amylsacks' photos with the keyword: refrigerator

[shrug] The kitchen in MST3K's "Young Man's Fancy" was way... fancier. From the May issue of Household magazine.

The end sections got a little wonky, even for me. But if you really need detailed instructions about the storage of beans vs. radishes, or a treatise on vitamins, just ask.

"With the following articles in the pantry, the hostess will be able to prepare a most appetizing and attractive assortment of canapes for the impromptu occasion. "Anchovies, anchovy paste, antipasto in glass or tin, caviar red or black, chicken in glass or tin, crab meat, lobster meat, devilled tongue, devilled ham, frankfurters, small sausages, Pate de Foie Gras, sardines, salmon, smoked salmon, stuffed olives, ripe olives, olives stuffed with anchovies..."

This food all reminds me of those novelty candles my big sister collected in the 1970s. All that's missing are the wicks.

Upper left: the only kind of scale I'd personally ever want in my house.

"Many times the occasion calls for something just a little different; maybe a special dinner dessert-- afternoon or evening refreshments, or the 'Dessert Bridge' you have been planning for some time. The following suggestions will help you in planning for these occasions, and your Frigidaire will prove a real joy in serving."

I guess the purple tablecloth was meant to suggest royalty or something. Still, it's hard not to wonder what the "white flower" on the left is made of. (Egg? Cream cheese? Porcelain?) Also, the drink on the right looks like it's shapeshifting. Front and back covers of a 36-page promotional published by the General Motors Sales Corporation, Dayton, Ohio.

Because deep down, every gentleman wants to be loved for more than just the size of his porcelain rooster.

"...Now your children may eat their scrapbook paste without fear of tummy-ache! Make them some fine paste by mixing one cup of boiling water, two tablespoons of tapioca, three tablespoons of sugar, and season with the juice of half a lemon. Put all ingredients together and cook until very thick." You heard it here first, Ladies.

Some clippings from the recipe headers. You can almost imagine Mrs. America with the pocket watch ticking away in her frilly apron, as she dreams of sneaking into Chinatown for some real food.

What I Did On My Summer Vaction: Entertained my two dads in my fabulous new den! Hot-wired the neighbors' new convertible! Tried out the Black Licorice Diet! And became the first gal on my block to get a glow-in-the-dark coffee grinder! (L, upper R) From the August 1952 issue of Sunset, (middle R) the July 1953 issue of Family Circle, and (lower R) the August 1953 issue of Family Circle.