Baker's Coconut, 1914 Beers announcing a classical music concert

announcing a classical music concert led by the Orchestra Serenissima followed by a film (in four reels) in the ship’s cinema

This grinning pig

and dishes include Windsor soup

was created for a dinner to mark “the last creations” of a famous family-owned company of furriers and perfumers called Fourrures Weil

Baker's Coconut, 1914 Beers announcing a classical music concertThis isn't, strictly speaking, a menu cover but we could not resist offering this delightful little coconut face as a print. This is the cover of a recipe book that was published by the Franklin Baker Company. In 1897, Mr Baker, from Philadelphia, recognized the potential of coconut as a food source. He and his son travelled to the Philippines to open processing plants that sent this nutrient rich ingredient back to the United States. The family run