Baker's Coconut, 1914 Mermaids speculated the Philadelphia Inquirer at

speculated the Philadelphia Inquirer at the time

On the menu - roast meats

people came here throughout The Blitz to dance waltzes or the jitterbug and to forget about the rigors of rationing and blackouts

cartoonist and sculptor

Owned by Mrs Frenchy herself - also called Mamie Richards - it was a cheap place for burgers

Baker's Coconut, 1914 Mermaids speculated the Philadelphia Inquirer atThis isn't, strictly speaking, a menu cover but we could not resist offering this delightful little coconut face as a print. This is the cover of a recipe book that was published by the Franklin Baker Company. In 1897, Mr Baker, from Philadelphia, recognized the potential of coconut as a food source. He and his son travelled to the Philippines to open processing plants that sent this nutrient rich ingredient back to the United States. The family run