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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.

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Lobster à la Newburg

¼ cup butter 1½ teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne Slight grating nutmeg 1 tablespoon Sherry 1 tablespoon brandy 1/3 cup thin cream Yolks 2 eggs Remove lobster meat from shell and cut in slices. Melt butter, add lobster, and cook three minutes. Add seasonings and wine, cook one minute, then add cream and yolks of eggs slightly beaten. Stir until thickened. Serve with toast or Puff Paste Points.

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