Meanings
plural dough-mixers
- alternativeAlternative form of dough mixer.
FOR SALE—A DOUGH-MIXER and ROLLERS, both in use but a short time.
1855 September 18, Osner & Kohn, “For Sale”, in Public Ledger, volume XXXIX, number 152, Philadelphia, Pa., →OCLC, page [2], column 45 more examples
First we notice a large trough into which half-a-dozen barrels of flour are tumbled; strained water turned on from a hydrant above and the dough partially mixed. It is then taken out and run through a steam dough-mixer with hopper-mouth, capable of working up four barrels of dough per minute.
1869 April 4, “Our Industries. Nashville as a Manufacturing and Commercial Center. […]”, in Republican Banner, volume 55, number 80, Nashville, Tenn., →OCLC, front page, column 6The following is a correct inventory of the Countess’ wardrobe: […] 1 cracked wooden dough-mixer.
1871 August 8, “An Eccentric Countess. The Remarkable Baggage and the Still More Remarkable Appearance of an Aristocratic Lady who Left on the Russia.”, in The Pittsburgh Gazette, volume LXXXVI, number 176, Pittsburgh, Pa., →OCLC, page [2], column 4A good cracker machine, dough-mixer and rollers, can be purchased of Robert Thompson, at the Dixie Oil Works.
1871 November 21, Robert Thompson, “New Advertisements”, in Nashville Union and American, number 1,002 (New Series), Nashville, Tenn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page [4], column 1On his company’s website, Zinn now refers to the dough-mixer as the “Art of Excalibur” Triple Action Mixer.
2009 October 13, Nic Corbett, “Ex-wife wins fight in court to market Swiss dough mixer:^([sic]) Gets $570,000 for trademark infringement”, in The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., →OCLC, page 21, column 6In a concession to her carpal tunnel-afflicted hands (Grandma was right), combined with the volume national exposure has generated (750 pies in a “normal” week), Albano finally agreed to purchase an apple peeler, a mechanical dough-mixer (only she and Stuart make dough) and a press that stamps the pie crust bottoms into tins.
2010 November 4, Jan Ellen Spiegel, “Pie Secrets from Michele Albano”, in Hartford Courant, volume CLXXIV, number 308, Hartford, Conn.: The Hartford Courant Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page D8, column 2
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