Mary Beeman collected recipes
RG.04.01.44
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Mary Beeman collected recipes RG.04.01.44
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History......................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................5
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: Beverages..................................................................................................................................7
Series 2: Breads and sandwiches............................................................................................................ 7
Series 3: Cake.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Series 4: Candy......................................................................................................................................10
Series 5: Casserole and meat.................................................................................................................10
Series 6: Cookies................................................................................................................................... 11
Series 7: Desserts...................................................................................................................................13
Series 8: Meat........................................................................................................................................ 17
Series 9: Household helps..................................................................................................................... 17
Series 10: Miscellaneous....................................................................................................................... 18
Series 11: Pastry.................................................................................................................................... 18
Series 12: Preserves............................................................................................................................... 19
Series 13: Salads and salad dressings................................................................................................... 19
Series 14: Pickles and relish................................................................................................................. 20
Series 15: Sandwiches........................................................................................................................... 21
Series 16: Vegetables............................................................................................................................ 21
Series 17: Soups.................................................................................................................................... 22
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Beeman, Mary
Title
Mary Beeman collected recipes
Date
undated
Extent
0.3 Cubic feet 1 Box
Physical Description
The collection is comprised of 180 recipe index cards stored within a
3.5''x5.5''x4'' wooden box.
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Preferred Citation
Mary Beeman collected recipes, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History
Mary Beeman was a pioneer in vocational home economics in Indiana. Miss Beeman was head of the
home economics department at Ball State University for 22 years. Before that she had been supervisor
of home economics in the Muncie schools 1918-24 and state supervisor of Home economics for the
Indiana Department of Public Instruction 1924-29. She came to Ball State from the latter post, in which
she was instrumental in publishing the first courses of study for home economics for Indiana schools.
At Ball State, Miss Beeman was instrumental in getting the first federal funds for the college under the
Smith-Hughes Act, when approval was received to train vocational personnel as well as general home
economics teachers. A dietetics program was started in 1937, adult evening classes in home economics
were offered, and the first home management house was opened.
In 1938 she was invited by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a White House Conference on Nutrition
which designed a program for military personnel and civilians at the beginning of World War II. She
organized the Indiana State Nutrition Council and was its chairman for many years. She was invited
to a second White House conference by President Harry S. Truman in 1948. Active in professional
organizations, Miss Beeman was secretary-treasurer of the Indiana Vocational Association, president and
editor of the Indiana Home Economics Association and one of 17 state founders of Delta Kappa Gamma,
international society for women in education. She was a charter member and first president of Eta Chapter
of Delta Kappa Gamma in Muncie.
After Miss Beeman's retirement to the status of professor emeritus in 1951, the university named a hall
in the DeHority Halls Complex the Mary Beeman Hall. Rekamemoh Club for home economics students,
which she helped to found, was renamed the Mary Beeman Club. Miss Beeman received a Fulbright
Award in 1951 to teach home economics in Silliman University in the Philippines and she established
a program there for supervision of elementary and high school classes. After the Ford Foundation built
a home economics building at the Beirut College for Women in Lebanon, she was invited to spend the
1954-55 year there helping the American college equip the foods and clothing laboratories.
Miss Beeman was born in Boone County, the daughter of Elisha C. and Catherine Lucas Beeman. She
earned a B.A. degree at Bradley University and an M.A. at Teachers College of Columbia University,
and did graduate work at the University of Chicago and New York University. She taught in rural schools
in Boone County, at Lebanon, and in the Bradley Academy at Peoria, Ill., before coming to Muncie.
Miss Beeman, a resident of Westminster Village for the past 10 years, was a 60-year member of Muncie
Altrusa Club, and a member of the American Association of University Women and the First Presbyterian
Church.
-Quoted from Ms. Beeman's obituary in The Muncie Star, 1984, March 9
Scope and Contents
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This collection includes Mary Beeman's collected recipes stored on 180 index cards within a small
wooden box. Recipes range in age from 1930-1969 and date from the time of Ms. Beeman's work with the
Ball State Home Economics department.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Beverages
Series 2: Breads and sandwiches
Series 3: Cake
Series 4: Candy
Series 5: Casserole and meat
Series 6: Cookies
Series 7: Desserts
Series 8: Meat
Series 9: Household helps removing spots etc.
