aunt jemima

     

Aunt Jemima is a traemark for pancake flour, syrup, and other breakfast foods. The trademark dates to 1893, although Aunt Jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889. The phrase "Aunt Jemima" is sometimes used as a female version of "Uncle Tom" to refer to a black woman who is perceived as obsequiously servile or acting in, or protective of, the interests of whites.

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  • Pancake mix whose name came from the title of a Vaudeville song, not someone's relative
  • The first ready-mix pancake flour sold commercially in the U.S. was named for this fictional woman
  • In 1970 Quaker introduced this woman's Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix
  • In the '60s this pancake lady traded in her bandana for a headband; in 1989 she traded that for a lace collar
  • For many years Nancy Green portrayed this fictional Southern pancake cook
  • This brand name was first put on sacks of generic "self-rising pancake flour" around 1890
  • In 1890 a woman named Nancy Green represented this character, the symbol for a pancake mix
  • For a box top & 25 cents, you could get a rag doll from this brand; the family included Uncle Mose & twins Diana & Wade

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