Bisquick and Spam - Now there's a flavor combination....

This ad features a special promotional box with a can of Spam on the front with the offer of a 10 cent coupon inside these specially marked packages.  Recipe for Spam Cakes in the ad, more creative "Bisquick cookery."  The box in the ad shows one plate of pancakes on the front.

Free Cookbook with Purchase

This ad promotes the offer of a free copy of Bisquick Party Cookbook on specially marked packages.

The ad says the cook book has 28 pages.  'Bisquick's going to help you more than any other package in the grocery store!'  The box in this ad shows three plates of pancakes and waffles on the front.  Pronto Puppies and Snowball cookies and new easy way to make Crepes Suzette are designated as New recipes.  Ad says there are 17 brand new party appetizers and 16 glamorous desserts in this booklet.

Advertisements in the 1950's promoted Bisquick as being the 12-in-1 Mix, the mix that could make dumplings, coffee cake, meat pie, waffles, shortcake, cookies, upside-down cake, nut brad, muffins and velvet crumb cake as well as biscuits. (General Mills, 1980)

1933

1950's Advertising Campaign