Cooking

The seven judges in the 3rd Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, find it difficult to choose top winners as they sample 100 pies, cakes, breads, entrees, cookies, and desserts. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. None of the women are identified. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

In the judging room at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, all 100 entries in the Third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest are set out on long tables for the judges to taste and consider. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

Naval Reservist Jack Meili, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, gives special thought to his recipe for "Hot Ziggities," at his cooking station in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, as his entry into the Third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family. From: Truman home.

Mrs. Teresita C. Ward of Honolulu, Hawaii, stirs an ingredient into her jam-and-cake dessert at her cooking station in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, as her entry into the Third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

View of the ballroom floor during the 3rd Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, showing contestants preparing their entries at cooking stations. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

One hundred contestants in the third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest march to their ranges in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, to begin the day's baking. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

Edwin W. Pauley at a kitchen grill cooking and carving meat. From: A leather bound album of 22 8x10 photos of former President Truman's visit to the home of Edwin Pauley and his family. This is probably at their home in California. The front of the album shows this is from the "Coconut Cabinet" referring to Pauley's private island in Hawaii, the Coconut Island. Donor: Edwin W. Pauley.

Members of the Cosby, Tennessee Ruritan Club put finishing touches on thousands of barbecued chicken to be served at the Feast of the Ramps festival. The Ramp is an odoriferous vegetable, a cross between an onion and garlic. (See 72-1121 to 1187.) From: John S. Stroud.

Southeast view in the kitchen of the White House during renovation, showing four unidentified kitchen staff.