Ruth Van Deman

Selections from Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes and USDA Favorites

"Selections from Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes and USDA Favorites" by Ruth Van Deman et al. is a cookbook published in 1976. This commemorative collection celebrates the legacy of Aunt Sammy, a fictional housewife created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a popular radio program that ran from 1926 to 1946. The booklet combines recipes from the original 1920s broadcasts with modern 1976 favorites, offering a culinary bridge across fifty years of American home cooking and agricultural guidance for rural families.