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The long-lost Golden Rod Cake
I was looking through a 1914 issue of The Boston Cooking School Magazine when this ad caught my eye: A couple of interesting gadgets, there. That Roberts Lightning Mixer looks useful, and the...
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The Golden Rod Cake, revisited
Back in January I discussed the Golden Rod Cake and the pan used to bake it. We did find several recipes, but were left wondering about what the cake was supposed to look like, and about the origin of...
View ArticleAn all-American Christmas dinner, 1914
Browsing through Google Books (something I spend far too much time doing), I stumbled on an interesting article from a 1914 issue of American Cookery. At the time, World War I had newly broken out in...
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Oh, Mapleine! (2 of 3)
The Northwest is beginning to stir, however. The Crescent Manufacturing Company changed the needle on the victrola when it demonstrated that Mapleine was desired by national retailers as soon as they...
View ArticleThe Golden Rod Cake pan: found!
More coming soon — but I just wanted to post that I have finally found a Golden Rod Cake pan (as seen here)! When it gets here I will post some photos. And soon, I’ll actually try baking some Golden...
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