Betty Crocker turned 100.

The first Betty Crocker picture is on the left. It was painted about 86 years ago. (General Mills)
Betty Crocker has had lots of pictures over the years. (General Mills)
Many people have used Betty Crocker recipes. (General Mills)
The most recent picture was made about 26 years ago. It is the one on the right. (General Mills)
The Betty Crocker cookbook had lots of different covers too. (General Mills)

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“Betty” is not real! The Gold Medal flour company invented her.

Her picture changes. Her cookbooks change. But we still bake Betty Crocker cakes.

Pray: Thank God for the foods He has given. They nourish our bodies and increase our strength.

Read More: Women sent cooking questions to the Gold Medal flour company 100 years ago. The advertising department was mostly men. They decided women would like to get answers from a woman. They invented Betty. Her portrait was based on pictures of real women. Her cookbook recipes were used in many American kitchens. A new book is out. Betty Crocker Best 100 shows all of Betty’s portraits and tells the story of her invention. John 6:27 says, “Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life.”