These soup recipe mugs are a collection of mugs that come in a large variety of recipes, and i am on a quest to find them all. currently i have 5 out of 12 (though total count is still unofficial).
MY MUGS:
TOMATO SOUP
1 quart white stock
1 lb. tomatoes
1 onion
1 carrot
1/2 oz. margarine
1 oz. bacon
bunch herbs
1/2 oz. cornflower
salt & pepper
grated nutmeg
lemon juice
CHICKEN SOUP
1 small chicken
3-4 pints water
salt & pepper
fresh herbs
1 onion
1 blade mace
1 bay leaf
POTATO SOUP
4 baking potatoes
2/3 cup butter
2/3 oz. flour
6 cups milk
1 cup chopped green onions
12 slices of bacon, cooked
5 oz. cheddar cheese
8 oz. sour cream
VEGETABLE SOUP
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups diced tomatoes
i cup carrots
6 oz. green beans
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
salt & pepper
16 oz. kidney beans
1 cup peas
i cup corn
ONION SOUP
3 large onions
1 oz. butter
1 quart white stock
1 garlic clove
1 bay leaf
1 blade mace
1 oz. flour
1/2 pint milk
salt & pepper
While the mugs are commonly credited online to the company Dat'l Do-It, D.D.I. actually only started manufacturing these in 2010 - but the design dates back as far as the 1970s! Unfortunately, little is known right now about the original creator of the mugs or who originally produced them, but i will keep digging! during my research (aka me emailing Dat'l Do-It's customer service representative lmao, thank you Katie!!), i discovered that Dat'l Do-It has only ever produced tomato, vegetable, chicken, potato, onion, and mushroom mugs, and all of the other designs came from some other nebulous point in the design's history. you can generally tell if a mug is Dat'l Do-It by the font - the vintage ones have a curly bit on the Os and Ps that the Dat'l Do-It mugs don't! Dat'l Do-It mugs also have finer lineart and shading on the illustrations, while the vinatge ones have thicker lines and more solid colors.
out of my 5, my tomato, potato, chicken, and vegetable mugs are Dat'l Do-It branded, but my onion one doesn't have a stamp on it, so it's probably vintage, maybe from the 70s! who knows!
this facebook post and this reddit post have shared photos of their collections, which seem to be the most complete collections i've seen online. the redditor mentions in the comments that they're looking for chili and corn chowder to finish the set, but i haven't been able to find any photos of these mugs so i am leaving them off of the checklist for now.
collection checklist:
my quest is currently in-person thrift store finds only. i've seen plenty of these online but just ordering it takes away the thrill of the hunt :P
if you own any please email me a photo olliveeny@gmail.com or leave a message in my guestbook!