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Article: Cookbooks with a past AMERICAN RECIPES FROM 1700S AND 1800S GIVE A FLAVOR OF THE NATION
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 28, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This year is a double anniversary in American cooking. It's the
bicentennial of the first American cookbook, Amelia Simmons'
"American Cookery," and the centennial of the most influential
American cookbook, Fannie Farmer's "Boston Cooking-School Cook
Book."
Conveniently, both books are in print. The Fannie Farmer edition
(Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1996 (originally 1896), $24.95) is
actually a facsimile of Farmer's personal copy, complete with a
couple of her handwritten corrections.
In "American Cookery," (Dover Books, 1984 (originally 1796),
$3.95) Simmons cast a benevolent eye to the newly independent
country's future; she offered advice on what food sources her readers
ought to ...
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Article: Fannie Farmer's mission is safe with Cunningham
Chicago Sun-Times;
October 25, 1990 ;
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...She doesn't look like Fannie Farmer, the serious, starched mother ... Cunningham has been the voice of Fannie Farmer, one of America's most respected ... role 11 years ago. The real Fannie Farmer who lived almost 100 years ago ...
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