tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post2507426740873734362..comments2023-11-28T16:01:29.743-05:00Comments on Culinary Types: A Conversation over “Mystery Cake” in 1950T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-7082521698812080152008-08-08T17:08:00.000-04:002008-08-08T17:08:00.000-04:00Hi T.W. Thanks for offering this delightful post. ...Hi T.W. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for offering this delightful post. I hope you don't mind but I'm linking. <BR/><BR/>Now, I'm off to visit your Hawaiian Wedding Cake post!~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-68632140204961773442007-09-26T21:48:00.000-04:002007-09-26T21:48:00.000-04:00Hi Susan - the "secret ingredient" certainly makes...Hi Susan - the "secret ingredient" certainly makes the cake very moist. But I think getting people to use more soup was also a goal :-)!<BR/><BR/>Jann - So glad you enjoyed it! I was so nice to revisit my grandmother's kitchen! I realized this recipe is actually even in "The Joy of Cooking!"T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-3959916763438455702007-09-26T21:14:00.000-04:002007-09-26T21:14:00.000-04:00Oh what a wonderful post this is~how brilliant to ...Oh what a wonderful post this is~how brilliant to write about "that" cake-( we have all forgotten)I do remember this cake now that you mentioned it- I never made it, but I had the recipe given to me......it is long gone!You have warmed my soul!Jannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121472782540485266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-12006022901204415372007-09-26T14:07:00.000-04:002007-09-26T14:07:00.000-04:00Now, that's truly a first for me! I would never ha...Now, that's truly a first for me! I would never have thought of tomato soup in cake. Any idea what the original intent of using it was--for instance, was it supposed to be for moistness? Or did Campbell's need to boost their sales?;) Quite intriguing, as usual, T.W.Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-64793848017235835502007-09-24T20:29:00.000-04:002007-09-24T20:29:00.000-04:00Diane - it did smell excellent! I still see some ...Diane - it did smell excellent! I still see some cookbooks from Campbells, but not to the extent they were produced in the past. Can you imagine testing all those unsual recipes?<BR/><BR/>Veron - it tasted a little like carrot cake, a little like pumpkin cake. And no one who tried it at the office today could identify the mystery ingredient!<BR/><BR/>Hi Sandi - they are great memories. It is amazing what food can evoke.<BR/><BR/>Lydia - thanks so much! Technically, a tomato is a fruit, so it's not as far fetched as it sounds!T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-15929395103179141432007-09-24T11:57:00.000-04:002007-09-24T11:57:00.000-04:00And many thanks to you, TW, for sharing this lovel...And many thanks to you, TW, for sharing this lovely story and memory of your grandmother with us. Tomato soup in cake, eh? Well, why not?!Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18005372315838352874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-356772963635216192007-09-24T11:15:00.000-04:002007-09-24T11:15:00.000-04:00I love your post. I was 5 yrs old sitting right at...I love your post. I was 5 yrs old sitting right at that formica table watching her cook.Sandi @the WhistleStop Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113437420890699732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-56220625840474695002007-09-24T10:30:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:30:00.000-04:00tomato soup in the cake? Very interesting. But how...tomato soup in the cake? Very interesting. But how did it taste? It definitely looks yummy and I would not have ever thought it had tomato soup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30577630.post-58269621513508505442007-09-24T09:33:00.000-04:002007-09-24T09:33:00.000-04:00mmm, I can smell the coffee and almost taste the c...mmm, I can smell the coffee and almost taste the cake. Looks great! Do the big food manufacturers still publish recipes? What a fun job to have...I've always wondered who those people were in the test kitchens.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222420329889634269noreply@blogger.com