Fannie Farmer joined the staff of the Boston Cooking School shortly after graduating. Just 2 years later, she became its principal. Her “The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book” is a classic, combining ...

Were it not for the work of Fannie Farmer, cookbooks today might look much different. Fannie Farmer was born on March 23, 1857, near Boston. Although she lived during a time when most women weren’t ...

You probably know how a recipe looks: ingredients at the top, step-by-step instructions below. What you may not know is that this recipe format owes a lot to one American celebrity cook. Fannie ...

Recipes in 19th-century cookbooks relied on measurements like a “handful” of rice or a “goodly amount” of molasses — on the assumption that women largely knew how to cook. Fannie Merritt Farmer ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Throughout the fall season, Taste has brought you stories of notable cookbooks — and their authors — of the 20th century. A cookbook that was, in some way, influential to American home ...

We’ve talked fairly often about Rochester’s culinary connections. Nance Delmarle mixed up mustard at home and Nance’s eventually hit the stores. Ragu sauce and Clapp’s baby food began with Rochester ...