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D125600-51
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- 1960-07 (Creation)
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On July 30, 1960, the air over Browns Point was laden with the irresistible scent of cooking salmon. Three unidentified men work at cooking a small portion of the nearly three tons of salmon that were smoked over alder fires and served in one-pound portions, along with corn on the cob, potatoes, rolls and butter, to the waiting crowd. The man in the white shirt and cap turning two skewers of salmon may be Edwin (Ed) Swanson, the chef in charge of the salmon bake; he was the cooking protege of the late Jerry Meeker. The two-day salmon feast, the eighth put on by the Browns Point Community Club in 16 years, drew nearly 10,000 people. (TNT 7-24-60, D-1, D-7, 7-29-60, p. 1, 8-1-60, p. 18)
Browns Point Salmon Bake (Tacoma); Salmon; Outdoor cookery;