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