William monroe wright, successful entrepreneur and owner of calumet baking powder, established calumet on a small lexington kentucky farm. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Mix flour, 34 cup sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large mixer. After wrights son warren took over the farm in 1932 following williams death, he began moving the business toward thoroughbred racing. The 6 weirdest theories about the shining mother jones. Calumet baking powder company was an american food company established in 1889 in chicago, illinois, by baking powder salesman william monroe wright. Has an endorsement of americas greatest pastry cook, paul richards. My mother gave me a handful of vintage recipe booklets that she had collected in the 1930s and 1940s. Excellent condition antique cook book has a soft book cover belonged to my greatgreat aunt. As in the previous book, they tell you just how much sodium is in each ingredient. Vintage 1931 the calumet baking powder advertising book cookbook new edition.
Calumet or clabber girl doubleacting baking powder will work with any recipe in this book that uses featherweight baking powder. This auction is for an antique advertising booklet, circa 1920s30s, titled, calumet cook book, calumet, the worlds greatest baking powder. Calumet baking powder baking powder for sale gourmet. Vintage recipes cookbook calumet baking powder chicago cooking baking history. Calumet baking powder baking powder for sale gourmet food. Full text of the calumet cook book internet archive.
The history of baking powder science smithsonian magazine. 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. When bill blakemore noticed cans of calumet baking powder emblazoned with an indian chief logo in the shining, he knew immediately what kubrick had in mind. It is full of recipes for biscuits, bread, muffins, waffles, cakes, rolls, cookies, frostings, fillings, pies and puddings. This is a 1931 printing of the calumet baking book recipe and cooking booklet published for calumet baking powder co. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Cans of it with the indian chief logo appear several times in the movie and it has been said that they signified kubricks hidden meaning of a murder of a race. Calumet baking powder is considered symbolic and significant in stanley kubricks the shining. The company was first established in 1889 in chicago, and calumet baking powder has been a household name ever since. Add remaining flour gradually, working in more flour until dough is stiff enough to roll.
Vintage 1950s calumet baking powder tin recipe book offer. Original calumet baking powder biscuits lost recipes found. The book has some spots and dings on the front and back cover, but is in good condition for being over 100 years old. Find any book at the best price inventory, repricing and order management by using the web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to. Recipes from bygone years the calumet treasury of home baking via etsy. Early calumet cook book, calumet baking powder recipes, 29th.
The calumet book of oven triumphs baking powder 32 pages. Apr 01, 20 the film is loaded with native american symbology, from the navajo wall hangings in the great room to the pantry stockpile of calumet baking soda cans, all bearing the brands iconic logo. The calumet cook book by calumet baking powder company, chicago. A fantastic vintage recipe book with 89 recipes sure to succeed. The film is loaded with native american symbology, from the navajo wall hangings in the great room to the pantry stockpile of calumet baking soda cans, all bearing the brands iconic logo. My collection began early in my marriage when i became interested in finding new recipes. For images of the cooking process see our interwar cooking pictures. Calumet vintage cookbooks, baking cookbooks, vintage baking. The calumet cook book calumet baking powder company, chicago on.
His newly formulated doubleacting baking powder took its name from the frenchderived, colonialera word for a native american ceremonial pipe, given to the lands now known as calumet city, illinois. That all ingredients used in the manufacture of calumet baking powder are such as have been approved by u. This soft cover recipe booklet is full of great recipes for everything from biscuits to coconut cake. Rub rolling pin with flour and roll out dough into 2 sheets, 14inch thick. No baking powder on the market will produce as light, sweet, healthful food, entirely free from alum, rochelle salts, lime or ammonia, as calumet baking powder. Jun 20, 2017 the company royal baking powder quickly capitalized on the traditional cream of tartar that had been used ad hoc by housewives, while calumet and clabber girl aimed to be more modern by using the. There are colorful pictures throughout of different foods cooked with these recipes. Early calumet cook book, calumet baking powder recipes. Modern mixes for bakers, 1914, calumet baking powder co. Clock is old, but the bottom glass is a reproduction. May 14, 2012 our latest trip to the brimfield antique show netted me not one, but two cooking pamphlets from the calumet baking powder company my first ones from that company. Chef jonathan lundy of jonathan at gratz park in lexington, ky, promised us this original calumet baking powder biscuit recipe.
