1988: Division I
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The Larder Invaded: Reflections on Three Centuries of Philadelphia Food and Drink.

By Mary Anne Hines, Gordon Marshall, and William Woys Weaver.

Philadelphia: The Library Company of Philadelphia, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1987.

116 p., illustrated; with two microfiche in pocket.

Much has been said about Philadelphia's Quaker simplicity, but the Philadelphians of old wore two masks. In religion, they may have required directness; in cookery they were "mummers at heart." This scrumptious catalog explores the many forms their mumming took, from cheese steaks to animal crackers, first introduced by Philadelphia baker Walter G. Wilson in the 1870s. Cleverly written and handsomely illustrated, the catalog also features the unusual bonus of having the complete label texts, with their wealth of information, reproduced on microfiche housed in a pocket inside the back cover.

Designed by Gordon Marshall and Harry Smith; printed by the Winchell Company. Catalog produced in conjunction with an exhibition held November 17, 1986 — April 25, 1987, at The Library Company of Philadelphia and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Division One Winner, 1988. Exhibited courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin. (ES)

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