Anyone remember Irma Harding??? IH home Economist!!

JD Seller

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I bought a can of peanuts Friday. The local TSC had a bunch of the Christmas candy type of stuff on sale. The peanuts came in a Tin type can with an old style lid. They where $9.99 marked down to $2.99.

The can reads:
"As International Harvester's helpful home economist Irma Harding brought expertise to the preservation and enjoyment of wholesome foods in the post World War II America."

There is more written but the closing is:

" Proudly brought to you by the Whitley's Peanut Factory"

Has Made in the USA on the can too.

The peanuts are supposed to be: " Select super extra large Virginia Peanuts"

The peanuts are salted but not crazily so like some and they seem to be not as oily as Planters and others.

I just bought them because they where cheap. 20 ounces of peanuts for $2.99. I did not notice the can or writings until I got them home.

The can also had the IH logo on it in several places. I just found the whole thing to be kind of neat. I also had never heard of Irma Harding either. Do any of you guys remember her and IH doing food stuff???
 
I've never heard of Irma, but if she is in any responsible for the abundance of goobers and other nuts on the store shelves, she's my girl. I've been addicted to peanuts all my life, and I still eat about two jars a week. They've helped make me the man I am today.

My first chore on the farm, when I was about six, was picking dried peanuts off the plants my dad had grown, shocked and dried and then stored in the barn. My job was to get them before the rats did.
 

Irma Harding was to IH as was Betty Crocker to General Mills. Her likeness was used to advertise IH refrigeration and appliances along with some food products like peanuts.

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Tanya's Grandma? LOL
Sderiously Seller, any chance I could drop off this Allis D10 we picked up for a quick in frame? Have it ready Monday? LOL Good job with the Case!
 
COOL! Irma was never a real woman, just a personna of what IH figured a real housewife at the time was. Someone was even smart enough to come up with the correct initials for her - I.H.
 
Are you trying to tell me that Betty Crocker isn't a real person? Shame on you!I suppose Santa isn't real either,.
 
I don't remember the peanuts but I remember seeing Irma's picture inside the lid of our IH freezer bought new in 1950 same year as me. My grandparents also had one which was still running in 1988.
 

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