Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 16:48:47 EST

From: Albin Warth albin[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]FRONTIER.COM

Subject: Re: Clabber ad infinitum



When I was growing up in the eastern part of Oklahoma, on a ranch-farm

in or near Muskogee, Oklahoma, "clabbered milk" was a quite common expression.

Clabbered milk was supposed to help make extra good biscuits. Further,

there was a brand of baking powder called "Clabber Girl Baking Powder,"

advertised, as I dimly recall. on signs sporting a young woman in a bonnet,

a long farm dress, and maybe(?) an apron. CLABBER GIRL BAKING POWDER. I

am attempting to run down not the girl but a patent which might reveal the

company's name. It could jus as simply be Clabber Girl Baking Powder Co.



That's it!



smjones





I'm almost certain that this was the Calumet (Baking?) Co. I'm familiar

with this because the owner of Calumet (name of Wright, I think) also

owned Calumet Farms, which bred many fine racehorses, "Clabber Girl"

being one of these. I never knew how she got her name until I spotted

an antique can of Clabber Girl Baking Powder.





-Albin

albin[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]frontier.com