At Easter time food is very important. Whether it is fun Easter desserts or a yummy ham, someone is always eating something.

Today’s post features all different kinds of vintage Easter advertising from 1940s to the 1960s for all kinds of food (mostly desserts) to maybe inspire you for your own Easter feast.

Let the fun begin!

FURTHER READING: Vintage Easter Advertising 1930s-1950s (various ads)

1950s Vintage Easter Advertising for Betty Crocker's Spring Delight Easter Cake.

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Vintage Easter Advertising

Easter Food 1940’s – 1960’s

1951 Springtime ad for Jell-O Puddings & Pie Fillings. Featuring cool dessert recipes for “Easter Sunday Pie”, “Chocolate Party Pudding” & “Butterscotch Jewel Parfait”. YUM!

1950s Vintage Ad /1950s Easter Advertising from 1951 for Jello Puddings and Pie Fillings featuring a recipe for an Easter Sunday Pie. 1950s Dessert Idea.

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Another Jell-O ad from 1946. Featuring an Easter Egg Pudding.

Did you know that Jell-O was scarce during WW2? I did not but the rationing of sugar played a part as the advertisement explains. Even after the end of WW2, Jell-O was still waiting for it to replenish.

1940s vintage Easter Advertising: 1946 Easter Egg Pudding dessert idea.

Source: eBay

So many Easter Ham advertisements out there. I should do a blog post on just ham!

1940s Easter Tradition ad for Swift’s Premium Ham as seen in a 1944 copy of American Home. Making the most of the holiday during wartimes.

1940s Easter Tradition ad for Swift's Premium Ham as seen in a 1944 copy of American Home. Making the most of the holiday during wartimes.

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“Happier Easter – with America’s Luxury Ham!”. 1949 Armour Ham advertisement.

1940s Vintage Easter Advertisement: "Happier Easter - with America's Luxury Ham!". 1949 Armour Ham advertisement. The ad features an illustration of a mother and daugther shopping for ham at the grocery store.

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“Easy Easter Fun Fare…Swift’s Preminum Ham”. Vintage 1953 Easter Swift’s Premium Ham ad.

1950s Vintage Easter Advertising: 1953 Easter Swift’s Premium Ham Ad

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Are you in need of an Easter menu to go with your ham? Then look no further then this 1957 French’s Mustard advertisement.

The Easter Menu:

  • Relish Tray
  • Baked Ham with a French’s Mustard Glaze
  • New Potatoes in their jackets
  • Sliced Green Beans with Sauteed Almonds
  • Green Salad
  • Rhubarb Sherbet with fresh Strawberries
  • Coffee
1950s vintage easter advertising for french's mustard for your Easter ham featuring an Easter Menu as well

Source: eBay

1951 ‘Duff’s Gingerbread Mix’ vintage ad. “Your youngster will love these cute Easter bunnies and eggs made with my Duff’s Gingerbrea Mix!”.

1950s Vintage Easter Advertisment: 1951 ‘Duff’s Gingerbread Mix’ featuring Easter goodies you can make with Gingerbread mix.

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1949 Vintage Easter Advertisement for Dexo sold at A & P featuring a vintage recipe for an Easter Surprise Cake.

FURTHER READING: Vintage Cake Ideas As Seen Thru 1920s-1950s Ads

1940s Vintage Easter Advertisement for Dexo sold at A & P featuring a vintage recipe for an Easter Surprise Cake. ad is from 1949

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You can’t have coloured eggs without food colouring. 1960s ad for McCormick-Schilling Food Colors dye & Vanilla flavor for cakes & cookies.

“Make Easter Gayer, Brighter this Popular, Colorful Way!

1960s Easter Advertising: You can't have coloured eggs without food colouring. 1960s ad for McCormick-Schilling Food Colors dye & Vanilla flavor for cakes & cookies.

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What would Easter be without Chocolate & Candy? 1957 Brach’s Easter candy ad.

1950s Vintage Easter Advertising: 1957 Brach's Easter Candy Ad

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1954 Milky Way Chocolate Easter ad. “Even Easter Eggs want to eat a Milky Way”.

1950s vintage Easter Advertising for Milky Way Chocolate bars featuring Easter Eggs enjoying the chocolate bar

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What should you do with those Easter Eggs after you cook them and colour them? Why not make a stuffed Eggs & Rice Creole with ‘Snider’s Old Fashioned Chili Sauce’? 1944 Vintage Ad.

1940s Vintage Easter Advertising - What should you do with those Easter Eggs after you cook them and colour them? Make a stuffed Eggs & Rice Creole with 'Snider's Old Fashioned Chili Sauce'. 1944 Vintage Ad featuring a vintage dinner recipe.

Source: eBay

Thank you for taking a look at these fun vintage Easter food ads. If I had an ounce of baking ability in me, I would try to make one of the fun recipes above. But I don’t so I will leave that to my talented readers. Good Luck and have fun!

Please share in the comments section anything you wish to share about today’s post. I love hearing from my readers!

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Liz