02179cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500400015226400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850801760040952011390058553400450172465300120176965300220178185600430180399900190184665061UtSlPG20260610134512.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTX1 aFarmer, Fannie Merritt,d1857-191514aThe Boston cooking-school cook book 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-04-11  aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" by Fannie Merritt Farmer is a comprehensive cookbook written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a guide to various cooking techniques and food science, reflecting a growing interest in dietary knowledge and culinary education during this period. Farmer aims to elevate scientific cookery, emphasizing its importance for improving health and personal well-being.  The opening of the cookbook sets the stage by discussing food's definition and essential role in nourishment and health. It introduces the elemental composition of food, categorizing it into organic and inorganic components. The text emphasizes the necessity of understanding the dietary value of various food groups and the importance of balanced nutrition influenced by individual factors such as age and occupation. This section also highlights Farmer's aim to not only provide recipes but to cultivate a deeper understanding of food science among her readers, laying a solid foundation for the more specific recipes and cooking techniques that follow the opening chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCooking  aCooking, American40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65061  c105884d105884