Dear Jennifer,

I have a Watkins cookbook, published in 1936 by the J.R. Watkins Company. They made spices and extracts and the products were often sold door-to-door, I believe. At least one of my relatives said she remembers the Watkins man coming around. Here is a list of what's in the cookbook. The recipes don't seem very different from a lot of our cake recipes today. I left out the Angel Food Cake recipes from the list because they haven't changed in all these years! If any of them sound interesting to you, please post a message and I'll type it in for you.

Marilyn

Applesauce Cake; Blackberry or Raspberry Jam Cake; Plain Butter Cake; Watkins Cream Cake (without butter); Watkins Special Never Fail Chocolate Cake; Cocoa Cake with Sour Cream; Caramel Layer Cake; Chocolate Cake; Watkins Chocolate Roll; Watkins Cup Cakes; Date Cake; Feather Cake; Watkins Coconut Cup Cakes; Red Devil's Food Cake; Fruit Cake; Dried Apple Cake; Watkins Fudge Cake; Watkins Gingerbread; Golden Cake; Jelly Roll; Ice Box Cake; Lady Baltimore Cake; Poppy Seed Cake; Spice Cake; Lemon Layer Cake; Light Sponge Cake; Pound Cake; Refrigerator Chocolate Cake; Watkins Spice Cake; Watkins Prize Sponge Cake; Nut Cake; Orange Cup Cakes; Pineapple Upside Down Cake; Sponge Cake; Strawberry Short Cake; Tarts; Schaum Torte; Watkins White Cake