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.

Helpful Hints For The Young Housekeeper

1 recipe in this part of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.

Helpful Hints for the Young Housekeeper

To Scald Milk. Put in top of double boiler, having water boiling in under part. Cover, and let stand on top of range until milk around edge…

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