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.

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Oysters à la Thorndike

2 tablespoons butter 1/2 teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne Slight grating nutmeg 14 cup thin cream Yolks 2 eggs Melt butter, add oysters, and Then add seasonings, cream, Clean and drain oysters. cook until oysters are plump. and egg yolks slightly beaten. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Serve on zephyrettes or pieces of toasted bread.

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