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Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour origin romance in Louisiana mammy
The story recalls Colonel Higbee of a Louisiana plantation and his famed hospitality, especially the legendary Aunt Jemima pancakes. It traces how the secret recipe, once guarded, spread widely after the war as powdered milk and ready mix, making Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour a household name carried by grocers nationwide.
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Colonel Higbee
Louisiana
Jemima
South
Aunt Jemima
America