Sanka Coffee has been around for more than a hundred years. It is one of the oldest decaffeinated coffees. Sanka is considered a healthy alternative since it does not have caffeine.  The advertisement recommends it for children as young as six, which seems extremely young to me. Should children really be drinking any kind of coffee?

It is also intriguing that the ad refers to caffein. Apparently that is an archaic spelling of caffeine.

Christmas has come and gone.  As the holidays wind down, I’ve been reflecting on the various tasks required to prepare for Christmas, and the differences between 1924 and today. Some tasks that were necessary years ago may not be required today. A hundred years ago silverware needed to be polished in preparation for the big meal. Some hostesses used Magic Bright to remove tarnish.  I shifted to using stainless steel years ago, and can’t remember the last time I polished silver.

I’m a little confused about exactly what Magic Bright was. It says that it was used to polish silver, but also notes that it cleans “without polish.” I think that Magic Bright was mixed with water and then flatware was dipped into it to remove tarnish rather than the more traditional way of rubbing polish on the flatware.

Here’s a hundred-year-old advertisement you might enjoy. So many things to think about when roasting a turkey. Wish I had a Lisk Roaster. The slogan, “Run no Risk – Be sure it’s Lisk” works for me.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

Amazing that Malt Breakfast Food costs less than a cent a dish in 1924. Last year I posted a similar advertisement that also indicated that Malt Breakfast Food cost less than a cent a dish. It’s good to know the Malt Breakfast Food continued to be a good deal.

 

Today we have margarine and spreads that are substitutes for butter. A hundred years ago there was a spread (or oleomargarine – not sure why it wasn’t just called margarine back then) called Nucoa that was made using a mixture of coconut and milk. I did a search on the name, and it looks like it may be still available in some areas (though I don’t think that it contains milk anymore), but I never heard of it.

I was surprised to see an advertisement in a hundred-year-old magazine for paper baking cups. Until I saw the ad, I never thought about it – but think that I would have guessed that they were a more recent invention.

Heinz has advertised for more than a hundred years that it has 57 varieties. I’ve heard that 57 is a made up number and that Heinz has many more than 57 varieties, but a 1924 advertisement lists 57 varieties, so maybe they actually had that number back then.