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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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Oyster Rarebit

1 cup oysters 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 lb. soft mild cheese, cut in small pieces 14 teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne 2 eggs Clean, parboil, and drain oysters, reserving liquor; then remove and discard tough muscle. Melt butter, add cheese and seasonings; as cheese melts, add gradually oyster liquor, and eggs slightly beaten . As soon as mixture is smooth, add soft part of oysters.

Serve on unsweetened wafer crackers or bread toasted on one side, rarebit being poured over untoasted side. 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 34 cup thin cream 3 3/4 cup stewed and strained tomatoes

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