{"product_id":"drops-of-gold-ohio-honey-1972","title":"Drops of Gold: Ohio Honey (1972) Ohio Department of Agriculture Honey Recipe Pamphlet","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA charming 1972 Ohio Department of Agriculture booklet celebrating honey recipes and the importance of pollinators.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #334FB4; background-color: #f8faff;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #334fb4; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003eGovernment agricultural pamphlets from the mid-20th century are a fascinating category of culinary and educational ephemera. Publications promoting regional foods such as honey highlight both everyday cooking traditions and the agricultural industries that supported them. Booklets like this one are especially appealing to collectors interested in beekeeping history, gardening, and vintage recipe literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1682\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrops of Gold: Ohio Honey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a 24-page recipe and educational booklet published in 1972 by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Ohio State Beekeepers’ Association. Issued during the administration of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003eOhio Governor John J. Gilligan\u003c\/strong\u003e, the pamphlet was part of an effort to promote honey consumption while educating the public about the importance of honeybees to agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"2007\"\u003eInside the booklet are over 100 recipes highlighting honey as a natural sweetener, including \u003cem\u003eCinnamon Honey, Honey Chutney, Honey Chocolate Cake, Honey Caramels, Honey Baked Beans \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHoney Barbecue Chicken.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2355\"\u003eBeyond recipes, the pamphlet also includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2254\"\u003einformational sections on beekeeping and pollination\u003c\/strong\u003e, making its appeal not only to recipe collectors but also to gardeners and beekeeping enthusiasts. Footer pages throughout the booklet contain \u003cstrong data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2448\"\u003efacts about bees and pollination\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the back cover presents a particularly interesting chart listing crops in the United States that depend on insect pollination or show increased yields from bee activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2667\" data-end=\"2833\"\u003eThe 8 ¼\" × 5 ¼\" pamphlet is in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2717\"\u003every good vintage condition\u003c\/strong\u003e with light age toning and no tears. It appears to have been carefully preserved and shows little evidence of use. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore more culinary ephemera in our collection, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" title=\"Vintage Recipe Pamphlets \u0026amp; Booklets | Advertising Cookery\" href=\"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/collections\/vintage-recipe-pamphlets-booklets\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintage Recipe Pamphlets \u0026amp; Booklets | Advertising Cookery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. ↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #7A8F6A; background-color: #dde6d2;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #5f704f; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eAgricultural Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003eHoneybees play a critical role in agriculture as pollinators of fruit, vegetable, and seed crops. Mid-20th-century publications such as this one were often produced by state agricultural departments to encourage honey consumption while also educating the public about the importance of beekeeping. The pollination data included in this booklet reflects the growing awareness during the 1960s and 1970s that honeybee populations were essential to American food production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ohio Department of Agriculture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40167852703811,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0114\/3262\/4186\/files\/DropsofGoldCover.jpg?v=1773590754","url":"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/products\/drops-of-gold-ohio-honey-1972","provider":"The Townhouse Antiques \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}