Vintage cookbook: The Daily Dessert Calendar (part 1 of 3: cover – page 12)

 Here's another collection of recipes from the deep, dark past of the early 20th century. I can't find a copyright date (copyright applied for, but when?), but it was published in Houston, Texas, probably right around 1920

(if the picture inside the front cover – below – is any clue). 

Inside front cover: posh ad. Please note the tiny cars at the bottom of the photo)

The bulk of this book is not particularly pretty, but, despite the lack of enticing images, it's still chock full o' temptation. And a few of the things I found entertaining or worthy of comment are highlighted with colored text…

Title/would-be copyright page

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Foreword

The author, Margaret Wayne, Secretary, American Culinary Guild

flyleaf

Index to the Home Service Guide of Tested Products – Progressive Firms (better known to you as advertisers) 

p. 1: January 1-7: Southern Delight; Riced Peaches; Scotch Pie; Indian Dainties; Cream of Orange; Steamed Apple Pudding; Peek-A-Boo Pie

p. 2: Jan'y 8-14: National Favorite Rice Pudding; Chocolate Cookies; Grapenut Pudding; Lemon Pie; Almond Tartlets; Delicate White Cake; Cranberry Jell

For the record, I don't think the above-advertised A.B.C. Stores in Texas are the same as ABC Stores in, say, Virginia... unless this is a thoroughly decadent, besotted cooking guild. [hiccups guiltily]

p. 3: Jan'y 15-21: German Apple Cake; Snow Pudding; Apple Minute Tapioca; Fruit Pudding; Stuffed Dates; Saucy Cream Puffs; Plain Charlotte Russe

p. 4: Jan'y 22-28: Ice Cream with Eclairs and Chocolate Sauce; Rhubarb Pie; Orange Parfait; Pineapple Rice Pudding; Stuffed Dates with Whipped Cream; Apple Sauce Cake; Poor Man's Rice Pudding

p. 5: Jan'y 29-Feb'y 4: Pineapple Pie; Date Brownies; Steamer Graham Pudding; Caldonian Cream; Baked Indian Suet Pudding; Angel Ginger Bread; Feather Eggless Cake

p. 6: Feb'y 5-11: Combination Pie; Heavenly Hash; Snow Pudding; Baked Custard; Raisin Custard Pie; Pineapple Cream Pudding; Maple Parfait

p. 7: Feb'y 12-18: English Walnut Trilbys; Marshmallow Apples; Fruit Dumplings; Quick Sauce Cake; Prune Moonshine; Apple Charlotte; Delicious Apple Cake 

A Trilby is a sandwich cookie, like an Oreo or a Nutter Butter
As opposed to anybody else's apple cake. B*tch…   ;)

p. 8: Feb'y 19-25: Cocoanut Fruit Cup; Orange Pudding; Nut Torte; Banana Pie; Ambrosia De Luxe; Preserved Apricot Pie; Date Pudding

p. 9: Feb'y 26-March 3: Grape Sherbet; Chinese Delight; Chocolate Fluff Cake; Mistletoe Cake; Banana Sponge; Grape Juice Apple; Cherry Pudding

p. 10: March 4-10: Fruit Whipped Cream; Apple Dumpling; Date Pudding; Walnut Chocolate Sundae; Food For the God's; Bavarian Cream; Fruit Fluff

Which god's possessions, I know not.

p. 11: March 11-17: Carries Sherbet;* Marshmallow Charlotte; Grandma's Canned Cherry Pie; Old Southern Pudding; Prune Whip; Banana Pudding; Brown Nut Cakes

*Beats me what carries it, though.

p.12: March 18-24: Vanilla Wafer Pudding; Maple Walnut Cream Pudding; Cocoanut Parfait; Peach Delight; Candle Light; Surprise Cake; Lemon Pudding

You may have seen a variation of this, as "Candle Salad", using mayonnaise instead of whipped cream, and served on a bed of iceberg lettuce. 

This cookbook is continued here and here…