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    Strawberry Shortcake, Lida A. Willis (Baltimore Cooking School)

    ByKara June 16, 2017April 8, 2026

      “If alum is something to be proud of why conceal it on the label in type as small as the law permits?” – Alum in Baking Powder, 1927, Royal Baking Powder Company “Today, the Royal Company is manufacturing and selling a phosphate type of powder such as they condemned and classed as a mineral…

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  • Homemade chocolate layer cake with frosting served with milk and a slice on plate
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    Lillian Lottier’s Tropicaroma Cake

    ByKara February 16, 2016March 5, 2026

    Before the internet and magazines boasted millions of novel (and disposable) recipes, newspapers were a valuable source for recipes that could become staples in a household. With that in mind, I’m hoping to source more entries from newspaper recipes. This one was shared in 1939 in the Afro-American by Lillian Lottier, prominent Baltimorean, teacher, activist,…

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