Fannie Farmer 1896 Cook Book: The Boston Cooking School Kindle Edition

More recipes than you will ever use. Basics are there. Some interesting concoctions from way back. It's packed with information. Be sure to have your cheaters handy, small print.

This was a long time favorite of my boyfriends. We both just wish it were the size of a cookbook and not a novel. Makes it hard to keep open. Otherwise great recipes!

…except there were no instructions on how to cook Mrs. Farmer.

I purchased this as it was the recipe book I learned to bake from as a pre-teen in the 50’s! My mom had it as a hand me down from one of my grandmothers. Unfortunately the print is so small, I couldn’t read it! So I got it in a Kindle format, which is what I would recommend.

...then you will absoIutely love this book! I have been a Fannie Farmer's fan for quite a few years now and I just love the recipes! So when I came across this great buy, I could not resist.When it arrived I was so excited, until I saw the actual book.I now know why the price is as low of a price that it is. The book.is very small and with slightly aging eyes, is challenging to read at great lengths. I didn't think to look at the size/dimensions of this book before ordering it. I did not think it was a prerequisite before ordering a book. I assumed that as a recipe book with as many recipes it had included, this book would be the average size of recipe book. I did not think to check the measurements, as It is a book, not a cookie sheet or a bed sheet!However, my love for these recipes have won out.The only disappointment, I feel, is the size of this small, fat book. Due to its diminutive size and having so many recipes that it includes, which is it's redeeming quality, do not expect it to lie flat on the counter while you are cooking. it will be cumbersome to many to who read the recipe beforehand and refer to the book while making their dish of choice as it will not lie flat on it's side.I will keep this book I need to remember the original reason I bought the book. That is to be able to glean the recipes and receive inspiration for my own cooking pleasure and my family's enjoyment of the food and the many dishes this book can help to reproduce.So, if size doesn't matter to you, this book will always be around for those of us who enjoy reading recipes and adding dishes to a budding or seasoned cook's repertoire.

I'm so very happy with this purchase!It contains not only over 1000 period recepies from the late 1800s but it also contains genuine and accurate scientific knowledge, some of which I didn't even know before reading it!It contains details on how raw materials were being produced as well as the uses for them and is overall everything I could want out of a historic cook book!In summery : I wish every century had had a Fannie Farmer to send it off!

Still pursuing thru the book. So far so good. Sorry for misspelled word. Even alexia could not spell correctly.

I bought this book because of the history and I wanted to see the difference in cooking from the 1800's to today. I really like this book and it has some pretty cool info. I also bought this book just in case of a SHTF. Who knows if we ever was to have a WW3, EMP, Solar Flares, etc. They cooked without electricity and I was curious. Good book

I bought this item having bought later editions of Fannie Farmer's Cookbook (11th Edition and 13th Edition) to look at the cookbook from a more historical perspective. And for that reason, it's an interesting insight into how cooking has scientifically progressed and how much ahead of her time Farmer was. In regards to using this as a cookbook (as opposed to a historical reference), then perhaps it is lacking somewhat. The recipes will come across as bland, the selection boring, and the book itself perhaps a tad too small for practical use in the kitchen. Naturally the cookbook has updated itself throughout time and included more international cuisine, and so if you're looking for a cookbook you may also get practical use from and more fitting for current tastes, then look from the 11th edition and onwards.So in total, this book is a charming edition to a pre-existing collection of cookbooks, should you want to look at the history of cooking (particularly in the USA), but if you're hoping to use this book for every day use, then perhaps take a look at the later editions on offer.

This purchase was to replace a previous version that I had for many years and somehow misplaced during a move. While the content is the same, I find the size awkward to handle.

Size

I already sent it back to you before, thank you.

Lots of great recipes