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German cooking today
The original Dr. Oetker School of Cookery, first published in 1912, has been brought bang up to date again. All of the recipes have been tried and tested in the Dr. Oetker test kitchen are are described clearly, step by step. This practical handbook is split up into 14 sections containing 450 photos and lots of step by step illustrations. It is the perfect everyday basic guide to preparing soups, sauces, meat, venison, game and poultry, casseroles, vegetables, potatoes, rice and pasta, souffles, salads, egg dishes and desserts.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1937
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August Oetker
334 books2 followersAlso known as: August (Dr. Oetker) Oetker or even Dr. Oetker.
Dr. August Oetker, German botanist, entrepreneur and founder of the company Oetker; he earned his doctorate in botanics in 1888.
Oetker invented baking powder although, it was invented before. But Oetker was the first to market it to home users.
In 1891, he bought the Aschoffsche pharmacy in Bielefeld and developed a baking agent, which was designed to ensure the success of the baking process.
Due to successful marketing, Oetker's products sold quite well and soon the old pharmacy had turned into a successful company. In 1900, Oetker built his first manufacturing plant and by 1906 had sold 50 million packages of Backin.
Prior to Oetker, Justus von Liebig and his American student, Eben Horsford, had already discovered baking powder. However, Oetker targeted mainly private households with his products whereas Horsford targeted bakeries.
Dr. August Oetker, German botanist, entrepreneur and founder of the company Oetker; he earned his doctorate in botanics in 1888.
Oetker invented baking powder although, it was invented before. But Oetker was the first to market it to home users.
In 1891, he bought the Aschoffsche pharmacy in Bielefeld and developed a baking agent, which was designed to ensure the success of the baking process.
Due to successful marketing, Oetker's products sold quite well and soon the old pharmacy had turned into a successful company. In 1900, Oetker built his first manufacturing plant and by 1906 had sold 50 million packages of Backin.
Prior to Oetker, Justus von Liebig and his American student, Eben Horsford, had already discovered baking powder. However, Oetker targeted mainly private households with his products whereas Horsford targeted bakeries.
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