Rival Crock Pot Cookbook | National Museum of American History

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In 1971 the Rival Company introduced the Crock-Pot, an electric cooker containing a removable glass or ceramic crock. By maintaining low temperatures, the Crock-pot cooked food slowly and could be left safely unattended for hours. The appliance quickly gained popularity in the 1970s, as more and more women were working outside the home. Before leaving for work, busy home cooks could start a meal in the crockpot, knowing they would return home to fully cooked food.

Pennsylvania residents Robert and Shirley Hunter received this Rival Crockpot (object 2011.0213.01) with accompanying cookbook as a Christmas gift from Shirley’s mother Martha around 1974. Martha, a high school principal’s secretary, found the appliance handy for starting dinner before she left for work in the morning. In the Hunter household Robert actually became the primary cook. His crockpot specialties included stews, sauerkraut with kielbasa, chicken and dumplings, pot roast with vegetables, and the family reunion hot dish, halushki, a traditional Polish dish of cabbage, onion, garlic, and noodles.

Object Name

crock pot

recipe booklet

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 7 in x 4 3/8 in; 17.78 cm x 11.1125 cm

ID Number

2011. 0213.02

catalog number

2011.0213.02

accession number

2011.0213

Credit Line

Robert and Shirley Hunter

subject

Food Culture

Eating

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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000

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Food: Transforming the American Table

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National Museum of American History

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Multicooker recipes: simple and delicious, step by step

200 proven multicooker recipes with step by step photos. Delicious cereals, soups, casseroles, main courses of meat, poultry, fish and vegetables, as well as pastries in a slow cooker according to simple recipes. Each lists the calories and cooking time.

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