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Fannie Farmer, the mother of level measurements

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 by Keri Lynn Engel
Title page of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer, dated 1919.

She helped make recipes reliable by championing precise measurements, bringing a scientific approach to everyday cooking and making successful results easier for home cooks to reproduce.

Categories Other, Teachers, Women Writers Tags 19th century women, american women, editor's pick, women chefs 1 Comment
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