That’s not a typo. That’s just what you get when you mix Betty with a beat.
Several weeks ago, I went on a tour of the Betty Crocker test kitchens and I snapped photos of the Betty portraits throughout the years. There have been eight paintings commissioned to date. But did you know Betty Crocker wasn’t a real person? Well, at least not one person. Instead, she was a composite of several of the company’s Home Service Department members meant to represent a motherly image. (I got that from the tour.) Over the years portraits have been commissioned to update her look with the times.
Personally, I think they should go retro. One of the older ones is definitely my favorite.
Anyway, I thought it would be fun to make a quiz out of the portraits. So, let’s see how good you guys are at guessing.
Below are eight Betty Crocker portraits. Place them in the correct order from oldest to newest. If you list them correctly, you’ll be entered to win………………………………
to win ………………
the new………………
iPod nano … in rocking red of course. Betty likes red. (I’m gonna keep thinking she was real… things are just better that way.)
P.S. … it also shoots video, so I picked up the bigger 16GB hard drive. (You’re welcome.)
Just enter your answers in this format:
For number 1, enter the letter of the portrait that you think is the oldest painting. List them in order ending with the letter of the portrait you think is the newest for number 8. You can copy and paste the numbers below with your comment and then just fill in the corresponding letters from the above Betty portaits. Who’s game?
oldest
1 =
2 =
3 =
4 =
5 =
6 =
7 =
8 =
newest
Deadline to enter is Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 pm ET. One winner (with the correct answers) will be chosen at random and announced on this post sometime Tuesday evening.
Good Luck!
Time’s Up! We have a winner.
Man, you guys are good guessers. Really good. Too good. This was way easy for most of you.
Maybe I should have asked for dates of the portraits, or even the artists that painted them. Naaaahh, that would be too mean. Besides, announcing a winner went much quicker this way since I didn’t have to shuffle through a bunch of wrong entries. So thank you all for being so smart.
The answers go like this…
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
And here they are in photo order.
And, now for the winner.
Congratulations goes to Sandy T for being lucky number 2473 and being smart enough to have picked them in the right order. One little red iPod nano is coming right at you.
http://www.situs88bet.com
may i just say how amazing you are!? FANTASTIC ideas :)
How funny! I dressed up at Betty Crocker for Halloween this year and did the same research to see what she has looked like through the years. Although I didn’t have the motherly yet sophisticated haircut I did have a rockin’ cute apron and flour on my face :)
I made this pumpkin pie with the cream cheese layer for our Thanksgiving dinner. The leftovers went over really big at work and I have added it to my recipe book for future use. Thank you!
I would love this stocking for christmas! I love to bake, and this book looks so fun. The cookie cutters are adorable.
SB- I use Photoshop and colored papers for backgrounds
Wow! I love your site!!
2 questions: Which photo editing program do you use? Also, are your backgrounds real or inserted by your program? (forgive the non techie language, I have very limited technical language..)
I rock! I got them right BEFORE I peeked at the answer.
I like H best :)
What a great site! I learned about you in the December issue of Better Homes and Gardens…and I’m so happy I did. I look forward to seeing more of what you create and write about. Happy Thursday! Gail
Bummer, I would have gotten that right too
Congrats to the winner.
I went to the General Mills website for the answer. Googled Betty Crocker portraits of course. ;o)
Congratulations Sandy!!
Congrats to the winner!!! :D WELL PLAYED EVERYONE. :)
Congratus to the winner, and thanks for a fun contest. (Still amazed that picture 4 (F) is older than picture 6 (G)!)
Excellent blog.
Hmm…I wonder if anyone used this website to aide themselves… :)
http://chnm.gmu.edu/features/sidelights/crocker.html
boo i never win.. but i sure love to visit your blog. it’s so awesome :)
check out my little store in progress..
inanicolesd.etsy.com
hope you like it :)
Yeah to the winner! what a fun contest!
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. H
5. G
6. D
7. F
8. E
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. g
5. h
6. d
7. f
8. e
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
I saw your picture in my Better Homes & Garden tonight!! SO EXCITING!! :)
1 =?B
2 =?C
3 = A?
