Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

RECIPE CARDS, CASED

Date Range From

1980

Date Range To

1990

Materials

PLASTIC, PAPER

No. Pieces

375

Height

14.5

Length

20

Width

18.6

Description

1. BOX. CLEAR PLASTIC BOX. PLASTIC 'HINGES' FOR LID ARE BROKEN SO IT IS TAPED ON AT THE BACK. LID HAS A SMALL HANDLE ON FRONT; BOTTOM OF BOX HAS FOUR SHORT FEET. BOTTOM FRONT OF CASE IS FROSTED; A CLOCK IS ALSO FROSTED ONTO FRONT OF CASE, WITH BOTH HANDS POINTING TO 12:00. A PIECE OF PAPER IS GLUED INTO LID OF CASE, WITH PRINT ON BOTH SIDES "HEALTHY MEALS IN MINUTES". 2. BOOKLET. "A CUSTOMER'S GUIDE TO HEALTHY MEALS IN MINUTES INTERNATIONAL MASTERS PUBLISHERS". FEATURES A PASTA DISH ON THE COVER AND BACKGROUND OF FRONT AND BACK COVERS FEATURE BREADS, NUTS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF BACK COVER READS "CAP 7201 31 001 (11/96)". 3. CASSETTE TAPE. DARK GREY PLASTIC WITH PAPER LABELS ON EACH SIDE. WRITTEN IN BLACK FELT PEN ON ONE SIDE IS "CAKES" AND ON THE OTHER IS "COOKIES". ALSO PRINTED ON BOTH LABELS IS "WPC 1718". 4. RECIPE CARDS. INCLUDES TWO SMALLER "RECIPE MARKER" CARDS - EACH OF THESE HAS AN INDEX ON ONE SIDE. THERE IS ONE CARDBOARD RECIPE CARD (NOT ORIGINAL TO SET) FROM "SHAKE 'N BAKE" THAT GIVES THE RECIPE FOR "FRUIT-STUFFED LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN". THERE ARE ALSO 12 LARGER CARDS THAT ARE ALSO NOT ORIGINAL TO SET; THEY ARE FROM THE "EASY EVERYDAY COOKING" SET. THE REST OF THE CARDS ARE FROM THE "HEALTHY MEALS IN MINUTES" SET. THIS INCLUDES 5 INDEX CARDS AND 16 DIVIDERS. EACH DIVIDER IS A DIFFERENT COLOUR AND IS LABELED WITH A NUMBER AND FOOD CATEGORY. THE CATEGORIES INCLUDE "APPETIZERS & SNACKS", "SALADS & DRESSINGS", "SAVORY SOUPS", "BEST OF BEEF", "PORK & OTHER MEATS", "GREAT POULTRY", "FISH FAVORITES", "PERFECT PASTA", "TASTY POTATOES", "VEGETABLES & GRAINS", "BREADS & MUFFINS", "COOKIES & BARS", "PIES, CAKES & TARTS", "DELICIOUS DESSERTS", "BREAKFAST & BRUNCH", AND "HEALTHIER COOKING".

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

DONOR PASSED AWAY AUGUST 3, 2001. BORN 10 MAY 1919 IN CARDIFF, ALBERTA, HE WAS RAISED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF EDMONTON. IN 1945 HE MARRIED MOLLY AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE WHERE HE PRACTICED CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR 30 YEARS IN THE FIRM MEECH, MITCHELL, ROBINS AND WATSON. UPON RETIREMENT, HE PRACTICED CONSULTING, AND CONTINUED HIS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. HE AND HIS WIFE ENJOYED VACATIONING IN MONTANA AND ARIZONA, BUT MADE SOUTHERN ALBERTA THEIR HOME BECAUSE THEY LOVED IT. MAURICE'S WIFE MOLLY PASSED AWAY JUST PRIOR TO HIM. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILES AND ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING A TABLE PAD. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DONORS' NEXT-OF-KIN WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. LETHBRIDGE HERALD RESEARCH ADDS TO THE INITIAL DOCUMENTATION. MOLLY MITCHELL WAS BORN IN ENGLAND AND GREW UP IN EDMONTON, WHERE SHE MET HER HUSBAND MAURICE MITCHELL. THE COUPLE HAD THREE CHILDREN: MAURA, KURT, AND SCOTT. AFTER RAISING HER FAMILY IN LETHBRIDGE, MOLLY RETURNED TO WORK AS A SOCIAL WORKER. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES.

*UPDATE* IN 2021 TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO THE DONOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT WORK.

Catalogue Number

P20000014004

Acquisition Date

2000-08

Collection

Museum

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