Aunt Jenny

Aunt Jenny was an advertising character created for Spry Vegetable Shortening. Primarily portrayed by Edith Spencer, she was best known as host and narrator of the long-lived radio show, Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories, which ran from 1937 to 1956.

Cookbooks and print advertisements

In addition to the radio show, Aunt Jenny also appeared in many print advertisements seen in ladies? magazines of the time, as well as several promotional cookbooks. These were generally illustrated with photographs of Edith Spencer as Jenny, but after Spencer?s departure from the radio show, they would feature a cartoon character based on her likeness instead.

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Cookbooks featuring the Aunt Jenny character:

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• Aunt Jenny?s Favorite Recipes
• Aunt Jenny's Cookies Cookbook
• Aunt Jenny's Recipe Cookbook
• Aunt Jenny: Home Baking Made Easy

The character of Aunt Jenny was phased out after the radio show left the air, and Unilever eventually discontinued Spry Vegetable Shortening.

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