Duncan Hines was an American author and food critic known for his restaurant ratings for travelers. He is best known today for the brand of food products that bears his name.
Duncan Hines
A baking mix is a mixed formulation of ingredients used for the cooking of baked goods. Baking mixes may be commercially manufactured or homemade. Baking mixes that cater to particular dietary needs, such as vegan, gluten-free, or kosher baking mixes, can be bought in many places.
The contents of a chocolate cake baking mix
Duncan Hines baking cake mix being mixed together
Betty Crocker orange madeira cake mix, New Zealand, 1940s-70s.
Grain elevators at the Chelsea Milling Company, manufacturer of Jiffy mix products, in Chelsea, Michigan