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2019 -- S 0871 Enacted 05/09/2019 |
S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
CELEBRATING THE DELECTABLE 2019 "GREAT RUMFORD BAKE OFF" HELD ON MAY 12, 2019, AND THE 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF RUMFORD BAKING POWDER |
Introduced By: Senators Lawson, Conley, Coyne, Metts, and Ciccone |
Date Introduced: May 09, 2019 |
WHEREAS, The Rumford Chemical Company, owned by Eben Horsford and George |
Wilson, moved in 1856 to what was then Seekonk, Massachusetts, and later became East |
Providence, Rhode Island, in 1862. At the time, Mr. Horford occupied "The Rumford Chair of the |
Application of Science To Useful Arts" at Harvard University, hence the name of the company he |
co-owned; and |
WHEREAS, In 1859, Mr. Horsford invented the first double-acting baking powder, |
which revolutionized the baking process. For many years, his company would hold a "Rumford |
Bake Off" on the company grounds, with bakers making their favorite food recipes using |
Rumford Baking Powder. The company remained successful and under the same name until |
1948, when it was sold to Hulman and Company of Indiana and moved to Terre Haute; and |
WHEREAS, The East Providence Historical Society is bringing back the tradition of the |
"Rumford Bake Off" on May 12, 2019. The bake off will have an Adult Division open to those |
aged 18 and older and a Junior Division open to those aged 9 to 17. Contestants must make all of |
their goods in a home kitchen and must include their recipe or ingredient list. All recipes must |
include Rumford Baking Powder and the contestants may bake cakes, cookies and dessert bars, |
cake type breads, scones, and dessert type biscuits and muffins; and |
WHEREAS, The winner of the Adult Division will receive a $200 prize and the winner |
of the Junior Division will receive a $100 prize. The second and third place finishers in both |
divisions will receive a ribbon and a gift certificate; now, therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
hereby celebrates the 2019 Great Rumford Bake off and the 160th Anniversary of the creation of |
Rumford Baking Powder. We furthermore wish everyone a delicious time at the Bake Off on |
May 12, 2019, and wish all contestants good luck in the competition; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the East Providence Historical Society. |
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