Adelaide Hawley Cumming

An actress, Cumming was once considered the country's "second most recognizable woman, next to Eleanor Roosevelt," because of a role she played on TV: the original "Betty Crocker". While the character was invented by General Mills in 1921, Cumming was the one who brought her to life when she appeared in The Betty Crocker Show on CBS in 1950. She continued to play the role for the company until 1964. No 1950s housewife she, however: Cumming considered herself a feminist, and remembers telling her daughter at the time that if anyone asked, "I am the current incarnation of a corporate image. That'll shut them up." She died in Washington state December 21 at age 93. From This is True for 20 December 1998 Suggestions for further reading: Betty Crocker The 300 Calorie Cookbook: 300 tasty meals for eating healthy ev... by Betty Crocker Editors Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: I always hesitate when buying a new cookbook. But this is by far the Best ever! I have made a ton of stuff out of it and its all good (and easy too). Its really all dinner (and lunch too), which I like. I dont want desserts or breakfast, just dinner!...   Betty Crocker's Diabetes Cookbook: Everyday Meals, Easy as 1-2-3 by Betty Crocker Editors Amazon Price: $16.47 Customer Review: JUST RECIEVED THIS BOOK YESTERDAY BUT WHAT I HAVE ALREADY READ I AM REALLY GLAD THAT I PURCHASED THIS. IT REALLY IS A KEEPER. AM REALLY GLAD I DECIDED ON THIS ONE. THE INFO IS SO EASY TO FOLLOW.   Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook: The Goodness of Homemade Bread t... by Betty Crocker Editors Amazon Price: $15.61 Customer Review: I purchased this book because I purchased a bread machine and the 'look inside' feature allowed me to see it had information that would be useful. The book arrived the day before the bread machine, a Zojirushi BB-CEC20 Home Bakery Supreme 2-Pound-Loa...   Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook by Betty Crocker Editors Amazon Price: $19.77 Customer Review: Absolutely recommend this cookbook! It is identical to the one my mom had - right down to the pages that you can wipe off if you drop ingredients on them. A must have for new cooks. Great wedding present!   Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 10th Edition by Betty Crocker Editors Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: This cookbook is great for college students about to rent their first apartment and have to cook for themselves for the first time. Some of the material that they cover in the preperation instructions is common sense but the recipies are, for the mo...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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