'Baking Powder Wars'

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Oct. 06, 2017 Food & Drink

In her latest book, “Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight That Revolutionized Cooking,” Linda Civitello walks us through how a seemingly innocuous white powder changed life in the kitchen.

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Host:

Evan Kleiman

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Laryl Garcia, Abbie Fentress Swanson, Joseph Stone, Rosalie Atkinson

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