Vintage 1930s Crooksville Pantry Bak-In Platter - Euclid Pattern circa 1938 round platter Alan Feduccia

Alan Feduccia

There is something to be said about a cookbook that publishes its index in the very front of the book and then gets right down to the nitty-gritty details of cooking with no introduction or welcome message or story about the cookbook and how it came to be

There is a gift inscription dated 1977 written in pen on the front endpaper

whether it be a note or a cooking splatter or a stain

The dust jacket contains light tanning on the spine

Vintage 1930s Crooksville Pantry Bak-In Platter - Euclid Pattern circa 1938 round platter Alan FeducciaThis ware is as beautiful as any tableware, and its added utility for oven use makes it invaluable to the thoughtful hostess (from a 1932 advertisement for Crooksville Bak In dishware) {HISTORY} Made by Crooksville China Company in Crooksville, Ohio in 1938, this warm and sunny floral platter was part of the Euclid pattern, which featured an embossed fruit motif around the rim and an off center pink and yellow floral bouquet accented with teal flowers