Company executive Carl Smith was hungry and ordered biscuits.
The year was 1931.
At the end of that year, only six remained standing.
That chef remains unnamed and uncredited to this day.
Its first ads highlighted the speed at which biscuits could be produced (90 seconds).
An ad inLadies Home Journalcalled the mix, “Science’s most thrilling food invention.
Makes anybody a perfect biscuit maker” (Orlando Sentinel).
Since then, several versions of Bisquick have emerged.
There’s a heart-healthy Bisquick for those who need to keep an eye on their cholesterol levels.
There is gluten-free Bisquick which contains rice flour and modified potato starch.
“My dad can’t cook, but the one thing he made was breakfast.
Bisquick chicken and dumplings were also a staple in the Shepherd household.
“There are two forms of dumplings people grow up with,” Shepherd adds.
“One is more rolled out and the other is where you drop spoonfuls of dough into the broth.
I still make drop biscuit dumplings with Bisquick.
I love it.”
Can’t we all relate?
WhenHuffPostdid the math, they found out that homemade pancakes come out cheaper than using Bisquick.
