Thompson Gill's cookbook still recommended how the mix could be made, but recommended it be applied on pound cakes instead. 17 years later, in 1898, a cooking encyclopedia would refer to the spice mixture when talking about cinnamon sticks and other desserts. Years later, in 1907, Hotel Monthly published a cookbook that mentioned cinnamon sugar as a topping for French Baba, a type of cake.
Thompson Gill's cookbook still recommended how the mix could be made, but suggested it be applied to pound cakes instead. 17 years later, a cooking encyclopedia would refer to the spice mixture when discussing cinnamon sticks and other desserts. Years later, a cookbook published in 1907 mentioned cinnamon sugar as a topping for French Baba, a type of cake.