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THE NEW JOYS OF JELL-O recipe book Copyright 1993 General Foods Corporation, 3rd Edition 1975
You may know this book.. I remember sending $1.00 to Kankakee, IL for my copy. When I was little, my mother’s girlfriend Sophie always...
THE FORD TREASURY OF FAVORITE RECIPES FROM FAMOUS EATING PLACES – 1950
I found this book in the Bodhi Tree Used Book Store many years ago. Compiled by Nancy Kennedy and Published by Simon and Schuster, New York....
Ford Times and Lincoln Mercury Times, 1963
Reprinted from issues of Ford Times and Lincoln Mercury Times published between 1951 and 1962. The book is copyright 1963 by Ford Motor Comp...
THE NEW FORD TREASURY OF FAVORITE RECIPES FROM FAMOUS RESTAURANTS – 1963
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Book “Dyke Strippers-Lesbian Cartoonists A to Z”
My mom found this “Kitchy Book” and decided to hand it down, that’s a whole other story. I love it, so oddball, so cool. W...
Elvis the King Chanukkah Bush
Yes, it is- this is our Hanukkah Bush, embellished with punch-out Elvi taken from our book, “Elvis Your Personal Fashion Consultant...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Margaret Mitchell’s Mealtime Magic Meat and Poultry Cookery Book
Unless you can’t stand to look at meat or poultry this is a cookbook that’s filled with thrilling visuals, not the least of whic...
1961 Barbie Diary with lock
I love this. I buy quite a few items of kitsch from this seller and this woman knows her stuff. She also finds it amusing that I usually pho...
1957 Handyman’s Book
I bought this at a garage sale because I loved the late 1950’s graphics, not out of any familiarity or affection for this type of book...
“Up Shit Creek: A Collection of Horrifyingly True Wilderness Toilet Misadventures”
This is a book written by a river guide who works in the Western U.S. He has seen so many horror stories over the years involving camp toile...
By Her Majesty’s Kitschy Request: George Hamilton
Would it be possible for Allee to knight folks for kitsch factor, somewhere near the head of the line waiting fot the shoulder tap of her gl...
1933 – Hollywood Cocktails
I picked up this recipe book a few years ago at an estate sale. It is a real piece of history! Great graphics and great recipes and a perfec...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 65- August 2010)
I’m always up for discovering new things. I was prompted to gather some jewish themed kitsch here from “Willis Wonderland”...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mahalia Jackson Cooks Soul Cookbook
As Thanksgiving week is upon us I will never forget the trauma of being invited to Luther Vandross’s Thanksgiving Day dinner and havin...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 62 – August 2010)
This free standing bar holds some of the most incredible barware at “Willis Wonderland”. I can just imagine when I finally do ge...
Wish I had my TV Ping-Pong game
All these game manuals for 25 cent at very recent rummage sale. The rules for the Pac-Man were so simply compared to the ones that came late...
Your Carriage, Madam!
This 1934 book is quite a relic– it’s hard to imagine anything like it being published today. Posture is apparently more importa...
Don’t squeeze the doctor 1963 book of dressed up fruit
Don’t squeeze the doctor. By Irv Lewis (Irwin Lewis) & Don Sheldon. 1963 Great illustrations of fruit dressed up and making witty ...
All About CB Two-Way Radio from Radio Shack
a layman’s “plain talk” technical manual from Radio Shack...
Mini souvenir books
I don’t know what to call these mini souvenir books, but I have a large collection of them. In fact, I first began collecting them as ...
The French have a word for it MAYONNAISE Best Foods Cookbook
I’m sure they do but I would bet it’s not in the Best Foods Brand cookbook! “recipes from some of the world’s greate...