The cover is starting to come loose from the rest of the. Substitute buttermilk for sweet milk in baked goods, birthdays and goodbyes, january is national hot. He initially developed the farm to breed and race standardbred horses. Vintage recipe calumet baking powder book as is 1931 printing cookbook. Our latest trip to the brimfield antique show netted me not one, but two cooking pamphlets from the calumet baking powder company my first ones from that company. Some color pages, almost all pages have the cute kid on them. Calumet baking powder recipes book 1909 chicago antique. Pages from the 1922 calumet reliable recipes baking book. Was published in 1931 for general foods calumet the doubleacting baking powder. This soft cover recipe booklet is full of great recipes for everything from biscuits. Don teamed up with his daughter, professional nutritionist dr. Calumet farm has a record history of kentucky derby and triple crown winners and throughout. Illustrated in color and black and white the center spread gives an in depth story of calumet and the science that goes into it.
The company was first established in 1889 in chicago, and calumet baking powder has. Calumet parker house rolls vintage recipe from 1918. Baking powder a classic american ingredient, calumet baking powder for sale is perfect for any type of baking. The calumet parker house roll recipe baked nicely and the folded biscuits took their traditional parker house shape. With an attractive cover and 24 pages of recipes, its a great addition to my collection. This looks oddly familiari wonder if my mom has one tucked in among her cookbooks. The baking powder contains alum manufactured with the greatest care especially for us from pure criolites. Calumet is located in the heart of the bluegrass, a wellknown horse breeding region. The worlds greatest double acting baking powder in explore. Jul 18, 20 the calumet recipe mimics the shape of the original roll but differs from it, in that the calumet recipe uses baking powder as the rising agent in comparison the original parker house rolls, which are made from a yeastbased dough. Consider the indian motifs that decorate the hotel, and the. Hard cover book published in 1914 by the calumet baking powder co.
Jeannie gazzaniga moloo, to fill the nosalt, lowestsodium baking book with recipes that are as healthy and delicious as possible. This small booklet was published by the calumet baking powder company in america in 1929. The calumet baking book, 89 recipes sure to succeed. The cover is starting to come loose from the rest of the bo. Vintage the calumet baking book calumet doubleacting. I have been collecting cook booklets for many years.
Consider the indian motifs that decorate the hotel, and the way they serve as background in many of the key scenes. Calumet baking powder company was established in 1889 by william monroe wright. Calumet connection if you are skeptical about this, consider the calumet baking powder cans with their indian chief logo that kubrick placed carefully in the two foodlocker scenes. Calumet baking powder kristen noble keegan, historical. The calumet baking book america, 1929 illustratedbooks. Would be listed as very good if not for stapled cover being loose from book. The paperback of the nosalt, lowestsodium baking book by donald a. Original calumet baking powder biscuits light, crispexteriored biscuits with butter and honeymmm.
With thanks to cathy flowerbond of tudor tales and pam mcmillan of time travellers for their help with this podcast. The calumet recipe mimics the shape of the original roll but differs from it, in that the calumet recipe uses baking powder as the rising agent in comparison the original parker house rolls, which are made from a yeastbased dough. Calumet baking powder history madeinchicago museum. It is full of recipes for biscuits, bread, muffins, waffles, cakes, rolls. Calumet is a doubleacting baking powder named after calumet city in illinois, usa.
Add baking powder and 1 cup flour, then water and spices. I told my friends, that movie was about the genocide of the american indians. Collecting baking cook booklets always a collector. Nicole di bona peterson collection of advertising cookbooks.
Price new from used from pamphlet, 1931 please retry. Recipe baking powder biscuits baking powder biscuits. The calumet cook book classic reprint company, calumet baking powder on. Rub shortening in with a fork or the tips of your fingers, working lightly. Another cookbook produced by a manufacturing company, the makers of calumet doubleacting baking powder. Mayor stotts practical cook book, testimonials to the various ills. The company royal baking powder quickly capitalized on the traditional cream of tartar that had been used ad hoc by housewives, while calumet and clabber girl aimed to. You are bidding on this vintage book the calumet baking book recipes for calumet baking powder. The front cover shows a can of calumet baking powder centered with blue rays radiating outwards. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.
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