Judge, 1920-04-17 · page 27 of 36
Judge — April 17, 1920 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **full-page advertisement**, not satirical content. It promotes Mazola cooking oil (made from corn) in the April 17, 1920 issue of Judge magazine. The ad features an illustrated Native American figure (stereotypically depicted) emerging from a cornstalk, symbolizing the product's origin from American corn. The imagery emphasizes "pure" natural sourcing. The advertisement highlights three practical uses: frying (oil doesn't retain food flavors), shortening (requires less than butter or lard), and salad dressings (cheaper alternative to olive oil). A small box advertises a free cookbook available from Corn Products Refining Company in New York. **For modern readers**: This represents early 20th-century food marketing using Native American imagery for "authenticity," and promotes cooking oil as an economical wartime/postwar substitute for scarcer fats like butter.
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April 17, 1920 a | fhe PURE OIL FROM GOLDEN CORN Fe frying use Mazola over and over again to the last drop—it never carries odors or flavors from one food to another. * * In shortening follow your usual recipes but use one-fourth to one-third less Mazola than you would of butter or lard. * * * For salad dressings, the smooth quality and delicate flavor of Mazola are unsur- 1 by leading passed. Mazola costs considerably less Sect Fres, Wine today. CornProducte fining Company, than good olive oil. OE 4 cook book in colors, Sixty-four | comicbooks.com