Boston Cooking School Cook Book: A Reprint of the 1884 Classic
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Product DescriptionClearly written, extremely thorough volume revolutionized cooking in the 19th century, with hundreds of recipes ranging from baked goods, soups, salads, cakes and sauces to pastries, pies, poultry, fish and meat. Ground-breaking, culinary encyclopedia elevated cooking and related activities to an art form that could be practiced by even the most inexperienced homemaker. “Glimpse the culinary delights of the past with this wonderful cookbook. . . . This book is a treat for anyone who enjoys cooking or Americana. “–Victorian Decorating & Lifestyle. . . . More >>
Boston Cooking School Cook Book: A Reprint of the 1884 Classic
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December 12th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Mary Lincoln founded the Boston Cooking School. Her book contained the lessons and recipies. There are lessons on how to build a fire in a wood stove and explainations of proper diet for the “sick room” as well as a complete discussion on wheat, yeast and bread making. Learn “how a new housewife without near neighbors” can make her own yeast for her breadmaking. This was the first cookbook to use standardized measurements. In addition, the advertisments put an interesting historical perspective on many of our familiar brands. Mary Lincoln hired Fanny Farmer to be the school’s principal. Fanny put out a second edition under her own name without any credit to Mary Lincoln….