James F. Boyce
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James F. Boyce was an American chemist who worked for the N.K. Fairbank Company of Chicago, a manufacturer of lard, cooking oils, soaps, and detergents. He helped create new washing products such as G
Gold Dust Washing Soap box
Cottolene ad, 1915
Crisco
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Crisco is an American brand of shortening that is produced by B&G Foods in St.Bernard, Ohio. Introduced in June 1911 by Procter & Gamble, it was the first shortening to be made entirely of vegetable o
James F. Boyce
…kitchens for centuries, but was known to be unhealthy. Cottolene dominated the vegetable cooking oil market until competitor Procter & Gamble unveiled Crisco in the early-20th-century. Packaged similarly—and also promoted with accompanying cookbooks just as the marketing for Cottolene had done—Crisco was…
Vintage Crisco can
By the mid-20th-century, home cooks often substituted Crisco for butter in baked goods, as was the case in this orange cake recipe
Cover of the original Crisco cookbook, 1912
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