The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
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The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book is a landmark late-19th-century American cookbook by Fannie Farmer that standardized recipes with precise measurements and helped shape modern home cooking.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book Context triple: [Fannie Farmer, notableWork, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book]
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Fannie Farmer
Fannie Farmer was an influential American cook and author whose 1896 "Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" helped standardize modern recipe measurements and home cooking practices.
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NYT Cooking
NYT Cooking is The New York Times’ dedicated recipe and cooking platform offering a large curated collection of recipes, guides, and meal-planning tools.
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Food: A Love Story
Food: A Love Story is a humorous book by comedian Jim Gaffigan that explores his obsessions with food and American eating habits through observational comedy.
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Babette
Babette is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or variant of the name Barbara.
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Julia Child
Julia Child was a pioneering American chef, author, and television personality who popularized French cuisine in the United States through her influential cookbooks and cooking shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book Target entity description: The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book is a landmark late-19th-century American cookbook by Fannie Farmer that standardized recipes with precise measurements and helped shape modern home cooking.
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A.
Fannie Farmer
Fannie Farmer was an influential American cook and author whose 1896 "Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" helped standardize modern recipe measurements and home cooking practices.
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B.
NYT Cooking
NYT Cooking is The New York Times’ dedicated recipe and cooking platform offering a large curated collection of recipes, guides, and meal-planning tools.
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C.
Food: A Love Story
Food: A Love Story is a humorous book by comedian Jim Gaffigan that explores his obsessions with food and American eating habits through observational comedy.
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D.
Babette
Babette is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or variant of the name Barbara.
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E.
Julia Child
Julia Child was a pioneering American chef, author, and television personality who popularized French cuisine in the United States through her influential cookbooks and cooking shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cookbook
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook
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linked to:
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
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| associatedWith |
Boston Cooking School
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domestic science movement ⓘ |
| author | Fannie Farmer ⓘ |
| basedOn | teaching at the Boston Cooking School ⓘ |
| contains |
cooking techniques
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menu suggestions ⓘ nutritional information ⓘ recipes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstEditionPageCount | approximately 600 pages ⓘ |
| genre | cookbook ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook
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linked to:
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
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| hasSection |
beverages
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breads ⓘ cakes ⓘ desserts ⓘ meats ⓘ pastry ⓘ salads ⓘ soups ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped professionalize domestic science
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milestone in American culinary education ⓘ |
| influenced |
American home cooks
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later American cookbooks ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Boston Cooking School curriculum ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern American home cooking
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precise, tested recipes ⓘ standardizing recipe measurements ⓘ systematic recipe organization ⓘ use of level measurements ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| settingOfCreation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subject |
American cuisine
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cookery ⓘ home cooking ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
cooking students
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home cooks ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Progressive Era United States
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linked to:
Progressive Era
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| usesMeasurementSystem |
standardized cup measurements
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standardized tablespoon measurements ⓘ standardized teaspoon measurements ⓘ |
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Subject: The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book Description of subject: The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book is a landmark late-19th-century American cookbook by Fannie Farmer that standardized recipes with precise measurements and helped shape modern home cooking.
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