Willis Johnson: Inventor: Father of Mechanical Mixers
Jerome T. Peoples$25.46
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Willis Johnson was born in 1858 and became a house slave, responsible for cooking and chopping wood for woodburning stoves, as well as other duties. He invented the mechanical mixer-or eggbeater-to help in the kitchen, especially when creating chocolate, lemon, and coconut cakes. He became a master chef after the Civil War. He could not read or write at that time. Willis Johnson: Inventor shares this fascinating man's life and accomplishments...and includes recipes for cake!
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Published: 09/27/2023
ISBN: 9781977260963
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d