Program

Hungry for History®

Subject

Arts & Culture

Location

Lansing Town Hall, Lansing, NY 14882, USA

Lat/Long

42.537791, -76.502681

Grant Recipient

Friends of Salt Point Limited

Robert C. Baker (1921-2006) was an agricultural scientist hired by Cornell University in 1957 as a professor and liaison with growers and marketers in the poultry industry. One of his notable innovations was a way to cook barbequed chicken for large crowds, such as those at fairs and annual fundraisers. Baker developed an oil and vinegar-based sauce that didn’t burn the way tomato-based sauce could. He was credited by the New York Times with greatly increasing the popularity of barbequed chicken as the ubiquitous dish we know today.