over the years, serving as a springboard into professional acting for future stars, such as Richard Widmark. Eventually, Edith Spencer left the show and was replaced by Agnes Young, who sounded reasonably similar to Spencer but did not look like her. Finally, on September 28, 1956, the show’s long run came to an end. The Major Broadcasting Network produced an Australian version of Aunt Jenny featuring Ethel Lang in the lead role. Cookbooks and print advertisements Aunt Jenny also appeared in numerous print ads found in women's magazines, as well as several promotional cookbooks. These were generally illustrated with photographs of Edith Spencer as Jenny, but after Spencer’s departure from the radio show, they displayed artwork based on her likeness. The character of Aunt Jenny was phased out after the radio show left the air, and Unilever eventually discontinued Spry Vegetable Shortening. Cookbooks featuring the Aunt Jenny character: Aunt Jenny’s Favorite Recipes (48 pages with b/w illustrations, plus index) Aunt Jenny's Old Fashioned Christmas Cookies Cookbook (21 pages, 1952) Aunt Jenny's 12 Pies Husbands Like Best (21 pages, 1952) Aunt Jenny's Recipe Cookbook Aunt Jenny: Home Baking Made Easy Good Cooking made Easy, Spry the flavor saver (48 pages, 1942; comments by Aunt Jenny throughout) References Swell, Barbara – The Lost Art of Pie Making Made Easy, 2004. Buxton, Frank – Radio's Golden Age: The Programs and the Personalities, 1966. Food advertising characters Female characters in advertising Mascots introduced in 1936