The fabulous Fannie Farmer : kitchen scientist and America's cook
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Author
Smith, Emma Bland
Contributors
Reagan, Susan, illustrator.
Published
New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024]
ISBN
9781635926125 (library binding), 1635926122 (library binding)
Lexile measure
850L
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Cooking, American -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Cooks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Farmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857-1915 -- Juvenile literature.
Miss Farmer's School of Cookery -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women cooks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Lexile measure
850

Notes

General Note
"Bonus! 2 recipes inside!"--Cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"When Fannie Farmer learned to cook in the late 1800s, recipes could be pretty silly. They might call for "a goodly amount of salt" or "a lump of butter" or "a suspicion of nutmeg." Girls were supposed to use their "feminine instincts" in the kitchen (or maybe just guess). Despite this problem, Fannie loved cooking, so when polio prevented her from going to college, she became a teacher at the Boston Cooking School. Unlike her mother or earlier cookbook writers, Fannie didn't believe in feminine instincts. To her, cooking was a science. She'd noticed that precise measurements and specific instructions ensured that cakes rose instead of flopped and doughnuts fried instead of burned. Students liked Fannie's approach so much that she wrote a cookbook. Despite skepticism from publishers, Fannie's book was a recipe for success"-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
850L Lexile

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Smith, E. B., & Reagan, S. (2024). The fabulous Fannie Farmer: kitchen scientist and America's cook. (First edition). Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Smith, Emma Bland and Susan, Reagan. 2024. The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Smith, Emma Bland and Susan, Reagan. The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Smith, E. B. and Reagan, S. (2024). The fabulous fannie farmer: kitchen scientist and america's cook. First edn New York: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Smith, Emma Bland, and Susan Reagan. The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook. First edition, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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