100 Dainty Dinners
Bile Bean Manufacturing Co., 1900
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By Bile Bean Manufacturing Co.
Published around 1900, 100 Dainty Dinners is a 24-page culinary booklet produced by the Bile Bean Manufacturing Co.. While it contains an index of “principal recipes,” it serves primarily as an advertising vehicle for “Charles Forde’s Bile Beans”.
Key Highlights:
Commercial Advertising: The booklet is deeply integrated with the marketing of nonprescription drugs, specifically featuring testimonials and portraits of individuals who utilized the company’s “Bile Beans” for digestive health.
Historical Health Context: The work offers a glimpse into early 20th-century commercial health marketing, where culinary content was frequently paired with product endorsements for digestive system treatments.
Format: Measuring 15 x 16 cm, this compact booklet demonstrates how manufacturers in the early 1900s reached domestic audiences through practical daily-use materials like recipe collections.
Bile Bean Manufacturing Co., 1900