This twelvemonth BHG is turning 100 ! We ’ve been helping families make their home base and life story substantially since our first take in 1922 . ( Fun fact : We were to begin with calledFruit Garden and Home . ) Those early cartridge holder deal almost exclusively with garden topics , but as the years — and our name and logo — march on , we ’ve been busy append to our encyclopaedia of home helper . We built a first - of - its - genial " taste - examination kitchen " in 1928 , by the 1970s , we had over 7 million endorser . We rear a half - acre test garden in the middle of Des Moines , Iowa , in 1998 , and in all the years between filled our pages with idea for bring up everyday living .
We ’re so gallant of the friendship and reliance we ’ve build with our readers over the years . And we ’re excited to explore what ’s next in the photographic print and digital pages ofBetter Homes & Gardens , all to make our homes , meals , and garden , well , better .
To kick back off our day of remembrance yr , we ’re highlighting the intellectual nourishment that has graced our page and establish spirit in our cookbook , as well as the last 100 year of home design . BHG has been a staple in dwelling house around the globe for the last one C , and we ’re celebrating this major milestone throughout the year .
Credit: Carson Downing
100 Years of Interior Design
Since our very first proceeds , Better Homes & Gardens has reported on how our home function . As an iconic brand , we ’ve successfully capturedthe last century of home conception vogue — trends that first come out in the 1920s are still roar in 2022 . Take a walk down memory lane with some of the most iconic household intention trends through the last century that may bring back retentivity of your childhood household — and even your grandmother ’s home base .
Then & Now: Celebrating Food Through the Years
The Red Plaid Cookbook
What began as a 10 - penny , 56 - Sir Frederick Handley Page recipe booklet has become the go - to cookbook for nearly 40 million home cooks .
With so many issue in circulation and a best - sell cookery book , we were able-bodied to part a few trends over the years . Ask any BH&G epicurean and they ’ll humbly tell you : 1950s solid food editor in chief Myrna Johnston made the Tossed Salad " happen . " And that backyard BBQ you ’re look forward to this summer ? You ’re welcome !
But not everything we did was a hit . We ’ve had our share of misses over the age . In fact , we dug through the Red Plaid cookery book for recipes that made us wonder how they would hold up today . watch out our Then & Now video series to see how some confutable vintage food ideas look in today ’s kitchens :
Then & Now: A Modern Take on Vintage Recipes
A Modern Take on the 1950s Frosted Sandwich Loaf Recipe
Does This 1950s Jello Salad Stand the Test of Time?
Then and Now: 100 Years of Better Homes & Gardens Recipes
Take a stroll through the account of food at BH&G and happen upon how thefood trendsof today are n’t needfully so different than the ones we ’ve catch in the past .
Baking at Better Homes & Gardens Has Always Been Sweet
The Best of the Best: Our Most Popular BH&G Recipes
Credits
Edit : Lili Zarghami , Katlyn Moncada , Katy Kiick - Condon , Stephen OrrProduction : Casey OtoDigital Creative Director : Julia Bohan - UpadhyaySr . Digital Art Director : Alice MorganMotion Graphics Designer : Ricardo Boncy
Credit: Carson Downing
Credit: Jacob Fox
