vintage cake decorating

as you know, my parents are moving - and it's happening tomorrow

last evening, i stopped by their house to pick up some stuff my mom said she had in the attic that was mine.....things like my senior portraits & graduation cap/gown......some old sentimental stuff i had saved from high school.....some stuffed animals from when i was little.....even a black light grateful dead poster from waaaaay back ~lol~

but she also came across this....


it's some icing tips & couplers....and a cake decorating guide from Maid of Scandinavia (now known as Sweet Celebrations).....these were mom's way back in the day

the tips are of course the same - those don't change much.....they are made by Country Kitchen, which is still going strong today, even though Wilton has pretty much taken over the cake decorating gig

but the book is priceless! again, a lot of the things taught in the book are the same today - how to make basic borders & butter cream roses, how to stripe a bag, their suggested recipes for butter cream & royal icing, etc......but the pictures are too funny! there's not copyright date in the book, and i can't figure it out from my research online....but they have to be from the 70's

there were some cakes that would work today.....like this pretty one

or this classic seasonal one

but omg - are u ready for this one?
their doll cake is a riot!!!