Series 10: Miscellaneous
Series 11: Pastry
Series 12: Preserves
Series 13: Salads and salad dressings
Series 14: Pickles and relish
Series 15: Sandwiches
Series 16: Vegetables
Series 17: Soups
Administrative Information
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Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
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Ball State University--Faculty
Ball State University--History
Cooking
Food
Home economics
Home economics--History
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Series 1: Beverages
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Beverages
Cardinal Punch recipe
Punch recipe
Russian Tea recipe
Gingerale lemonade recipe
Russian Tea recipe (alternate version)
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Series 2: Breads and sandwiches
Waffles recipe (4 waffles)
Oatmeal muffins recipe
Lemon tea bread recipe
Sour cream coffee cake recipe
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Series 2: Breads and sandwiches
Swedish coffee cake recipe
Easy all-bran refrigerator rolls recipe
Coffee cake recipe
Coffee cake recipe (alternate version)
Quick olive bread recipe
Orange bread recipe
Orange rolls recipe
Butter horns recipe
Cranberry bread recipe
Cranberry-nut bread recipe
Refrigerator rolls recipe
Grits souffle recipe
Coffee cake recipe (alternate version)
Graham muffins recipe
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Series 3: Cake
Series 3: Cake
Oat meal cake recipe
Oat meal cake recipe (alternate version)
Sponge cake recipe
Chocolate cake recipe
Icing recipe
Fudge cake recipe
Pineapple cake recipe
Pineapple upside down cake recipe
Date delight cake recipe
Spanish cake recipe
Caramel frosting recipe
Apple cake recipe
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Series 4: Candy
Decoration frosting recipe
Chocolate upside down cake recipe
Fresh apple cake recipe
Banana bread recipe
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Series 4: Candy
Cocoanut candy recipe
English toffee recipe
Chocolate candy recipe
Series 5: Casserole and meat
Chicken casserole recipe
Tuna noodle casserole recipe
Tuna or chicken casserole recipe
Tuna casserole recipe
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Series 6: Cookies
Chicken casserole recipe (alternate version)
Noodle tuna mushrooms recipe
East Indian dinner recipe
Chicken loaf recipe
Tuna casserole recipe (alternate version)
Hot chicken salad recipe
Chicken breasts recipe
Beef Oriental recipe
Crunchy chicken bake recipe
Chicken recipe
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Series 6: Cookies
Chewy gumdrop cookies recipe
Gum drop cookies recipe
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Series 6: Cookies
Scotch cookies recipe
Butter cookies recipe
Macaroons recipe
Date cookies recipe
Candied or grapefruit peel recipe
Date Macaroons recipe
Nut macaroons recipe
Virginia chewy crispies recipe
Hello-Dollies seven layer cookies recipe
Unbaked cookies recipe
Caramel cookies recipe
Snicker doodles recipe
Cookie sheet cake recipe
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Series 7: Desserts
Turtles recipe
Chocolate sheet cake recipe
Mexican wedding cake cookies recipe
Cornflake macaroons recipe
Butterscotch brownies recipe
Almond butter rolls recipe
Brownies recipe
Brownies recipe (alternate version)
Molasses sugar cookies recipe
Unidentified butterscotch/chocolate chip drop cookies recipe
Brownies recipe (alternate version)
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Meringue recipe
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Series 7: Desserts
Meringue recipe (alternate version)/Grapefruit Alaska recipe
Date pudding recipe
Fruit cobbler recipe
Lemon cake pudding recipe
Lemon pudding cake recipe
Apple crisp torte recipe
Baked custard recipe
Date pudding recipe (alternate version)
Lemon fluff recipe
Lemon crunch recipe
Chocolate sauce recipe
Orange sauce recipe
Golden Gate cake recipe
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Series 7: Desserts
Cherry dessert recipe
Cherry torte recipe
Cherry crisp recipe
Party torte recipe
Ice cream dessert recipe
Ice cream dessert recipe (alternate version)
Heathbar cake dessert recipe
Apricot eggnog recipe
Oriental sauce recipe
English trifle recipe
Salad (used for dessert) recipe
Orange souffle with foamy sauce recipe
Ice box cake recipe
Chocolate ice box cake/English toffee ice box pudding recipe
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Series 7: Desserts
Chocolate ice box cake recipe (alternate version)
Russian cream recipe
Frozen lemon custard recipe
Orange angel pie with chocolate topping recipe
Rhubarb pudding recipe
Orange sauce recipe
Butterscotch pudding recipe
Chocolate pudding recipe
Date-nut pudding recipe
English plum pudding recipe
Persimmon pudding recipe
Date pudding recipe (alternate version)
Date pudding recipe (alternate version)
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Series 8: Meat
Apple crisp recipe (2 versions)
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Series 8: Meat
Ham loaf recipe
Baked pork tenderloin recipe
Chicken breasts on dried beef recipe
Meat loaf recipe
Scalloped chicken recipe
Veal din recipe
Chop suey recipe
Chow mein recipe
Mint sauce recipe
Scrabble snack mix recipe
Series 9: Household helps
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Series 10: Miscellaneous
Window and glass cleaning instructions
Food preservation and preparation instructions
Water spot removal instructions
Wall washing instructions
Chocolate to cocoa ratio
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Series 10: Miscellaneous
Pineapple mint freeze recipe
Series 11: Pastry
Lemon fluff pie recipe
One crust fruit pies recipe
Egg nog pie recipe
Peach pie recipe
Butterscotch pie recipe
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Series 12: Preserves
Graham cracker pastry recipe
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Series 12: Preserves
Orange marmalade recipe
Uncooked preserves recipe
Cranberry conserve recipe
Series 13: Salads and salad dressings
Sweet fruit dressing recipe
Celery seed dressing for vegetable salad recipe
Russian dressing recipe
Frozen fuit salad recipe
Tropical salad recipe
French dressing recipe
Waldorf salad recipe
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Series 14: Pickles and relish
Lemon-horseradish sauce recipe
Cranberry salad recipe
Fruit salad recipe
Slaw recipe
Grape cluster salad recipe
Lettuce-tomato salad recipe
Delicious salad recipe
Cranberry salad recipe (alternate version)
Celery seed dressing for fruit salad recipe
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Series 14: Pickles and relish
Sweet pepper relish recipe
Dill pickles recipe
Cranberry relish recipe
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Series 15: Sandwiches
Bread and butter pickles recipe
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Series 15: Sandwiches
Sandwich bread amounts list
Canapes recipe
Sandwich fillings recipes
Good sandwich fillings recipes
Series 16: Vegetables
Green-gold casserole recipe
Peas oriental recipe
Swiss beans recipe
Vegetable casserole recipe
Noodle dough recipe
Spanish beans recipe
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Series 17: Soups
Series 17: Soups
Tomato bouillon recipe
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