Better Living Magazine February 1953 Vol - 3 No 2 Crafts Recipes Housekeeping
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Better Living Magazine February 1953 Vol - 3 No 2 Crafts Recipes Housekeeping Pets
Missing Pages 67-70 (most of the He Likes recipes). Some wear to the binding and some pages and the covers are starting to separate from the binding.
This Better Living Magazine February 1953 Magazine is full of Stories, Food and Equipment, Home Decoration, Child Care, Needlework, Fashion and Beauty, and Home Repair ideas, Lots of Recipes, and homemaking information. 88 pages – 2 pages that are missing (67/68 & 69/70) for a total of 86 pages not counting the covers.
From the front of the book:
Better Living Magazine February 1953
On sale every month at
Your Dominion Store
February 1953 Vol - 3 No 2
by Mass Market Publications, Inc.
BETTER LIVING
FEBRUARY 1953
Vol. 3-No. 2
FICTION AND FEATURES
THE RESCUE, a story by Mary McSherry 24
SOMETHING BETTER THAN FLOWERS, by Leonard Painter.... 10
WHAT’S HAPPENING TO OUR MANNERS? by Helen Colton 21
SECRETS IN YOUR SCRAWL, by F. A. Rockwell 30
DANGER! WOMAN SHOPPING, by Eleanor Felder 40
FOOD AND EQUIPMENT
SWAP SHOP 13
OUR VALENTINE COVER CAKE 14
3 DE LUXE WALNUT RECIPES, by Hekn Mills 18
TWO COOKS IN THE KITCHEN, by Frances O’Connor Shap peck 26
HE LIKES . . . by Esther Kimmel 33
FROSTINGS—THEY’RE THE TOPS, by Elisabeth De Lano 45
LUNCHEON SOUFFLÉ SALAD 71
LOOK WHAT IRONS ARE UP TO, by Celia Misicka 78
P.S. FROM ESTHER KIMMEL 84
HOME DECORATION
GROUP YOUR PICTURES A NEW WAY, by Ellen Spellacy 8
LET’S HAVE A PARTY, by Gerry Gruen and Edmund Motyka 29
FLOWER VASES FROM STORE CONTAINERS, by Virginia Scholz 56
FORCE FLOWERING BRANCHES, by Beatrice Fenton 70 Missing
CHILD CARE
WHAT MAKES A GOOD EATER? by Ruth Censer 22
KEEP ‘EM IN BED—BUT HOW? by Helen Houston Boilean 81
NEEDLEWORK
BALL-POINT PAINTING, by Eleanor Edelmen 48
FASHION AND BEAUTY
LOOK-AHEAD FASHIONS, by Hildegarde Fillmore 34
DON’T LET WINTER PUNISH YOUR FACE, by Hildegarde Fillmore 62
WATCH YOUR MIDRIFF, by Manya Kahn 83
MAKE AND MEND
HOW-TO FOR YOUR LAZY HANDYMAN, by Walter Jan Fischman 36
WHEN A PIPE FREEZES 72
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
WITH US THIS MONTH 2
THE MAIL BOX 6
ETIQUETTE P’S AND Q’S 7
WHERE TO FIND IT 87
BETTER LIVING Is published monthly by MASS MARKET PUBLICATIONS. INC.
Recipes and Menus in this Issue
Better Living February 1953
3 Deluxe Walnut Recipes
Hawaiian Walnut Apple Salad
Filled Walnut Fruit Bars
Walnut Tomato-Soup Tea Bread
Our Valentine Cover Cake
2 Cooks in the Kitchen
Frank’s Crumb-Topped Apple Pie
Beef Cubes in Sour Cream
Fresh Orange Cake
Mocha Angel Cake Dessert
Beef Rolls
Quick Raisin Sauce for Ham
He Likes
Spareribs and Sauerkraut
Frostings – They’re the TOPS
Fluffy White Frosting
Chocolate Fluffy Frosting
Rich Chocolate Butter Frosting
Chocolate Topping De Luxe
Jiffy Chocolate Frosting
Quick Mocha Frosting
Orange Frosting
Peanut Butter Coconut Frosting
Quick Caramel Frosting
Butter Cream Frosting
Cream Cheese Frosting
7-Minute Syrup Frosting
Luncheon Soufflé Salad
Advertiser’s Recipes
“Easy-Mix” Pie Crust
Eggs à la Vera-Sharp
Ham Steak
Lemon Chiffon Pie – with Bananas
Old Fashioned Baked Beans
Pineapple Filled Cookies
Sugared Golden Puffs
Rockwood Original Chocolate Bits Cookies
How-to for Your Lazy Handyman
Does Your Upholstery Show Signs of Age?
Do Your Floors Take a Beating?
Is There a Loose Doorknob in Your House?