4 =?G
5 =?H
6 =?D
7 =?F
8 = E
oldest
1 =B
2 =C
3 =A
4 =G
5 =D
6 =H
7 =F
8 =E
newest
Oldest
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
Newest
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =C
4 =H
5 =G
6 =D
7=F
8=E
newest
1.B
2.A
3.G
4.C
5.H
6.D
7.E
8.F
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. H
5. G
6. D
7. F
8. E
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.H
5.G
6.D
7.F
8.E
1 = B
2= A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
1=B
2=A
3=H
4= F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
OLDEST TO NEWEST.. =D
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =C
4 =G
5 =F
6 =H
7 =D
8 =E
newest
I know I am past the deadline, but still wanted to place my guess before the results were posted
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
oldest
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
newest
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
1-B
2-A
3-H
4-F
5-C
6-G
7-D
8-E
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
oldest
1=B
2=C
3=A
4=G
5=H
6=D
7=F
8=E
newest
Hi Bakerella,
I put in my address (correctly too!) but when I clicked on it to make sure everything was working, it brought me to some other site. So here it is again…
jesusholdsmyjoy.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Rachel
I commented maybe two or three back.
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
oldest
1 =b
2 =a
3 =h
4 =f
5 =c
6 =g
7 =d
8 =e
newest
oldest
1 = B
2 = C
3 = A
4 = G
5 = H
6 = F
7 = D
8 = E
newest
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
1= B
2= A
3= H
4= F
5= C
6= G
7= D
8= E
Oldest to Newest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
1=b
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=G
6=E
7=C
8=D
1=B
2=B
3=A
4=G
5=D
6=H
7=F
8=E
I think….
oldest
1 =B
2 =C
3 =A
4 =G
5 =H
6 =F
7 =D
8 =E
newest
1. G
2. B
3. A
4. H
5. F
6. C
7. D
8. E
oldest
1 =A
2 =B
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.G
5.H
6.F
7.D
8.E
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
hope i’m not too late! those last two were just a shot in the dark. :/
1=b
2=a
3=g
4=c
5=h
6=d
7=f
8=e
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
1 =b
2 =a
3 =h
4 =f
5 =c
6 =g
7 =d
8 =e
newest
oldest
1 =b
2 =a
3 =c
4 =g
5 =d
6 =h
7 =f
8 =e
newest
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
1-b
2-a
3-h
4-f
5-c
6-g
7-d
8-e
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
Love BC even if she is not real
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =C
4 =G
5 =H
6 =D
7 =F
8 =E
newest
oldest
1 =B
2 =C
3 =G
4 =A
5 =D
6 =H
7 =F
8 =E
newest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
oldest
1 =b
2 =a
3 =h
4 =f
5 =c
6 =g
7 =d
8 =e
newest
this was fun
1. B
2. A
3. G
4. C.
5. H
6. F
7. D
8. E.
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
here goes nothing…
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
Oldest
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1 =b
2 =a
3 =h
4 =f
5 =c
6 =g
7 =d
8 =e
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
I just love your contests!
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
it would be so nice to win ;) love your work :)
I thought super hard about this, I hope I’m right! I really want that ipod..
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1 B
2 A
3 H
4 F
5 C
6 G
7 D
8 E
1=B
2=C
3=A
4=H
5=F
6=G
7=D
8=E
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =C
4 =G
5 =H
6 =F
7 =D
8 =E
newest
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = C
4 = G
5 = H
6 = F
7 = D
8 = E
newest
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
B
A
H
F
C
G
D
E
I too want to believe she’s real…faith,trust, and lustre dust! ;)
1=B
2=G
3=C
4=A
5=H
6=D
7=F
8=E
1. B 2. C 3. A 4.H 5.G 6. D 7. F 8. E
How funny! I wonder what the REAL Betty Crocker looked like. I had no idea that they changed her picture so many times! Here’s my answer:
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
How cool
oldest
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
oldest
1 =A
2 =B
3 =C
4 =D
5 =E
6 =F
7 =G
8 =H
newest
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =C
4 =G
5 =H
6 =D
7 =F
8 =E
newest
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1.C
2.B
3.G
4.A
5.D
6.E
7.H
8.F
1. B
2. A
3. G
4. C
5. H
6. F
7. D
8. E
These portraits are so cool, I had no idea about the history of Betty Crocker.
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
This is so cool! I loved looking at all the portraits.
