dessert
Lowney's Cook Book
When you think of tempting chocolate treats, what comes to mind? Is it maybe… a brownie? The first known use of the word "brownie" for a dessert is in the 1896 edition of the Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Farmer. But that recipe was for little molasses cakes, not chocolate. It wasn't until the 1906 version of Farmer's cook book that a chocolate brownie with a cake-like texture was featured. Chocolate brownies quickly gained in popularity across the United States.
And then came Lowney's Brownies.
The original true "Tropic Flavor" of rare excellance, balanced strength & purity.
Royal Baker and Pastry Cook
The Royal baker and pastry cook: a manual of practical receipts for home baking and cooking by the Royal Baking Powder Company has become a royal mess. Promotional cookbooks like this were never meant to survive; they were manufactured as ephemera to be distributed to customers on a local level to promote sales. Their primary purpose was to advertise and promote their domestic usefulness. (Helpful hint: use baking powder to reduce the amount of eggs used in a recipe!) This copy was provided to a Pennsylvania homemaker compliments of Hall Kaul & Hyde Co. of St.
