Booklet - Tala, Icing Book No. 1721, Twelth Edition, 'How to Ice a Cake', circa 1949

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Summary:: 'Tala icing book No. 1721, Twelth edition', entitled 'How to ice a cake'.

This booklet was published by Tala, a UK company that made domestic products, including a cake icing kit. This booklet contains instructions on how to ice a cake, and recipes on how to make the icing. It was published circa 1949.
Description:: 32 page booklet with cardboard cover. Front cover is partly pink coloured, and features a woman icing a cake, with the sub-title 'Let Anne Anson show you'. Back cover features 'A successful hostess all the year round, thanks to 'Tala'. Pages of booklet feature brown print, and pink and brown illustrations.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Ms Kath Davis

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	0.30 cm (Height), 13.85 cm (Width), 21.20 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	advertising, cooking, promotional materials
Themes this item is part of:	Domestic & Community Life Collection
Primary Classification:	DOMESTIC LIFE
Secondary Classification:	Cooking
Tertiary Classification:	recipes
Inscriptions:	On cover: How to Ice/a Cake//LET/Anne Anson/SHOW YOU
Publisher:	Tala, Stourbridge, England, Great Britain, circa 1949
Publisher:	Taylor, Law & Co. Ltd., Stourbridge, England, Great Britain, circa 1949