Reliable Recipes and Helpful Hints

“Not made by the Trust.” Calumet's 1918 recipe book, with its medals, its court testimony, and a good deal to prove.

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Powder (Partial views of the weighing)

Partial views of the weighing and mixing rooms, weighing and filling machines and labelling departments. You will find the…

Nut Salad

Take equal portions of English walnut, hickory nut and pecan meats, add twice as much chopped celery as nut meats, pour over all…

Onion Soup

Two large onions, slice and stew with 1 quart water, season with salt, pepper and butter; serve with crackers same as oysters.

Maude Marie Costello

One of America's Foremost Authorities on Scientific T Cooking and Pure Foods HOUSANDS of women are daily guided in their cooking…

Ng Pow

3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon cornstarch or flour

Rice Waffles

1¾ cups flour 2 tablespoons sugar 2/3 cup cold cooked rice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1¼ cups milk 1 egg 3 level teaspoons Calumet…

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