An ad from the 1934 May Delineator.
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Let us give thanks that at one time there were no stock photo agencies. Sadly there is no information given as to who the illustrator was, which doesn't mean I didn't do a search. Alas, I found nothing.
As if the illustration of the woman wasn't lovely enough, take a look at the cereal image. Stunning.
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The box? Perhaps the woman's name is Spring. I don't know who wouldn't eat Corn Flakes and Bananas at her breakfast table.
ReplyDeleteMany people of recent generations don't know that in the past some foods were considered winter foods and some others as summer foods. As far as breakfast is concerned, cooked cereal was a winter food but in the warmer months dry cereal was used instead -- that is, in households that could afford the higher-priced dry cereal. In the wintertime my mom often made fried potatoes to go along with the cooked cereal. She also made fried oatmeal quite regularly. It was sooooo good! Of course, she fried it in real butter for which there is still no decent substitute.
ReplyDeleteGee, if someone fried oatmeal I might actually consider eating it. Otherwise I just think of it as wallpaper paste.
ReplyDeleteAwww . . . You haven't had it cooked right for you. :-) Of course, one can add many different things to it, and it can be cooked very firm, very loose or anywhere in between. I like all forms. To fry it, just cook it very firm, let it cool so it firms up even more and then fry it in butter or bacon grease as you would left over mashed potatoes or hash browns. Season as desired. The Internet probably has a plethera of fancier recipes. Is it a healthy food? Yes, it's good for the soul! I figure I may pass through this world only once so I'm not going to deprive myself by eating just cardboard and grass clippings. My mother lived well into her 80s, and if I live just long enough to post this I'll be content with that.
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