Ideal Food Center
I recall that Ideal Food Center being the coolest toy after my imported" toy mixers I received as a kid growing up. I though it was so neat to have toy motorized appliances. I dreamed of being a chef, wearing a chef's coat & poofy cotton hat. One model that I had was a blender styled after the Osterizer blender. I recall the Ideal Food center having recipes for puddings and ice cream. The directions for use were illustrated and described in detail. The device in the middle of the tray is an ice cream maker. It worked much like the adult Nutone Kitchen center. The dial in front is a timer, not a speed selector as would be expected. This device utilized a permanent magnet dc motor. Batteries were mounted under the "tray." Seeing that toy sure brought back memories for me.
