I am quite surprised that this recipe hadnt been added to the site database until now. This homemade singleacting baking powder wont behave much differently in your baking than the doubleacting type does. It was much more wholesome than the cream of tartar or baking alum that was more commonly used. I can see im going to have to make more room on my cookbook shelf in the coming months. Ok, so for a past number of posts, i have been sharing handwritten recipes, from my grandmother, that are recorded in a 1931 edition of the rumford cookbook which was put out by the rumford baking powder company. It starts with the publisher of the cookbook, the rumford chemical works. In the following recipes, use allpurpose flour except where otherwise. Plac in greasee d cans and stea fom twr o hours, o r bake in an oblong pan. You have heard me refer to the rumford common sense cook book in the previous posts so i thought it was the perfect item for the first fantastic finds post. Baking powder is used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods. Add the flour, baking powder, and spices and mix together with the butter and. The rumford cookbook does not, by the way, limit itself to baking recipes. It is a helpful little book, only 64 pages, and it discusses tips and tricks for cooking. Wonderful rumford baking powder assures a quicker, easier beating.
Save magic baking powder cook book to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. The cookbook, however, is well able to speak for itself. Information on rumford chemical works and horsefords acid phosphate. It was the rumford complete cookbook by the rumford baking powder company. The history of baking powder is incredibly dramatic. Rumford complete cook book first edition 1908 by lily maxworth wallace this cook book was printed by the rumford baking powder company. One of the least expensive, and most effective, things you can do to improve the taste of your cakes, quick breads, cookies, and muffins is to switch to aluminumfree baking powder. Truly crispy oven baked chicken wings recipetin eats. Count rumford was, in fact, a real person, but the rumford cookbook was written by lily hayworth wallace a food specialist and consultant for rumford chemical works, which developed and sold rumford baking powder. They do show some wear, there is a tear on the back of the rumford, i think it was glued down at some point. Vintage rumford baking powder cake recipe book booklet advertisement cookbook.
This week, i tried another one of those recipes and mr. Cover features a darling girl donning period clothing. My earlier column with recipes from the rumford cookbook promoted a conversation with a friend from kingston, sandy smith. Royal, rumford, ryzon, calumet, clabber girl, and warners. This cookbook includes the flavor of the old and true, seasoned with the methods of modern practice. Full text of the rumford complete cook book, see other formats. The lemon snowballs recipe is on page 98 of the rumford complete cookbook from 1908. She told me she researched about the rumford cookbooks and recognized one cover. Up for sale is an original vintage rumford baking powder a selection of choice recipes pamphlet. Baking powders without aluminum cost just a couple of cents more than standard baking. A 2 quart freezer should be used in all the following recipes. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Full text of the rumford complete cook book, internet archive.
Very old sixteenpage by the rumford department of home economics, the rumford company, providence, rhode island. Interior is full of recipes using the rumford product from baked goods to. Rumford cookbook offers a glimpse into the kitchens of. Find the rumford complete cook book by wallace, lily haxworth at biblio. Rumford premium aluminumfree baking powder comes in a convenient 8. The prototype of baking powder is in 1796, in amelia simmons american cookery, which is the first cookbook written by an american, published in america. Rumford complete cook book cookbook the rumford kitchens on. Recipe pamphlet advertising rumford baking powder, via hathitrust. The secret is tossing the wings in baking powder and baking it on low first to render out the fat before increasing the heat to very high to make the skin crispy. Layer cake no 2 from rumfords complete cookbook 194 adapted by. Lemon snowballs, a rumford complete cookbook recipe ingredients. The rumford complete cookbook 1908 by lily haxworth wallace. Best kitchen tools for baking cookies, according to a.
Well, actually it starts further back ebon horsford. A cook book of recipes from rumford baking powder by fannie merrit farmer, principal of the boston cooking school. This baking powder contains harvard professor horsfords phosphate baking powder which no other baking powder contains. We discussed the importance of this new baking powder. Rumford common sense cook book, compiled by lily haxworth wallace, undated, published by the maker of rumford baking powder. In praise of rumford baking powder home cooking chowhound. The book is divided up into several different sections with recipes hot baking powder breads, waffles and griddle cakes, to general rules for. Rumford sugarless recipes wwii ration recipe sheet. Before that we had cookbooks that were written in england. Unfollow rumford baking powder to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sift together thoroughly the flour and baking powder, and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture.
