Story of CriscoCrisco's history began in pre-Civil War America when William Proctor, a candle-maker, and his brother-in-law James Gamble, a soap-maker, joined forces to compete against the other candle- and soap-makers in the Cincinnati area. By cornering the market on cottonseed oil, Proctor and Gamble sidestepped the meat packer's monopoly on the price of lard and tallow. With electrification, the need for lard-based candles decreased and the new vegetable product needed a new market. With a wealth of cottonseed oil at their disposal, the answer was Crisco. In order to market their product, Proctor & Gamble distributed for free Marion Neil's 1921 cookbook, The Story of Crisco. It provides a history of Crisco, information on the benefits of the product, as well as recipes for soup, fish, meat, vegetables, cakes, bread, and more, all using Crisco. The book also includes a calendar of dinners for every day of the year. |
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½ cupful ½ teaspoonful 20 minutes add Crisco Apple bake in moderate baking powder baking soda bay leaf Beat beaten egg Beef boiling water bread breadcrumbs brown butter cake carrot Celery chicken cold water cook cornstarch Cream Crisco Crisco and sugar Criscoed and floured Croquettes crumbs cup milk cupful chopped cupful Crisco cupful sugar cupfuls flour dish dough drain eggs well beaten Fried grated hot Crisco hot oven lemon juice Lettuce Mashed Potatoes meat mixture moderate oven nutmeg nuts onion paprika parsley pastry peel pepper to taste pieces pound Pudding Coffee raisins red pepper rice Roast roll Salad Salad Cheese salt and pepper sauce saucepan Serve hot simmer slices Soup sprinkle Stewed stir tablespoonfuls melted Crisco tablespoons Crisco tablespoons flour tablespoons sugar teaspoonful powdered teaspoonful salt teaspoonfuls baking powder tin and bake tomatoes vanilla extract vinegar whites of eggs yolks of eggs