Refrigerator Cookie (1930)

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REFRIGERATOR COOKIE

  All the early citations--and they start in 1930--are from the WASHINGTON POST, not the NEW YORK TIMES.  Did the Washington Post Cooking School invent the "refrigerator cookie" during the Great Depression or just popularize it?



  1.      Recipe for 'Honey Sweets' Wins First Prize in Post Contest for Mrs. J.W. Schutz; Paula Gruber, Mrs. L.H. Dennis Receive Second, Third Awards; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Oct 5, 1935; pg. 9, 1 pgs

  2.      Nourishing Soup Ideal Basis For Student's Midday Meal; Prepared With Beef Foundation, It Provides All the Vegetables and Some of the Protein Needed for a Well Balanced Meal.; By Dorothea Duncan.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Sep 17, 1935; pg. 12, 1 pgs

  3.      Crisp Cookies On Preferred Dessert List; Choose Recipes That Require No Intricate Mixing or Long Baking.; By Dorothea Duncan.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Aug 3, 1935; pg. 7, 1 pgs

  4.      Sun-Preserved Strawberries Easily Put Up; Jam That Fruit Going to Waste on Vines; Hints on Cooking Peas.; By Dorothea Duncan.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jun 11, 1935; pg. 15, 1 pgs

  5.      Well-Filled Cookie Crock Puts Stop to Food Raids; By Dorothea Duncan.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Mar 3, 1935; pg. S8, 1 pgs

  6.      These Menus Ease Problem Of Lone Diner; Refrigerator Is Decided Help to Woman Who Plans for Herself.; By Dorothea Duncan.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 18, 1935; pg. 11, 1 pgs

  7.      Display Ad 11 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 16, 1935; pg. 13, 1 pgs

  8.      Display Ad 9 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jan 12, 1935; pg. 13, 1 pgs

  9.      Article 1 -- No Title; By Ann Barrett.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jun 9, 1934; pg. 12, 1 pgs

  10.      Article 1 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Sep 23, 1933; pg. 9, 1 pgs

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  11.      GOOD COOKIES IN A JAR STILL SPELL HOME TO MILLIONS; By ANN BARRETT; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Apr 18, 1933; pg. 8, 1 pgs

  12.      Capital Housewives Praise Third Post Cooking School; American Association of University Women Representative Lauds Mrs. Northcross at First Session of Course in Home Economics at Belasco.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 12, 1930; pg. 1, 2 pgs:
_Refrigerator Cookies._
2 cups sugar.
4 cups sifted flour.
1 tablespoon water.
1/3 teaspoon soda.
1 teaspoon vanilla.
1 cup shortening.
1 1/2 cups fine chopped nuts.
1 teaspoon salt.
1 teaspoon cream tartar.
3 eggs.
Method from platform.