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Packaging for Salaam brand meatballs with barbecue sauce entree

mid 1980s

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Packaging for meatballs in barbecue sauce distributed by Salaam International, a division of the Nation of Islam. The packaging is a single piece of thin cardboard that, when folded, forms a rectangular box. Featured on the front is a color photograph of the meal contents on a plate with text printed in yellow and white with blue and red accents. At top left is the Salaam logo and [ENTREE CLASSICS TM] printed diagonally on a blue background. At top right is printed [Meatballs with / Barbecue Sauce / And Rice (In Twin Pouches)]. At bottom left is the text [The world's most / delicious food - / perfectly / preserved." / NO FREEZING / NO REFRIGERATION / NO PRESERVATIVES / HEAT FOR 5 MINUTES]. Along the bottom is [HALAL]. The sides of the box are brown and feature the Salaam logo, Entree Classics trademark and [Meatballs with Barbecue Sauce And Rice (In Twin Pouches)].

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Catalog reference: 2015.27.3

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