Baking Exhibit

ID: 762 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Whayne H. Farmer
This file appears in: The Texas Cotton Palace
Baking Exhibit

The Women's Department of the Cotton Palace showcased outstanding examples of handwork, canning, and baking. These pies were likely awaiting judging. Note the commemorative sacks of Cotton Palace Flour issued for the occasion by the Waco Mill and Elevator Co.

This file appears in: The Texas Cotton Palace

By Jim Stingley
When Stephen F. Austin led the first Anglo-American settlers into Texas including areas along the Brazos River, they brought with them their strong agricultural tradition based on cotton-growing. From the period of annexation until well into the…