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UK Nestle’s Jungle Book Characters Wrappers – My Near-Complete Set!

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Jason Liebig

These days, the idea of a short-run licensed candy bar or candy bar tie-in with a film or television show is not all that uncommon.   In the 1970’s it was all-but-unheard of, at least in this country.  In the UK … Continue reading →

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    For my fellow food history enthusiasts, here’s a f For my fellow food history enthusiasts, here’s a fun package that reveals a remarkable story of innovation . 

This unused 1985 box for Springfield-branded private label mac and cheese is mostly forgettable, save for one notable feature: the beauty shot of the prepared product included on the front of the box is showcased in an iconic CorningWare “Blue Cornflower” casserole dish. 

And while we might presume it to predate the founding of our nation, that familiar CorningWare dish—the one that seemed to live in every mother’s and grandmother’s kitchen for as long as we can remember—has actually only been around since 1958.

Its origin story begins in 1953, with Corning glass research chemist Dr. Stanley Donald Stookey. While experimenting with an earlier invention, a furnace malfunction led Stookey to inadvertently create an entirely new material. The result was Pyroceram®, the world’s first ceramic glass, notable for its extraordinary strength, heat resistance, and low thermal expansion.

Further experimentation revealed that Pyroceram could move from extreme cold to extreme heat without cracking or breaking, a discovery that initially found use in military applications such as missile nose cones.

But in 1958, Pyroceram found its true calling when Corning introduced it to consumers as CorningWare. Now emblazoned with its signature blue cornflower pattern (created by ad agency artist Joseph Baum), CorningWare was marketed as the first cookware designed to go seamlessly from freezer to oven to tabletop.

And unlike so many products being pitched to consumers at the time, this one lived up to its significant hype. It was simple, affordable, reliable and it really could do it all. Well, it could do everything you could ask of a casserole dish.

With its appealing signature look and its unprecedented usefulness, the CorningWare casserole dish quickly became a must-have item, one that would spread across America’s cooking landscape, to be found in cupboards in nearly every American home for the next half century, ultimately elevating it to become a certified kitchen icon.

Which makes its inclusion on this otherwise unremarkable mac and cheese box pretty special.
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