Billy In Bunbury

Billy In Bunbury is one of those charming little vintage oddities, it is always such a delight to happen upon. Originally issued in 1926 as an advertising booklet for  Dr. Prices Baking Powder, the reason why I am sharing it with you today is that the images (by Gertrude Alice Kay) are a scrumptiously joyful ode to pattern and my heart is yearning for that oh so pretty dinner service…

Found on Project Gutenberg, Billy In Bunbury tells the tale of a skinny boy who has lost his zest for life, and needs, on orders of the King of Bunbury (a darling little town with walls made of marble cake) , fattening up post-haste on cakes and buns, flapjacks and biscuits because his silly Mummy has failed rather miserably, to understand what it is little boys like to eat…

And so  ensures a story told entirely in rhyme, complete with recipes for such delights as Jelly Meringue, Biscuit Tarts, Peanut Cookies and this one for a Birthday Cake…
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Do enjoy fattening your family up the Bunbury way now won’t you?

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