Atlas Book of Recipes 1952 & Canning Pamphlet Bundle, 8 Pieces with Kerr, Morton, Sure-Jell, USDA and Michigan State

This eight-piece canning pamphlet bundle brings together the 1952 Atlas Book of Recipes with Kerr, Morton, Sure-Jell, USDA, Michigan State, and home-freezing publications. The group spans the 1950s to likely 1980s, with illustrated jar advertisements, recipe charts, garden drawings, and a smiling tomato on the Kerr cover.

Condition varies across the group. The Atlas booklet has substantial cover wear, stains, and handwritten canning notes, while several smaller pamphlets retain cleaner interiors and bright graphics. The photos show the stained covers, worn edges, folded corners, and readable pages.

Promotional recipe leaflets and extension bulletins put branded products beside household instruction. Together, these pieces offer a look at the printed material families kept for preserving garden produce, stocking a freezer, and making jams and jellies. The previous owner's notes beside the Atlas tomato recipes and inside the back cover add another layer to that kitchen history.

Details

• Item: Eight-piece canning, freezing, meat-curing, and vegetable-gardening pamphlet bundle
• Item Type: Printed kitchen ephemera, including booklets and fold-out promotional leaflets
• Era: 1950s to likely 1980s
• Materials: Printed paper with paper covers
• Color: Multicolor illustrations and photographs, including blue, green, yellow, red, pink, and cream
• Maker and Mark: Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, copyright 1952; Kerr; Morton Salt Company; Sure-Jell; Hefty/Kordite Brands, Mobil Chemical Company, Consumer Plastics Department; U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Government Printing Office: 1960 O-575785; Cooperative Extension Service, Michigan State University, Michigan State University Printing, code 3P-1:77-40M-UP
• Pattern or Model: Atlas Book of Recipes; We've Got a Date...; A Condensed Guide to Home Meat Curing; Water Bath Canning; Introducing the Illustrated Guide to Easier Homemade Jams and Jellies by Sure-Jell; Easy-to-Follow Home Freezing Hints; Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables; Family Vegetable Garden Series: Melons, Cucumbers, Squash & Pumpkins
• Style: Illustrated household advertising and agricultural extension publications
• Dimensions: Atlas: 10 x 7 x 1/4 in.; Morton: about 5 x 3 in. folded; Kerr: 5.5 x 3 in.; Water Bath Canning: 7 x 3 in. folded; Sure-Jell: 7 x 5 in.; Home Freezing Hints: 7 x 5 in.; Michigan State: 8.5 x 5 in.; USDA: Not confirmed 
• Special Features: Eight separate publications. Atlas has 72 pages, Kerr has 14 pages, USDA has 45 pages, and the Michigan State leaflet has four pages. Morton opens into four panels. Water Bath Canning includes English and French text. The freezing booklet includes a blank notes grid. Color and black-and-white printing; printing technique: Not confirmed  

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: A readable group with noticeable wear and staining, particularly on the Atlas booklet.
• The Atlas recipes and illustrated jar advertisements remain clear and readable.
• Kerr retains its colorful tomato character and jar graphics.
• Sure-Jell retains bright pink and blue interior charts and illustrated equipment guides.
• The home-freezing booklet has clear diagrams and an unused notes grid.
• The Michigan State leaflet retains its green garden illustrations and readable planting text.

Issues / Wear

• Atlas has heavy cover creasing, scuffs, rubbed edges, chipped areas of surface paper, worn corners, and small edge tears. Its back cover is heavily worn and discolored.
• Atlas has front-cover stains, extensive staining and pink discoloration inside the front cover, scattered interior spots and spattering, and handwritten notes beside the tomato recipes and inside the back cover.
• The USDA booklet has front and back cover wear, staining and spots on the back, creased corners, and small tears along the cover edges.
• The Water Bath Canning leaflet has a tan stain on the front, paper toning, and visible fold creases.
• The Morton leaflet has yellowing, light staining, and creasing along its folds.
• The blue home-freezing booklet has rubbed edges, surface scratches, dark marks on the back, and corner creases.
• The Michigan State leaflet has toned paper, light edge and corner wear, and a handwritten 5-cent price on the front.
• The Sure-Jell and Kerr pieces show light handling wear and paper toning.

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If you collect Atlas and Kerr kitchen advertising, this eight-piece group brings together jar graphics, promotional recipes, and handwritten canning notes in one collection. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.