Have Accidents Left Their Marks on Your Tables?
Does a Rattling Door Keep You Awake Nights?
Have Nails or Screws pulled Out of the Wall?
Are You Annoyed by a Door that Sticks?
Do Your Lampshades Look Ready for Retirement?
Can Your Enameled Woodwork Pass Inspection?
Is Your Brick Fireplace Spotless?
List of Advertisers (A lots of these guys are no longer around)
7-Minit – Boston Cream Pie
Aerowax – Floor Wax
American Molasses Co. - Grandma’s Molasses
Anacin – Pain Relief Tablets
Aunt Jemima – Pancake Batter
B in B – Mushrooms
Beach-Nut – Gum
Betty Crocker – Cake Mix
Blue Bonnet’s Margarine
Bon Ami – Household Cleanser
Borden’s – Vera-Sharp Cheese
Breeze – Laundry Detergent
Clorox – Bleach
Coca-Cola – Soft Drink
Comet – Long Grain Rice
Curtis – Baby Ruth
Cutex – Nail Polish
D.D.D. Prescription – Skin Treatment
Dash – Dog food
Del Monte – Pineapple
Diet Delight – Dietetic Foods
Dole – Fancy Quality Fruit Cocktail
Dominion Stores
Drano – Drain Cleaner
Durkee-Mower – Marshmallow Fluff
Easy-Off – Oven Cleaner
Elmira Greeting Card Co. – Greeting Cards, Stationary, Wrapping Paper, Napkins, Gift Items
Export – Cigarettes
Fabricon Company – Invisible Reweaving
Fleer’s – Double Bubble Gum
Foot-Aid Manufacturing – Elastic Stockings
Frank’s – Red Hot Sauce
French’s – Bird Seed
French’s – Mustard
General Foods – Baker’s Coconut, Baker’s Chocolate
General Mills – Gold Medal Flour
Gerber’s – Baby Foods
Gravy Master – Gravy Enhancer
Hayes – Half Sized Fashion Catalog
Heart’s Delight – Tinned Prunes
Heinz – Tomato Ketchup, Tomato Soup
Herb Ox – Bouillon Cubes
Hip-O-Lite – Marshmallow Crème
Johnson & Johnson – Band Aid Bandages
Johnson’s - Jubilee Kitchen Wax
Jolly Time – Popcorn
Jordeau Inc. – Zip Epilator
Karo – Pancake and Waffle Syrups
Kitchen Bouquet - Gravy Enhancer
Kool-Aid – Soft Drinks
Lane Bryant – Slenderizing fashions for the Stout Woman
Lelane – Hem Stitcher, Button Holer
Libby’s – Tinned Corn, Peas
Literary Guild of America – Books
Lucky Strike – Cigarettes
Marathon – Waxtex wax paper
Maybelline – Eye Shadow, Eyebrow Pencil, Mascara
Mazola – Salad & Cooking Oil
Monarch – Tuna, Sockeye Salmon, Prunes, Coffee
Morgan Jones – Wash Cloths
Nescafé – Instant Coffee
Olson Rug Company – Recycled Rugs, Clothing
Purity Cheese Co. – May Bud Gouda Cheese, Baby Loaf Edam Cheese
Red-E Tractor Co. – Garden Tractors
Ritz – Crackers
Rival – Dog Food
Rockwood – Chocolate Bits
Royal – Custard Flavor Dessert Mix, Baking Powder
Ry-Krisp – Bread
Sani Flush – Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Scott – Paper Products. Waldorf, ScotTowels, Cut-rite, ScotTissue, Scotties, Soft-Weave
Spencer – Breast and Body Supports
Spry – Vegetable Shortening
Startex – Kitchen Towels
Sun Maid – Raisins
Sunshine – Hydrox Cookies
Super Charge – Dog Candy
Swift’s Pard Meal – Pet Brush, Dog Food
Swift’s Premium – Chicken
Tenderleaf – Tea Bags
Tuffy – Dish Scrubbing Pad
Uncle Ben’s – Converted Long Grain Rice
Ward Green Co. – Tummy Flattener
Wesson – Cooking Oil
Wrigley’s - Spearmint Gum
The magazine measures 11-5/16 X 8-3/8 X 3/16 inches (28.8 X 21.4 X 0.4 cm) and weighs 6-1/4 ounces (170 grams). 88 pages – 2 pages that are missing (67/68 & 69/70).
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Copyrighted 1951 by Mass Market Publications, Inc.
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Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
Listing ID# | 164726598 |
Start Time | Sat 18 Jan 2025 16:28:20 (EST) |
Close Time | Sun 02 Mar 2025 19:20:29 (EST) |
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Item Condition | Used |
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Location | Canada |
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Language | English |
Subject | General Interest |