I love a good travel and dining on the road story! Duncan Hines (yes! he really existed!) was a travelling salesman in the early part of the 20th Century and he started with a goal to seek out and share the best dining experiences that he and sometimes his wife found on the road. The first edition was published in 1935. I've downloaded a few pages of the 1941 edition from the Hathi Trust. If you want to read the entire book, or check out your state, you'll have to click here - this book was digitalized by Google and download rights are limited. But you can read the introduction by Duncan Hines and a few pages from Arizona. Some of the restaurants still exist, so it's a fun list.
In 1939, he published Adventures in Good Cooking and the Art of Carving in the Home. Here are a few photos from our 1952 edition. Recipes are from restaurants and home cooks Mr. Hines met along the way.
Some great resources to learn more about Duncan Hines the man and the brand!
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