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
1 B
2 A
3 H
4 F
5 C
6 G
7 D
8 E
1 – B
2 – A
3 – H
4 – C
5 – D
6 – G
7 – F
8 – E
oldest
1 =c
2 =b
3 =a
4 =g
5 =d
6 =h
7 =f
8 =e
newest
oldest
1=b
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=d
8=e
newest
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
Thank you !
This was so much fun!
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
I am a little disappointed she isn’t real. Sigh…
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
1=B
2=A
3=C
4=G
5=H
6=F
7=D
8=E
last minute entry…
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
oldest
1-b
2-a
3-h
4-f
5-c
6-g
7-d
8-e
newest
oldest
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
oldest
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
1=B
2=C
3=A
4=G
5=H
6=D
7=F
8=E
Nathalie said:
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
1=B
2=C
3=A
4=G
5=H
6=F
7=D
8=E
xxxxfingersxxx
1=B
2=C
3=A
4=G
5=H
6=D
7=F
8=E
ahh how fun!!! :o)
oldest
1 =b
2 =a
3 =h
4 =f
5 =c
6 =g
7 =d
8 =e
newest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = G
4 = H
5 = C
6 = F
7 = D
8 = E
1. b
2.a
3.g
4.c
5.h
6.f
7.d
8.e
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
1 – B
2 – A
3 – H
4 – F
5 – C
6 – G
7 – D
8 – E
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1 B
2 A
3 H
4 F
5 C
6 G
7 D
8 E
WOW. thank god i checked bakerella before 7 today!
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
*my betty crocker recipe book is like… the bible of all baking books
**bakerella, you are AMAZING. SERIOUSLY. i can’t wait till christmas so that i could try out your cake pops to give to people :D
Oldest
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
Newest
I hope I win! :)))))))))))
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
mmm.. i want cookies! :)
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 H
5 G
6 D
7 F
8 E
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = C
5 = G
6 = F
7 = D
8 = E
B
A
H
F
C
G
D
E
1.b
2.c
3.h
4.d
5.a
6.g
7.f
8.e
B
A
H
F
C
G
D
E
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
Come on red iPod nano!!
Thanks for the fun Bakerella :)
1=B
2=C
3=A
4=H
5=F
6=G
7=D
8=E
1=b
2=a
3=h
4=f
5=c
6=g
7=d
8=e
1 = B
2 = C
3 = A
4 = H
5 = D
6 = F
7 = G
8 = E
1 =b
2 =c
3 =h
4 =a
5 =g
6 =d
7 =f
8 =e
5,000 entries…wow!!
oldest
1= b
2=a
3=h
4=f
5=c
6=g
7=d
8=e
newest
1.B
2.A
3.H
4.F
5.C
6.G
7.D
8.E
oldest
1 = B
2 = C
3 = A
4 = G
5 = H
6 = D
7 = F
8 = E
newest
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.G
5.H
6.F
7.D
8.E
OLDEST
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
NEWEST
I like A the best. She looks like she would cook and play outside with her kids. :)
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
IT WAS MY FIRST COOKBOOK AND I STILL HAVE IT.
My answers:
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
1.B
2.A
3 G
4.C
5.H
6.D
7.F
8.E
oldest
1 =B
2 =A
3 =H
4 =F
5 =C
6 =G
7 =D
8 =E
newest
Thanks!
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. C
5. G
6. D
7. F
8. E
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E
Thanks! :)
oldest
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
newest
newest to oldest…
1 – B
2 – C
3 – A
4 – H
5 – F
6 – D
7 – E
8 – G
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
oldest
1 =B
2 =C
3 =G
4 =A
5 =H
6 =F
7 =D
8 =E
newest
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = C
4 = G
5 = H
6 = D
7 = F
8 = E
newest
Thanks for the all the great ideas.
oldest
1 =b
2 =c
3 =a
4 =g
5 =h
6 =f
7 =d
8 =e
newest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = C
4 = H
5 = F
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
1=B
2=A
3=H
4=F
5=C
6=G
7=D
8=E
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
1=b
2=a
3=h
4=f
5=c
6=g
7=d
8=e
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
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oldest
1 = B
2 = A
3 = H
4 = F
5 = C
6 = G
7 = D
8 = E
newest
1. B
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. D
8. E