For
Mother's Day I'm posting a
Vintage Ad that references mothers.
I love these Vintage Ads and recipes from Baker's Chocolate that "Tell a Story." These Ads appeared in
Life Magazine, and some of them are so amusing, especially this Ad from
February 7, 1938 (and again on June 5, 1939
) for
Paula's Golden Cream Chocolate Cake. What a period piece! I mean really...just read the headline,
"Paula Gives Mother-in-Law Her Come-Uppance." And don't you just love the word
"Flibbertigibbet."
Good thing Paula had a mind and talent of her own. And what a saint she
was for not lauding her baking skills over her mother-in-law. Such modesty.
Oh puh..lease. I feel like writing 'the rest of the story.'
At first meeting, Paula's mother-in-law thought Paula couldn't boil
water. She was proved wrong when Paula baked a lovely
Golden Cream
Chocolate Cake. These 'story ads' say a lot about the times! Of course
Paula couldn't have done it without
Baker's Chocolate and her own Mother's teachings!
This recipe really is delicious.
The cake is a "cross between a Fudge Cake and Boston Cream Pie." A perfect posting (
and baking!) for
Mother's Day!
1 comment:
Loved the post and the advert, Janet! How's that song go:
Day will break and you will wake,
and start to bake a sugar cake,
for me to take for all the boys to see.
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