“New Products Show” Souvenir Cookbook and Vintage Ads
We are so lucky that Allisa Benjamin joined the Kau Kau Chronicles Facebook group! She was so generous and shared photos of her amazing cookbook collection that she inherited from her late mother 🌺Lily Cordero🌺.
Allisa with her mom Lily
In looking at the photos Allisa shared, I saw a cookbook from the “New Products Show.” I recalled that a few people inquired about whether we had any of these cookbooks on the site. I subtly hinted to Allisa that it would be amazing if we could share this cookbook on the site.
⚡️Allisa scanned every page of this cookbook from ~1967 and shared the files with us!⚡️
You can see all of the recipes here—and what a selection! It includes gems like Potato Chip Cookies, Chicken With Marungay, Papaya Custard, and something called Paniola Spread!
The cookbook also included an incredible set of ads from the era. I thought it would be fun to share them on the site as well because, like the recipes in the cookbook, the ads also vividly recall an era in Hawai'i’s history.
Thank you again, Allisa and Lily, for sharing this beautiful piece of history with all of us! 🤗🤙💓
