The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

The book that taught America to measure. Fannie Farmer's 1896 classic replaced the pinch, the lump and the teacup of the old receipts with the level cup and the level spoon — and then filled eight hundred pages with what to do next.

This site is the complete 1896 book The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, page by page as originally printed — period spelling, remedies and opinions included. About this edition →

The Recipes

The Book

2 recipes

Bread And Bread Making

57 recipes

Biscuits, Breakfast Cakes, Etc

48 recipes

Cereals

27 recipes

Eggs

47 recipes

Soups

84 recipes

Soups Without Stock

58 recipes

Shellfish

25 recipes

Baked Fish

45 recipes

Ways Of Cooking Shellfish

42 recipes

Beef

63 recipes

Lamb And Mutton

29 recipes

Veal

23 recipes

Pork

17 recipes

Poultry And Game

65 recipes

Fish And Meat Sauces

60 recipes

Vegetables

111 recipes

Potatoes

62 recipes

Salads

86 recipes

Entrées

94 recipes

Entrees

35 recipes

Hot Puddings

61 recipes

Cold Desserts

71 recipes

Ices, Ice Creams, Etc

90 recipes

Pastry

12 recipes

Pies

53 recipes

Gingerbreads, Cookies, And Wafers

47 recipes

Cake

83 recipes

Cake Fillings And Frostings

46 recipes

Confections

38 recipes

Sandwiches And Canapes

28 recipes

Recipes For The Chafing-Dish

34 recipes

Fruits: Fresh, Preserved, And Canned

40 recipes

Canning And Preserving

39 recipes

Helpful Hints For The Young Housekeeper

1 recipe

Suitable Combinations For Serving

14 recipes

School Of Cookery

5 recipes

The Cook Book

81 recipes

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Curious Facts

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Highlights

Baked Sweet Potatoes

Prepare and bake same as white potatoes. Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style Bake six medium-sized sweet potatoes, remove from oven…

Maple Fondant

114 lbs. maple sugar 14 lbs. sugar 1 cup hot water 14 teaspoon cream of tartar Break maple sugar in pieces and add to remaining…

Tapioca Cream

1/4 cup pearl tapioca or 1½ tablespoons minute tapioca 2 cups scalded milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 14 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 14…

French Fruit Pudding

1 cup finely chopped suet 1 cup molasses 1 cup sour milk 1½ teaspoons soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon clove 1½ teaspoon…

Buttered Lobster

Salt and pepper Lemon juice 3 tablespoons butter Remove lobster meat from shell and chop slightly. Melt butter, add lobster, and…

Beef and Rice Croquettes

Sauce Tartare. 1 cup chopped beef (cut from top of round) 1/3 cup rice 14 teaspoon pepper Few grains cayenne

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