Crisco was introduced in 1911. I have a Procter & Gamble cookbook called "199 Selected Recipes" by Sarah Field Splint with no date on it but I believe it to be from around the early 1930s. Here is a recipe from the "sandwich" section- a perfectly hideous-sounding spread. It made me cringe and I thought I might share it. The cookbook blurb says:
"Instead of spreading your bread with butter try the new Crisco Spread. It is a delicious spread for all kinds of sandwiches and much less expensive than butter! It has about the same consistancy as mayonnaise dressing and is very much like it in flavor. One great advantage of Crisco Spread is that it may be kept in the ice box in a glass jar indefinitely. It is always ready for the hungry school boy's afternoon sandwich or the unexpected caller for whom you want to make a cup of tea. Less filling is needed to make sandwiches savory and appetizing if plenty of Crisco Spread is used on the slices of bread. It also helps to keep them fresh and moist"
Here, without further fanfare, is the recipe:
Crisco Sandwich Spread
1 cup Crisco
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp mustard
1/8 tsp paprika
1-1/2 tbsp vinegar
few grains cayenne
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp lemon juice
Cream Crisco. Add egg yolk slowly and beat well. Mix mustard, paprika, cayenne, salt, worcestershire and lemon juice together and stir into the first mixture. Add vinegar, beating in a little at a time. Mix thoroughly.
"Instead of spreading your bread with butter try the new Crisco Spread. It is a delicious spread for all kinds of sandwiches and much less expensive than butter! It has about the same consistancy as mayonnaise dressing and is very much like it in flavor. One great advantage of Crisco Spread is that it may be kept in the ice box in a glass jar indefinitely. It is always ready for the hungry school boy's afternoon sandwich or the unexpected caller for whom you want to make a cup of tea. Less filling is needed to make sandwiches savory and appetizing if plenty of Crisco Spread is used on the slices of bread. It also helps to keep them fresh and moist"
Here, without further fanfare, is the recipe:
Crisco Sandwich Spread
1 cup Crisco
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp mustard
1/8 tsp paprika
1-1/2 tbsp vinegar
few grains cayenne
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp lemon juice
Cream Crisco. Add egg yolk slowly and beat well. Mix mustard, paprika, cayenne, salt, worcestershire and lemon juice together and stir into the first mixture. Add vinegar, beating in a little at a time. Mix thoroughly.