The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896) by Fannie Farmer is a 19th-century general reference cookbook which is still available both in reprint and in updated form.
It was particularly notable for a more rigorous approach to recipe writing than had been common up to that point.
In the preface Farmer states: It is my wish that it may not only be looked upon as a compilation of tried and tested recipes, but that it may awaken an interest through its condensed sc.
Ishi Press The boston cooking-school cook book, paperback/fannie merritt farmer
