this book:

>“The Out of This World Cook Book is dedicated to all those who have had a part in the Space Program on the Ground, or in Outer Space, or on the Sidelines. It includes the wives who have served meals at odd hours to husbands who have worked odd hours, and all those who have served meals to the many V.I.P.s and friends who descended on the Space Coast for every launch.

>These recipes are “Out of This World recipes of Down to Earth People, and Down to Earth recipes of Out of This World People”. We have included the favorite recipes of the astronauts and other V.I.P.s who have made our Space Program one of which our Country may be very proud. We also have included some of the highlights of Space Food and the Space Coast area, and illustrations by two of our artists.

>All profits from the sale of this book will go towards the building, the furnishing, and the maintenance of the Space Coast Community Center at Cocoa Beach.

>These recipes were contributed or collected and tested by members of the Cocoa Beach Woman's Club. We thank the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for their cooperation...”

>...We hope this book will serve as a souvenir of the Space Program, Cape Kennedy, and the Space Coast.”

A recipe pamphlet promoting Folger's coffee. It has recipes for drinks, desserts and savory. It's mostly sweet foods with a few savory.

It can be downloaded here: https://archive.org/details/folgers-cooking-with-coffee

This post was inspired by a previous post about this book. I found a copy on amazon and posted it on the archive.

https://archive.org/details/magical-desserts-with-whip-n-chill

Whip 'n Chill no longer exists so I did some research and found a forums post from 2002. There's other people with personal experience with it there. It's an interesting read if you're into food history. https://www.discusscooking.com/threads/whip-and-chill-does-it-still-exist.230/

>"Whip ’n Chill: One of the most popular desserts of the sixties, Whip ’n Chill was a strange one, similar in texture and taste to mousse, but with a faint tang of chemical design. Its ingredient list reads like a toxic waste dump posting: propylene glycol monostearate, sodium casienate, acetylated monoglycerides, cellulose gum, hydroxylated lecithin, sodium silico aluminate and sodium stearoyl-2- lactylate. During the sixties, the artificiality of Whip ’n Chill had a novelty appeal. People still believed in the space age, and Dow Chemical Company’s motto was “Better Living Through Chemistry.” With the end of the space-age, Whip ’n Chill’s novelty was replaced with horror when people began to realize just what they had been eating.
- Taken from: popvoid. com"

This site popvoid is no longer there, just a domain host.

From some of the posts in that link Whip n Chill was sold at the Vermont Country Store. I checked and it's not there anymore. It should be easy to substitute with another mousse mix (maybe Dr. Oetker's) or freshly made. As for the tang maybe some lemon juice or vinegar to replicate it.

Here's another scan. A jello cookbook promoted by Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone. A married couple, who were also comedians, and hosted a radio show called, "The Jack Benny Program", which lasted from 1932 to 1948 on NBC and 1949 to 1955 on CBS. His network television run was 1950 to 1965 to host a show of the same name. It was the Tonight Show of it's time.

There's something about jello. The weirdness, the vivid colors and interesting shapes. The uses, from mundane to bizarre. The cookbooks themselves are like a strange work of art.

The whole book is over here. It's 23 pages plus covers.

https://archive.org/details/jack-marys-jell-0-recipe-book-1937/mode/2up

Here's another scan. A jello cookbook promoted by Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone. A married couple who were also comedians and hosted a radio show called, "The Jack Benny Program", which lasted from 1932 to 1948 on NBC and 1949 to 1955 on CBS. His network television run was 1950 to 1965 to host a show of the same name. It was the Tonight Show of it's time.

There's something about jello. The weirdness, the vivid colors and interesting shapes. The uses, from mundane to bizarre. The cookbooks themselves are like a strange work of art.

The whole book is over here. It's 23 pages plus covers.
https://archive.org/details/jack-marys-jell-0-recipe-book-1937/mode/2up

This is a community cookbook from Panama. It was made by a group called the, "Canal Zone Medical Wives Society". I've got a lot of old cookbooks I'm going to scan and upload so I can share with others. It has a variety of recipes, typically seen in community cookbooks in the US along with local and various other cuisine. Each recipe is in English and Espanol.

Full book can be downloaded here: https://archive.org/details/la-cocina-de-panama

This is a community cookbook from Panama. It was made by a group called the, "Canal Zone Medical Wives Society". I've got a lot of old cookbooks I'm going to scan and upload so I can share with others. It has a variety of recipes, typically seen in community cookbooks in the US along with local and various other cuisine. Each recipe is in English and Espanol.

Full book can be downloaded here: https://archive.org/details/la-cocina-de-panama