Items similar to antique rumford baking powder recipe book 19 cook booklet on etsy shop for antique on etsy, the place to express your creativity through the buying and selling of handmade and vintage goods. It was owned by royal baking powder company, a company that still makes baking powder today. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Vintage rumford baking powder a selection of choice. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Most helpful most helpful most positive least positive newest.
Rumford complete cook book, 1908, first edition, lily maxworth. Up for sale are these 2 antique recipe booklets, one fleischmanns yeast, the other rumford baking powder. This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imper. The author states in the introduction retaining all the best features of the original edition, the revised rumford cookbook covers many developments. Published by rumford chemical works in rumford, ri, the authors incorporate rumford baking powder whenever possible. The first edition was printed in 1908 and it continued to print subsequent editions until the late 1940s. Read the in praise of rumford baking powder discussion from the chowhound home cooking food community. Add the flour, baking powder, and corn meal and continue to mix.
This little pamphlet provided recipes for sugarless cake, muffins, cookies and a bread recipe. Baking powder is a leavening agent, and its usually called for in recipes where. Holiday recipes 2010 sue becker and ashley mccord demonstrate how to make the recipes of the finalists in our 2010 holiday recipe cookbook. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The rumford complete vintage cookbook was published in 1908.
The rumford complete cookbook by haxworth wallace, lily seller folded corner books. Learn how easy it is to make seriously crispy oven baked wings. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and mix together with the milk. Mmmm, so good with a spread of butter and slather of creamed honey and a wee bit of real maple syrup stirred into the butter, too. This is a recipe pamphlet handed out by rumford baking powder during world war ii when there were food shortages and rations. Product title 24 pack rumford baking powder aluminumfree, 4 oz. The double action comes from the addition of sodium aluminum sulfate, which causes the powder to react more slowly to heat, as in the oven. It was written by lily hayworth wallace for rumford chemical works, which developed rumford baking powder. Good breads, rumford company department of home economics. Line mini muffin pan with puff pastry and put a tablespoonful of cheese mixture in each. Printed on the back of a can of rumford aluminumfree baking powder. Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent, a mixture of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid. Combine the eggs, salt, milk, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Pictured here is the revised ninth edition, printed in 1938 of the rumford complete cookbook, originally published in 1908. Its a story you will find enjoyable if you like baking things like biscuits and quick breads leavened with baking powder. It can be used in any recipe that calls for baking powder. With this in mind, why not try making your own baking powder at home, from scratch. Directions mix as one egg cake which means cream the shortening, add gradually the sugar, then the egg.
Cream fat and sugar, beat in whipped eggs, add baking powder and 1 cup flour, then water and spices. Product title the claims of classical learning examined and refuted by argument, and by the confessions of scholar. Here in the culinary history collection, we have baking powder cookbooks from many companies. It contains recipes for rumford muffins, rumford biscuits, silver cake, spiced raisin cookies, chocolate cream cake and chocolate frosting. The rumford complete cook book by wallace, lily haxworth. Rumford baking powder mrs lily h wallace recipes for biscuits com rumford baking powder 8 1 oz grocery gourmet food recipes for biscuits ins rolls etc from rumford baking rumford baking powder recipe cook book 1932 booklet fish cake pie. The base and acid are prevented from reacting prematurely by the inclusion of a buffer such as cornstarch. It has 48 pages and all are intact except for the cover and the first 4 pages which have a hole worn in them at the top left corner by the spine. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt and pepper. Why you should use aluminumfree baking powder david lebovitz. Look for an aluminumfree baking powder like rumford baking powder it ensures you wont get a metallic aftertaste in your cookies. She found a rumford complete cookbook from 1940 in her cookbooks.
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