1973 Hardcover the Original Fannie Farmer 1896 Cookbook the Boston Cooking-School

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The Original Fannie Farmer 1896 Cookbook
A facsimile of The Boston Cooking School Cookbook By Fannie Farmer

August 1973 second … Read more The Original Fannie Farmer 1896 Cookbook
A facsimile of The Boston Cooking School Cookbook By Fannie Farmer

August 1973 second printing
Crown Publishers, Inc.

This book is the larger than the original 1896 first edition.
In 1965 the book size was changed.

6.5 x 2 x 9.1375 inches.

Please see my other listing for the original size -1942 edition

Condition: Very Good
Covered in green broadcloth with minor scuffs
Clean pages in excellent condition
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Information cited from‘Cavalcade of Food’ Vintage Cookbooks: Boston Cooking School-Fannie Farmer Cookbook. Viewing the entire video on YouTube will bring more information and history.

‘Cooking allows you to go back in time-the recipes take you there.”

Beginning in 1896, it remains popular today as 130 years later revisions are still in print.
Fannie Meritt Farmer was born in 1857 (Boston) and died in 1915 at age 57.
Teacher at Boston Cooking School
The first edition was written in 1896. It was the textbook used to teach women cooking in a way that no matter your background the recipes could be successfully replicated.
She was integral in helping women with employment thru domestic service in late 19th-early 20th century when there were few work opportunities for women.

She wrote recipes in a teaching style-Refined them to be taught that hadn’t been done before-
Explaining chemistry and what was happening on the cooktop-coming from teacher perspective.

She was among the few who were instrumental in standardizing measurements and temperatures which didn’t exist back then. Without this a cup could be different amongst households and - what does a warm oven mean could vary and hence inconsistent outcomes! See less