Lansing in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Barbecued Chicken
Photographed By Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2023
1. Barbecued Chicken Marker
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Hungry for History, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 42° 32.27′ N, 76° 30.153′ W. Marker is in Lansing, New York, in Tompkins County. Marker can be reached from Auburn Road (New York State Route 34B), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Auburn Road, Lansing NY 14882, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Town of Lansing (a few steps from this marker); Asbury Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Peter Wheeler (approx. 2.1 miles away); Table Salt Wells (approx. 2.3 miles away); Summer Camp (approx. 3.1 miles away); Birthplace of William R. "Daddy" George (approx. 3½ miles away); Wagonshed (approx. 3.9 miles away); Town of Ithaca (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lansing.
More about this marker.
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Also see . . . Why All of Upstate New York Grew Up Eating the Same Barbecue Chicken (Atlas Obscura, 5/26/19).
Excerpt: IN 1950, ROBERT C. BAKER, a professor at Cornell University, published Cornell Cooperative Extension Information Bulletin 862, which changed summer in upstate New York forever. Entitled “Barbecued Chicken and Other Meats,” the bulletin describes a simple vinegar-based sauce that can be used to turn broilers—chickens raised for their meat rather than their eggs—into juicy, delicious barbecue heaven.(Submitted on April 13, 2024.)
At the time, this was an innovation. When Americans ate meat, they preferred beef and pork, and the poultry industry was just beginning to increase production. As an agricultural extension specialist, part of Baker’s job was to convince Americans to eat chicken. Before he passed away in 2006, he invented chicken bologna, chicken hot dogs, chicken salami, and, most famously, a prototype chicken nugget.
Cornell Chicken Barbecue Sauce, though, was his first great triumph, and what he is best known for in upstate New York...
Photographed By Mira Earls, July 8, 2022
2. Barbecued Chicken Marker
Photographed By Mira Earls, July 8, 2022
3. Bob Baker and “Cornell Chicken”
Photographed By Mira Earls, July 8, 2022
4. The Barbecue Pit
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 77 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 16, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
