| Title |
The fabulous Fannie Farmer : kitchen scientist and America's cook / Emma Bland Smith ; pictures by Susan Reagan. |
| Author |
Smith, Emma Bland, author.
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| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
| Publication |
New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024] |
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©2024 |
| Note |
"Bonus! 2 recipes inside!"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"When Fannie Farmer learned to cook in the late 1800s, recipes could be pretty silly. They might call for "a goodly amount of salt" or "a lump of butter" or "a suspicion of nutmeg." Girls were supposed to use their "feminine instincts" in the kitchen (or maybe just guess). Despite this problem, Fannie loved cooking, so when polio prevented her from going to college, she became a teacher at the Boston Cooking School. Unlike her mother or earlier cookbook writers, Fannie didn't believe in feminine instincts. To her, cooking was a science. She'd noticed that precise measurements and specific instructions ensured that cakes rose instead of flopped and doughnuts fried instead of burned. Students liked Fannie's approach so much that she wrote a cookbook. Despite skepticism from publishers, Fannie's book was a recipe for success"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Farmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857-1915 -- Juvenile literature.
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Farmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857-1915.
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Miss Farmer's School of Cookery -- Juvenile literature.
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Miss Farmer's School of Cookery.
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Women cooks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Cooks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Cooking, American -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Women cooks.
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Cooks.
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Cooking, American -- History -- 19th century.
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Women -- Biography.
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