Published by 1899-1935, 1899
Staplebound. Are you familiar with the "baking powder wars" that erupted in the late nineteenth century? During this period, baking powder had become a booming industry, with more than a hundred manufacturers competing nationwide. In their efforts to attract home cooks loyal to traditional methods and recipes, these companies produced their own cookbooks and promotional pamphlets to showcase the advantages of their brands. Gestine Lemcke. THEPURE Cook Book. Albany, NY: THEPURE Baking Powder Company, 1904. 128 pgs, 14 x 19 cm. Rumford Chemical Works. Prof. Horsford's Phosphatic Baking Powder Rumford Chemical Works. Providence, RI: Rumford Chemical Works, [1890-1906]. 1 card, 12 cm x 8 cm.The Calumet Baking Book New Edition. Tarrytown, NY: General Foods Corp., 1931. 31 pages, 19.5 cm x 12.5 cm.Mrs. Lincoln's Baking Powder Company. Mrs. Lincoln's Baking Powder Company Cookbook A Cookbook for A Month at a Time. Boston, MA: Mrs. Lincoln's Baking Powder Company, 1899. 48 pages, 17.5 cm x 11cm. Edna M. Plunkett. Twenty-One Different Ways to Make Biscuits. Los Angeles, CA: The Joannes-Splane Co. , [~1920]. 16 pages, 14.5 x 7.5 cm. The Joannes-Splane Co.'s Twenty-One Different Ways to Make Biscuits advertises the West Coast division of baking powder company Ben-Hur. The Department of Home Economics, Sarah Field Splint. The Rumford Modern Methods of Cooking. Providence, RI: The Rumford Company, [~1920]. 64 pages, 18.5 x 12.5 cm.Lily Haxworth Wallace. Rumford Common Sense Cook Book. Rumford, RI: Rumford Chemical Works, 1932. 64 pages, 12.5 x 18.5 cm. Jaques Manufacturing Co. KC Baking Powder Grocer's Want Book. Chicago, IL: Jaques Manufacturing Co. , [1940-1942]. 28 pages, 21 cm x 10 cm. The Cook's Book KC Baking Powder. Chicago, IL: Jacques Manufacturing Co., 1935.Calumet Baking Powder Company. Reliable Recipes A Calumet Cookbook. Chicago, IL: Calumet Baking Powder Company, 1922. 26th Edition. 81 pages, 22 x 13 cm.