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Among the best known of the Reynolds Consumer Products are Reynolds Wrap Aluminum foil, Cut-Rite Wax Paper, and Reynolds Plastic Wrap.

What cook can get by without these essential products and old stand-by's in their kitchen?  These products also have a history of being used in numerous arts and crafts projects and in some quirky decorating ideas.

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REYNOLDS WRAP HISTORY

In 1919, Richard S. Reynolds founded the U.S. Foil Company in Louisville, Kentucky. His company made wrappers for candy and cigarettes from thinly rolled sheets of tin and lead. In a few years, when aluminum became available at a better price, he switched to using rolled aluminum.

Foil was a very good packaging material because it was non-corrosive, lightweight, less expensive to produce, and it was visually appealing.

In 1926 the U.S. Foil Co. began to manufacture food wrappers from aluminum foil. By 1928, after the purchase of the company that made Eskimo Pies and three other companies, the Reynolds Metals Company was formed.

The company began manufacturing Cut-Rite wax paper in 1927.

Reynolds Metals moved its company headquarters to New York City in the early 1930's, and then to Richmond, Virginia in 1938.

Richard S. Reynolds was the creator of Reynolds Wrap and the company began producing Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil in 1947. The product was widely accepted and it created quite an impact on the methods of food storage and packaging.

Reynolds Plastic wrap was introduced in 1982.

In 2000, Reynolds Metals Company merged with Alcoa, forming the largest aluminum company in the country. The former Reynolds Metals Company brands--Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil, Reynolds Plastic Wrap and Reynolds Cut-Rite Wax Paper are now sold under the Reynolds Consumer Products division of Alcoa.

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REYNOLDS WRAP ADVERTISING COOKBOOKS

1001 Household Uses in Every Roll - Reynolds Wrap, 

Reynolds Wrap Time-Temperature Cooking Guide, sliding paper calculator

Preparing Foods with Reynolds Wrap, 34 pages

Reynolds Wrap, New Recipes, How to Use It, fold-out-leaflet

Reynolds Wrap... Outdoor Guide to Outdoor Cooking, 16 pages

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Outdoor Cooking with Reynolds Wrap, 1950, 26 pages

Casual Cooking, 1954. 16 pages

Clean Charcoal Cooking Indoors or Out with Reynolds Wrap Pure Aluminum Foil, 1955. fold-out leaflet

Fun with Foil: Indoors, Outdoors, 1957, 16 pages

Creative Cooking with Aluminum Foil, 1967, 193 pages

Creative Living with Aluminum Foil, 1968, 128 pages

Barbeque Basics with Reynolds Wrap, 4 pages. undated.

Preparing Foods with Reynolds Wrap Pure Aluminum Foil, 34 pages, undated

Carefree Cooking with Aluminum Foil, 1975, 128 pages

How to Cook for 1 or 2, 1980, 29 pages

Cooking Guide for Reynolds Oven Bags, fold-out leaflet

Reynolds Microwave Wrap, 4 page leaflet, undated.

Reynolds Oven Cooking Bags Recipes for Conventional and Microwave Ovens, 22 pages

Reynolds Brown-in-Bag Cookbook, 1973, 96 pages

Reynolds Brown-in-Bag Flavor Saver Cookbook, 1979, 40 pages

How to Cook for 1 or 2, 1980, 32 pages

Entertaining Ease, 1982, 32 pages

Barbeque! From the Reynolds Wrap Kitchens, 1983, 112 pages

Microwave Speed Meals, 1990, 29 pages

A Collection of Fun with Reynolds Bakers Choice Bake Cups & Reynolds Plastic Wrap, 1996, fold-out leaflet

Microwave Tips for Reynolds's Cut-Rite Wax Paper, 1996, fold-out leaflet

Tonight, Try One of Our Simple, Delicious Recipes, 1996, 8 pages

Holiday Dinner Solutions & Gift Giving Ideas, 1996, 24 pages

Freezer Paper Tips & Techniques, 1996, 8 page leaflet

Quick & Easy Packet Cooking for Oven or Grill, 1997, 10 pages

Reynolds Quick & Easy Packet Cooking, 1998, fold-out leaflet

Turkey Made Easy from the Reynolds Kitchens, 1998, 12 page leaflet

Wrap Up Some Holiday Fun, 2000, 14 page leaflet

Making Baking Better, 2002, 10 page leaflet

Pat and Betty's No-Fuss Cooking, 2003, 384 pages

A-Z Kitchen Helper, 2004, 6 page leaflet

Reynolds Wrap Release Non-Stick Aluminum Foil - Recipes & Tips, 2004, 6 page leaflet

Create a Masterpiece to Share, 2005, 8 page leaflet

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Pat and Betty's No-Fuss Cooking: More Than 200 Delicious, Quick, and Easy Recipes from the Reynolds Kitchen

Pat Schweitzer and Betty Morton are Home Economists in the Reynolds Kitchens and spokeswomen for the Reynolds line of kitchen products.  Easy recipes and no-hassle cooking for for busy people.

OTHER ALUMINUM FOIL cookbooks

Foil Cookery: Cooking Without Pots and Pans - Outdoor cooking without the fuss of pots and pans. Create your cooking containers and utensils from aluminum foil.  Outdoor recipes for camping and cook-outs included.

The Perfect Dinner: Fine Food Cooked with Foil - Indoor cooking with foil-packet cookery.  Easily prepared food good enough for company without a mess to clean up.