This is a facsimile edition of the original Fannie Farmer Cookbook—a perennial bestseller first published in 1896. A pioneering work in the culinary field, it was the first cookbook to provide level measurements and easy-to-follow directions.
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73 of 78 people found the following review helpful
By A Reader
This treasure trove of butter drenched, fried, preserved and heavily sweetened recipes is loaded with practical homemaking advice from the days when "fresh" was only seasonally available per market, and cholesterol was not a vocabulary word. It makes you think about how people "lived to eat" in the Northeastern US at the turn of the century before foreign travel, immigration, mass media, refrigeration, food processors, mixers, nutrition research, etc. made exotic cuisines and "fresh and light" everyday fare.
The recipes are classic, yet loaded with good and creative cooking ideas that might have been overlooked in the 20th century...nutmeg in poultry dressing, etc. They are invitations to create meals that make you think about how economic and scientific considerations influenced how people ate. For example, you'll find more varieties of angel cakes; when you consider that sugar was more expensive than butter and therefore more of a treat, it's not surprising. Canning and preserving, and making out of season foods taste good, were necessary skills of any good housekeeper. Physical labor was a daily necessity, meaning bigger, heartier meals.
This cookbook is as interesting to read as it is a source of good old fashioned American recipes. Adjust them to 1990's dietary considerations, and you've got an enduring classic you can use every day.
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By Lor Dooley
I LOVE THIS COOKBOOK! My Grandmother owned this book and bought my mom a copy when she was married in 1937. When my grandmother died i got her copy. Now my daughter is 19 and moving away from home. I am buying myself a new copy as I am passing on my grandmothers original book to her. It provides all the basic down to earth information that a new cook needs and is not found in most modern day cookbooks.
46 of 52 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
My original copy of Fanny Farmer's Cookbook has no cover, pages behave as falling leaves unless handled with care, but I would not give it up for a new one, never never. What would I do without my years of scribbled notes in the margins? The copies I am buying now are for two granddaughters who are college frosh this year. They will get Fanny, Miss Manners, New College dictionary, etc. to start their own home libraries. Every home need Fanny Farmer because it is basic, easy to read and understand and calls for ingredients readily available - if not on the home shelf then at any grocery. FYI, when the grandson goes off to college he will also get a copy of Fanny to take with him, along with his microwave and a covered frying pan.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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i like the old recipes in this book
i enjoyed this book and recommend it to someone who is looking for something different. the foods and preparations are neat to read and the meals are interesting fare compared to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by sertraline322000
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Better than expected
This book begin talking about food without recipes and I really like this, because teach so many things... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Adriene
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great cookbook
The 1st cookbook! Excellent information, all the basics you ever wanted to know about cooking and baking and great recipes too! Read more
Published 9 months ago by DAVE M KANN
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Not necessarily practical but great to have
There are many more recent, more practical cook books for today's usage, but this book gives insight into a number of techniques that are still current usage, and presents recipes... Read more
Published 14 months ago by BillR
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Fun and interesting Recipes
Fun and interesting cookbook.. full of surprising information. A fantastic look at cooking over a hundred years ago. Need 'recipes for the sick'? Got it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by B. Kilkelly
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Fantastic
When my mother died I inherited her recipes. I found notes on most of them referring to The 1896 Boston Cooking School Cookbook. Now I finally have my own. Read more
Published on June 26, 2009 by Norman F. Isbell
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Heirloom Replacement
I purchased this cookbook as a replacement for my mom it is a copy of her first cookbook. I grew up on the recipes and also bought copies for myself and my sister and my daughter. Read more
Published on August 16, 2008 by Dawn Chisholm
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The recipes from the Betsy-Tacy books
My favorite Maud Hart Lovelace book is Betsy's Wedding and I was very happy to find a recipe for Lady Baltimore Cake. Read more
Published on November 14, 2006 by Dwight
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A trusted friend in the kitchen
I clearly remember the day about 40 years ago when I talked my mother into buying a bottle of Final Touch fabric softener, a product she didn't even use, simply because it came... Read more
Published on October 26, 2006 by Theresa C. Donovan
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SAVE A CORNER PIECE WITH FROSTING, PLEASE !
Fannie Farmer was a favored ikon during my growing-up years in Ithaca. Later, I inherited her revered & well-worn cookbook, and after copying a few choice recipes such as my... Read more
Published on October 16, 2004 by mcHaiku
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