Fannie's last supper : re-creating one amazing meal from Fannie Farmer's 1896 cookbook

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Title:

Fannie's last supper : re-creating one amazing meal from Fannie Farmer's 1896 cookbook

Author:

Kimball, Christopher.

Personal Author:

Kimball, Christopher.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Hyperion, [2010]

Physical Description:

x, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Summary:

In this culinary and historical adventure, Kimball, founder of Cook's Illustrated and host of the PBS series America's Test Kitchen, hosts a Victorian dinner based on the recipes of Fannie Farmer, author of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, which was first published in 1896.

Language:

English

Contents:

A culinary time machine -- The punch bowl -- Oysters -- Mock turtle soup -- Rissoles -- Lobster à l'Américaine -- Saddle of venison -- Wood-grilled salmon -- Fried artichokes -- Canton lunch -- Roast stuffed goose -- Wine jelly -- Cake -- Coffee, cheese, and cordials -- The dinner party -- Requiem for Fannie.

Personal Subject:

Farmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857-1915. Boston Cooking-School cook book.

Subject Term:

Dinners and dining -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Cooking, American -- History -- 19th century.

Victoriana -- United States -- Miscellanea.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

ISBN:

9781401323226