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Pie holding and cooling rack

In Collections
Feeding America: the Historic American Cookbook Project Museum Objects
Copyright Status
In Copyright
Date
18xx/19xx
Subjects
Kitchen utensils
Cooking
United States
History
Material Type
Implements (object genre)
Language
No linguistic content
Extent
1 object
Historical Note
This tinned wire framework acted as a stand to hold freshly baked pies. Once placed inside the rack, air could circulate around the entire pie more easily and the pie would cool more quickly than if it had been left on a flat surface. Cooling racks were made in many different styles and were often advertised in turn-of-the-century catalogs. Today reproductions of these racks are readily available.
Holding Institution
Michigan State University. Museum
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