Minute Tapioca Company (20 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Blue-gray mosaic softcover. Very good condition. 16 pages. Very mild wear to cover. Blue string still attached to head of spine. Very slight foxing to first page, otherwise pages clean and binding tight.

Soft cover. Condition: G+. 32p. Color illus; 12mo stapled pamphlet. GOOD+ : light soiling; small tear at fore-edge throughout book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Stiff card promotional recipe booklet. 32 pages. Color illustration. Some smudging and light edge stain. Guide to Recipes: Soups; Entrees; Gravies, Sauces, Etc.; Salads; Desserts; Icings Sauces, Etc.; Pies; Cookies and Muffins; Miscellaneous. "This book is the result of a nationwide contest which we recently conducted in an effort to secure new and interestings recipes to help you vary your menus. Housewives from all over the country, and as far away as Africa and Australia, submitted 121,619 favorite home-tested recipes in this great contest." This introduction goes on and gives judging committee credit to Jewett Crosby, Katharine A. Fisher and Mrs. Elizabeth A. MacDonald, all leaders in their day of Home Economics. The award winners are given credit for their submitted recipes. A few prize winning recipes: Hindu Soup; Shirred Eggs, Spanish Style, Stuffed Onions; Banana Maple Minute Tapioca; Pineapple Cake Crumb Pudding. The final page offers menus for Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner, Sunday Night Supper. This is a nice piece, for the recipes which sound delicious and also for the food industry and trade collector.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. MINUTE TAPIOCA COOKBOOK, Minute Tapioca Company, softcover, color illustrations, 2-staple binding, 1923. ITEM CONDITION: near fine. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition with no tears, marks, or dog ears. There is no bookplate or signature of a previous owner. Not a library item or remainer. The illustrated wraps are in near fine condition. 7 x 4 ½, 16 pages, 3 ounces. XX The MINUTE TAPIOCA COOK BOOK is an historically significant advertising cookbook produced by the Minute Tapioca Company. Contents: "12,000 Miles to Your Table" — a promotional narrative about tapioca's global journey from South Seas plantations to American kitchens. Good Foods for Children — nutrition focused recipes and guidance. For the Sick and Convalescent / Planning the Family Diet — early 20th century dietary advice. General Directions for Preparing Minute Tapioca Dishes — foundational techniques. Soups, Cheese Combinations, Fish and Meat Dishes, Desserts. XX Minute Tapioca was created in 1894 by John Whitman of Orange, Massachusetts, after purchasing the rights from Susan Stavers, a Boston landlady who had begun selling her homemade tapioca locally. By 1904, Whitman was already producing a 30-page promotional cookbook featuring recipes and the "Minute Man" story. The brand later became part of Postum Cereal Co. (1926), which evolved into General Foods. XX [Wikipedia] Tapioca is a starch extracted from the tubers of the cassava plant (Manihot esculenta, also known as manioc), a species native to the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, but which is now found in West Africa, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere. It is a perennial shrub adapted to the hot conditions of tropical lowlands. Cassava copes better with poor soils than many other food plants. Tapioca is a staple food for millions of people in tropical countries. It provides only carbohydrate food value and is low in protein, vitamins, and minerals. In other countries, it is used as a thickening agent in various manufactured foods. XX The word "tapioca" is derived from tipi'óka, its name in the Tupi language spoken by natives when the Portuguese first arrived in the Northeast Region of Brazil around 1500.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A marking on the front cover, otherwise in very good condition. No tears or great wear to the book. Colored drawings throughout book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust jacket. Advertising / Promotional cookbook from Minute Tapioca Company. Hole-punch with hanging string at corner. 2-3 recipes per page. Attractive color spot illustrations. Light age and usage-wear. Size: 5" x 7.75". 16 pages. Text unmarked. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 12 oz. Category: Cookbooks; Inventory No: 026313. …

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition thus. A near fine original 1924 color illustrated 16 page advertising cook book from The Minute Tapioca Company . A wonderful piece of vintage cooking ephemera in collectible condition. whbx 2 / E.

paperback. Condition: Good. 1929 Printing. A nice softcover copy with a stapled binding. Text and illustrations are clean but text is lightly age-toned. Softcovers are good (clean, no creasing, no edge wear). Price is written on top corner of first front end paper. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery. Shipped in 100% recyclable material.…

12mo.; glossy stiff wraps, softcover; 32 pages; color illustrations; wraps are soiled else good.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (Cookbook, Tapioca, Recipes) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Pamphlet. Condition: As New.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Copyright 1928. 32 pages, cookbook coupon. Color illustrated: puddings, pies, meat loaf, salmon croquettes, tuna souffle, omelet. 7 x 4.5", printed wrapper. Owner name, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Good. Copyright 1931, 46 pages. Color illustrated. 6.75 x 4.75", pictorial color wrapper. Edge damped, faintly musty, G.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Copyright 1929. (24) pages. Color illustrated. Stapled booklet, 4.75 x 4.75" VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Copyright 1926. 16 pages. Color illustrated: prepared dishes. 7.5 x 5", printed wrapper, Minute Tapioca, Gelatine, Star Pearl Tapioca packages on back. VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Copyright, 1927. 32 pages. Color illustrated: prepared meals, desserts. 7 x 4.25", blue & red printed wrapper. VG.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 24mo, color printed pictorial wrappers, [20]pp. Color illustrations within, these appearing to today's contemporary eyes and taste as anything but alluring. This, a Very Good copy.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Good. Copyright 1929, G.F. Corp. 40 pages. Color illustrated. 7.25 x 4.75", pictorial wrapper. Lightly foxed, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Copyright 1934. 47 pages. Color illustrated, menus. 6.75 x 5", pictorial wrapper. VG.

16mo (19 cm) brochure, pictorial blue wrappers. 16 pp., 1 ad. inside back wrapper, numerous b&w and color illus. A recipe book for Minute Tapioca, with advice for planning better meals, discussion of nutrition for children, general directions, and Tapioca recipes for items such as Tomato Bisque, Baked Cheese, casseroles, stews, creamed salmon, puddings, Chocolate Minute Tapioca, many fruit tapiocas, and finally, "For the Children's Scrap Book, Non-Injurious Paste" listing sugar, lemon and cinnamon etc. ingredients. The cover design reflects the magnified image of the relatively small starch cells of tapioca, as discussed within. CONDITION: Very good. …