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List of 19th Century Grocery Brands

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben

We found a great list of American grocery brands and their date of founding. It was on the website catcherman.com. Here is just the 19th century section. Putting it in list form makes it sort of illustrative. 1872, Blackjack chewing gum 1876, Premium soda crackers (later Saltines) 1881, Pillsbury flour 1886, Coca-Cola 1887, Ball-Mason jars [...]

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Where’s Tropic-Ana? Bring Her Back

October 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Tropic-Ana, Mascot of Orange Juice

BRADENTON – We grew up and were always pals with Tropic-Ana. She not only graced the packages of Tropicana, but she was on the outside of the bright orange CSX freight trains that ran from Palmetto/Bradenton Florida to packaging plants up north. Yes, she was topless, but somehow it was covered over by a nice [...]

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Clabber Girl, Indiana (and American) Icon

October 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Clabber Girl, Indiana (and American) Icon

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA – Among the greatest of the American grocery brand names is Clabber Girl. Iconic Clabber Girl was born when a Terre Haute, Indiana wholesale company named Hulman Brothers added its own brand of baking powder. They called it Clabber, which is apparently a word for sour milk. Hulman & Co., founded in [...]

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