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Put Some Kraut in Your Life

Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Sep 18th, 2018. Artwork published in
circa 1975
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Put Some Kraut in Your Life 1
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This 32-page full color recipe booklet was published by the National Kraut Packers Association of St. Charles, Illinois in ca. 1975. The typeface used for the cover and the headings is Mierop Ginger Snap C, designed by Craig Mierop for Photo-Lettering, Inc.

Recipes include: Reuben Sandwiches, Half Nelson Heron, Jolly German Triple Deckers, Turned On Chops ’n Kraut with baked Apple Bonus, Stout Hearted Kraut & Frankfurters, Cabbage & Kings Stew, Rah Rah Round Dogs, Red Letter Pheasant with Kraut, Roast Duck & Kraut, Ridge Runner Quail & Kraut casserole, Kraut Conquers All … Chocolate Cake, The Power of Pizza, I Scream You Scream for Lemony Kraut Ice Cream, and many more. — gatorgirl622

Heroes & Krautwiches
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Heroes & Krautwiches

Kraut, Pork & Apples
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Kraut, Pork & Apples

Kraut & Wursts
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Kraut & Wursts

Super Kraut. On the left: Some hand-rendered Ginger Snap.
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Super Kraut. On the left: Some hand-rendered Ginger Snap.

Kraut Kraut Kraut Kraut
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Kraut Kraut Kraut Kraut

5 Comments on “Put Some Kraut in Your Life

  1. Every aspect of this is outrageously groovy. What a fun typeface—won’t someone please digitize this? I’m sure there would be a market for something this unique.

    Thanks for posting this treasure – I love it!

  2. I assume that the rights lie with House Industries who acquired the Photo-Lettering assets. If enough potential licensees nag them, I can imagine that they bring Ginger Snap to new life.

  3. I guess that Shin Oka of Daylight Fonts digitized Ginger Snap, possibly back in 2009.

  4. Yes, it looks like that. As far as I can tell it’s not released, though.

  5. There is an interpretation by Rafael Nascimento in 2021 as Volume Round, with Peter Steiner’s Black Body and Black Pepper also the reference.

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