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In 1911, Procter and Gamble proclaimed, “The Hebrew Race had been waiting 4000 years for Crisco.” The innovation of commercially marketed vegetable fats like Crisco allowed Jews to adapt recipes to conveniently cook a variety of foods while maintaining kashrut. Vegetable fats could be used for cooking anything, while the more traditional chicken fat, or schmaltz, could only be used for cooking with meat, never with cheese or milk.
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Photo Credit: Crisco canister, Cincinnati, Ohio, ca. 1920s. National Museum of American Jewish History, 2006.1.2699. Peter H. Schweitzer Collection of Jewish Americana.
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Crisco Can Facebook Post
Crisco Can Facebook Post
In 1911, Procter and Gamble proclaimed, “The Hebrew Race had been waiting 4000 years for Crisco.” The innovation of commercially marketed vegetable fats like Crisco allowed Jews to adapt recipes to conveniently cook a variety of foods while maintaining kashrut. Vegetable fats could be used for cooking anything, while the more traditional chicken fat, or schmaltz, could only be used for cooking with meat, never with cheese or milk. #OurSharedHeritage #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth Celebrate JAHM at JewishAmericanHeritage.org Photo Credit: Crisco canister, Cincinnati, Ohio, ca. 1920s. National Museum of American Jewish History, 2006.1.2699. Peter H. Schweitzer Collection of Jewish Americana.
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