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Maybe focus on the poppers more than his face so we can see the appliances 😊

LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1954! I REMEMBER BETTY FURNESS BUT I DO NOT REMEMBER HER COOKBOOK. I'M NEARLY 88 YEARS OLD NOW AND ACQUIRED QUITE A LARGE COLLECTION OF COOKBOOKS OVER YEARS, BUT THEY DO NOT INCLUDE MS. FURNESS'. HOWEVER, THANKS TO GOOD OL' AMAZON, I'LL HAVE A COPY OF THAT COOKBOOK IN MY HANDS BY JULY 5TH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INTRODUCING ME TO ANOTHER GREAT OLD COOKBOOK TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION. WHEN I'VE PASSED THROUGH THE VEIL, I HOPE MY PROGENY WILL ENJOY THEM AS MUCH AS I HAVE. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

I made this yesterday in a 10 inch tube pan. Not sure what happened but it came out rather dry. I wonder if you might have any suggestions? Thank you!

I have a KDS-16 and it has developed a leak when filling, and it is in a hose that goes from the bottom inlet valve up the left side of the machine, but I can't see where it goes or what kind of connection is leaking. Does your literature on your dishwasher show any diagram layout of the hoses? My machine also has a butcher block cutting board on top and looks exactly like that coppertone portable one, except it is white and is built in.

My parents and grandparents always had a rhubarb patch and I remember my grandmother making jam and pies with it. I've never been able to bring myself to eat it though. Rhubarb is one of those plants that seems to non-verbally call out "how about a little fire, scarecrow!?" to me. Maybe it's the way the leaves look like skunk cabbage or burdock. I'm sure it's delicious and know I'm being an irrational idiot. lol

I moved one of my Frigidaire Flair ranges on my own once and almost went for a ride. You're smart to get multiple people in on moving these old ranges. When things were made with quality and durability being fundamental considerations, you get the side effect that they seem to weigh as much as a stone cathedral!

Have this pitcher with yellow tulips I'm trying to liquidate things that would be a problem for my kids once I pass I don't think I can send you a picture of it

I have the same stove! I love it! The only thing wrong with mine, after watching the video, is my buttons no longer light up! What a cool feature. I love my stove works better than any stove I have ever used!

The oven space is huge! Will it fit a full size sheet pan?

I was looking for your summer 2024 window display but i ran across this one it is very beautiful and it brings back great memories of a more peaceful time. Thank you for bringing back great memories.

Servsafe Food Manager guidelines are to not wash meats, poultry, or fishes/seafoods. Since bacteria and viruses can’t be seen, tasted, or smelled, you don’t know if they haven’t splashed onto the surrounding wash area. All produce should be washed separately by variety.

I use the small plate for used toothpicks, shrimp tails, I have tons and it is beautiful with my China and Chrystal. Makes a beautiful table.

There was Ann Pillsbury 's recipe card in every bag of Pillsbury flour. My mom and Aunt's collected them. I still have some of them. Not sure when it started and ended, but it was a number of years I think.

I have my grandmother's Good Housekeeping Everyday Cook Book copyright 1909 by the Reilly & Britton Company. It was arranged by Isabel Gordon Curtis, Associate Editor of Good Housekeeping. It was published specially for The Newspaper Association of the United States 1910. I always assumed it was associated with the Good Housekeeping magazine and such. The Book measures 91/2 long by 41/4 wide. It's a heck of an interesting read.😊

TY so much for 2 relies! I appreciate it! I’d love to see a picture sometime - but it seems impossible. I have such sweet memories cooking with my mom there at that stove!

Superb video. Thank you for the in-depth look back at the cookbook and Westinghouse history. So enjoyed this - wonderful presentation. Now I’m headed to ebay to find a vintage Westinghouse cookbook!

Great show 😊

I remember an article in an appliance trade journal around WWII telling, with photographs, of the Westinghouse Home Economics Institute baking and sending cookies at Christmas to the Westinghouse employees who were members of the armed forces. It was written by Julia Kiene. A friend of mine was Head of our high school's Home Economics Department and she knew Julia Kiene as a friend and a colleague through the American Association of Home Economics and probably through the Georgia Power Company's selling of Westinghouse appliances and their providing them to high school home economics departments. Home EC was dropped from the curriculum in many high schools although it may be making a comeback to help students become more self sufficient.

I think Mrs. Julia just has a matronly face.

My Grandfather was an Engineer for Westinghouse and my mother was an office administrator both at the Westinghouse main headquarters in Pittsburgh and both were given copies of the Blueish Green cover cookbooks, both of which I have and cherish to this day.

I have a Hall's loaf dish in their periwinkle that has a Westinghouse stamp on the bottom. I think they gave them when people bought the Westinghouse ranges, and I know they did the same thing with the refrigerator glass stacking storage dishes when you bought one of their refrigerators. I don't know who made the glass dishes. You probably have some of those in all of your collections?

Thank you, Kevin. We learned something new. I remember Betty Furness advertising a refrigerator on TV in the 1950's or 1960's. I had no idea that she was an actress. She was a credible spokesperson. However, my parents didn't have any Westinghouse appliances because my Dad worked for GE. He received a discount on GE appliances. So Mom didn't have the Betty Furness Cookbook. I remember that she was appointed to a government position, but did not know of her connection to Consumer Reports. Betty did a lot for us.

