American tables • 1927–1935
A Taste of the Model A Era
Explore 130 recipes from American publications issued within 1927–1935. Choose a category below: 20 recipes each for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Desserts and Snacks, plus 30 Drinks recipes. Each includes ingredients, directions, and credit to the original source.
Source dates identify when each recipe was published, rather than when the dish was first invented. Modern photographs illustrate the food.
Breakfast
20 historical recipes • 1927–1935 collection
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Lunch
20 historical recipes • 1927–1935 collection
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Dinner
20 historical recipes • 1927–1935 collection
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Desserts
20 historical recipes • 1927–1935 collection
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Snacks
20 historical recipes • 1927–1935 collection
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Drinks
30 historical recipes • 1927–1935 collection
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Recipes are adapted from the USDA Bureau of Home Economics’ public-domain Aunt Sammy’s Radio Recipes (1927) and Aunt Sammy’s Radio Recipes Revised (1931), the latter credited to Ruth Van Deman and Fanny Walker Yeatman. Drinks also come from International Silver Company, Meriden, Connecticut, A Few Beverage Recipes and How to Mix Them (1928), preserved by the EUVS collection. These American sources reflect the foods of U.S. households, including dishes with international roots.