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Fannie Farmer was an influential American cook and author, renowned for her seminal cookbook 'The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book'. Born on March 23, 1857, and passing away on January 15, 1915, Farmer transformed American cooking with her focus on precise measurements and clear instructions, making her book a staple in American kitchens for decades.

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“Cookery is the art of preparing food for the nourishment of the body. Prehistoric man may have lived on uncooked foods, but there are no savage races today who do not practice cookery in some way, however crude. Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery.”

Source: Original 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

“I certainly feel that the time is not far distant when a knowledge of the principles of diet will be an essential part of ones education. Then mankind will eat to live, be able to do better mental and physical work and disease will be less frequent.”

Feels Able Principles Mankind Essentials Disease Diets

Book:Original 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

Source: Original 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

“Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery.”

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Book:Original 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

Source: Original 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book

“Cooking may be as much a means of self-expression as any of the arts.”

May Mean Art Self Expression Cooking Self Expression

Author:Fannie Farmer

About the Author

Born: March 23, 1857
Died: January 15, 1915
Known for: Cook
Quotes: 4

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