This was my mom's favorite cookbook. She had the blue one. So many good recipes. Thanks for sharing.

I have several of these in different colors. Serving dishes for holiday meals and appetizers.

I would love to experience your studio in person! I love to live vicariously through my actual past. 😊 it’s the only way for me to stomach the future. 😅

I really enjoy these vintage cookbook videos! I recently was able to find a copy of The New Delineator cookbook you featured not too long ago. One question that keeps popping up every time I find a vintage cookbook is the infrequency of chicken recipes. Sometimes there will be a chicken recipe but it will be for a whole chicken. My question is when did buying and cooking just the breast, thigh or legs etc. become the norm? Any answers are greatly appreciated! Thanks again for these great videos! 🧡

What a great video. That was a fascinating run on the Westinghouse "family". The way they did their commercials & cookbooks made them feel a part of your family. Really enjoyed this video. Relocation was a excellent idea. Thank you Ralph & Todd for assisting in the stove switch out, & thank Mary Ann for your camera work on the previous video. Good people, good things come to light. God bless.

Hello Kevin! The only Westinghouse item we had was a Vacuum Cleaner When we went to wall to wall, Mom got a Hoover Convertible. Mom was also a Home Economics teacher in public High Schools. You two would have gotten along really well. You forgot to tell who was behind the camera this time! Tut tut!

This is so interesting,these old electric ranges were beautiful 😻! Great video and nice to see Ralph again!

I didn't get to really have a relationship with my Polish side of the family so being able to watch this is really nice, thank you for sharing!

My grandmother bought the Westinghouse Stove when my mother was a toddler in the 1950's. She received the yellow cookbook with the purchase. As an adult, my mother purchased a blue copy for her own use because her favorite cookie recipes are in it. My grandmother wouldn't give her yellow copy up. She was still making the cookie recipes for my grandfather. The first cookies I baked by myself were the peanut butter ones from this book. Still my favorite pb cookie recipe.

Kevin! Another FANTASTIC video. I have the yellow one. Thanks for the history. I've seen old Betty Furness commercials. She could sell anything!

I got Mabel’s crock pot cookbook as a wedding shower gift a long with a green crockpot in 1976. Still have the cookbook.

I first learned about Westinghouse years ago from Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. At that time, I was more interested in the couple and cared less about the appliance brand. Oh boy, times have changed for me ❤😂

One of my favorite cookbooks, I use many of the recipes, the peanut butter cookies are the absolute best ever, Did you know many of the recipes, those cookies included, came from earlier Westinghouse range instruction manuals.

Hello Kevin! Really enjoyed the history lesson! Thanks🥰

Who knew a government job would come into play...pretty cool!

Hello! My mom had an electric stove around 1968-1971 that had an automatic stirrer burner. It was magnetic- it had an accessory that fit into your pan that magnetized to the burner. It automatically stirred things like home made pie fillings, etc. I do not know the brand of the stove but the one in this video gave me an instant memory of that stove. I have tried to research and find the stove online - but without success. I bought a kitchen gadget that was SUPPOSED to do the same thing- but it quickly broke. TY for any information you may have.

I have a copy of the blue/green cover. I picked up a few years ago at a thrift store. My copy was well-loved because it looks like a banged up war artifact. 😅 It's also full of handwritten notes and recipes from the lady who put a million miles on her Westinghouse cookbook.

Thanks for such an informative presentation! I'm going to keep my eyes open for this cookbook! I loved your video on the 1954 Forty Inch Westinghouse Range - especially love the massive oven with the double broiler!😊

My mom had this cookbook. It is now mine. As I was perusing through it, I found a couple of written notes by her directing me to fix a particular recipe for dinner. 🥹 It's so priceless to me now that she's gone.

This cook book (the one with the blue-green cover) was a wedding present to my parents who were married in (drumroll please) 1954! I discovered it in the early 80's; dissatisfied with some of the newer recipes/techniques that were coming along just then. Since then it got lost in a move but I'm so happy that you decided to star it in one of your cook-book videos. I'm also very happy that you talked a bit about Betty Furness who had a consumer report segment on the NBC 5-O'Clock news broadcasts out of NY, also in the 80's. Good stuff!

Kevin your Love and Knowledge is truly amazing, thats why we love you...even from over here XXX

Mom had a yellow we grew up on that cookbook

Great video Kevin! My mother had one of the green Betty Furness cookbooks. Unfortunately I gave it away when cleaning out her house. As much as I wanted to keep everything, some things had to go.

Thank you for the video Kevin... Watching it was a very enjoyable accompaniment to my morning cup of tea!

Well researched Kevin! As you probably know you can find a ton of those Betty Furness commercials on You Tube. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were also spokes people for Westinghouse. There's also commercials staring Betty with Lucy Desi Vivian Vance and William Frawley. Desilu Studios and Westinghouse had a lengthy relationship in the 50's. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Studio One and Group W were all owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting. Cheers, Brian

I have a few of the Boston school of cooking books and a lot of the Betty Crocker books never heard of the Betty Furness book, I'm in New England area I will have to look in a few antique shops that have a book section thanks for all the information 😊

I love your wallpaper so much. I wallpapered the kitchen in my first house when my daughter was a baby. I remember going to a wallpaper store with my baby and toddler to look through their books to pick it out, too.

I have the yellow covered one. I didn’t know about Betty Furness and Julia Kiene. I know my family had lots of Westinghouse products.