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The Story of CRISCO

 

1913
1914
1915
1916
The Procter & Gamble Co.
Cincinnati
ELEVENTH EDITION

Price Twenty-Five Cents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

The Story of Crisco

Things To Remember

Hints To Young Cooks

How To Choose Foods

Methods of Cooking

Time Table for Cooking

Weights and Measures

The Art of Carving

Soups

Fish

Meats

Vegetables

Salads

Puddings

Sandwiches

Pastries

Breads

Cakes

Vegetarian Dishes

Eggs

Candies

Calendar of Dinners

 


"Man's most important food, fat."

"Those who say—'The old fashioned things are good enough for us.'"

"The difference between substitute and primary."

"That 'Lardy' taste."

"Fry fish, then onions, then potatoes in the same Crisco."

"We all eat raw fats."

"A woman can throw out more with a teaspoon than a man can bring home in a wagon."

"Hidden flavors."

"Keeping parlor and kitchen strangers."

"Kosher."

"Recipes tested by Domestic Scientists."


INTRODUCTION


The word "fat" is one of the most interesting in food chemistry. It is the great energy producer. John C. Olsen, A.M., Ph.D., in his book, "Pure Food," states that fats furnish half the total energy obtained by human beings from their food. The three primary, solid cooking fats today are:

Butter Lard Crisco

There are numbers of substitutes for these, such as butterine, oleomargarine and "lard compounds."