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Woolworth's Recipes
Frank Winfield Woolworth opened the first “Woolworth’s” store in Utica, New York in 1878. However, that store failed in its first year. His second store, opened on June 21, 1879 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a success, and many others followed. F.W. Woolworth stores eventually added lunch counters and became popular gathering places in the towns in which they were located.
Woolworth's grew to be one of the largest retail chains in the world for its time, but stiff competition from discount stores like Target, K-Mart and Wal-Mart led to falling sales in the 1980s. In 1997, the company closed its few remaining "Woolworth's" retail stores and began concentrating on specialty sales under the name Venator Group. By 2001, the company had gone exclusively into the sporting goods market under the name Foot Locker Inc.
People have asked me about a Woolworth's Bakery and Lunch Counter recipe book. I have yet to find any evidence that such a thing exists. If you have one, what are you waiting for? Share the recipes with us!
These are the only Woolworth's recipes that I have been able to find:
There is a Woolworth's nostalgia & recipes message board at: Taste of Home
I have not been able to locate these Woolworth's recipes:
- banana nut roll
- bran muffins
- Cheese pizza
- chicken salad
- chili burger
- cornbread dressing
- egg salad
- hoagies
- liver & onions
- meatloaf & meatloaf sandwiches
- fried chicken
- orange twists
- peach cobbler
- Russian cake
- slab cake
- sloppy joes
- tuna salad
- turkey stuffing
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