Ebook: Fannie's last supper: re-creating one amazing meal from Fannie Farmer's 1896 cookbook
Author: Farmer Fannie Merritt, Kimball Christopher
- Tags: Cooking American--History--19th century, Cuisine américaine--Histoire--19e siècle, Cuisine de Noël, Dinners and dining--United States--History--19th century, Repas--États-Unis--Histoire--19e siècle, Victoriana--États-Unis, Victoriana--United States, Manners and customs, Victoriana, Christmas cooking, Cooking American, Dinners and dining, Electronic books, History, Trivia and miscellanea, Farmer Fannie Merritt -- 1857-1915. -- Boston Cooking-School cook book, Farmer Fannie Merritt -- 1857-1915. -- Boston c
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
- City: États-Unis;Toronto;United States
- Edition: CA Ed
- Language: English
- epub
Before The Joy of Cooking, there was The Boston Cooking School Cookbook. Written by Fannie Farmer, principal of the school, and published in 1896, it was the bestselling cookbook of its age. 400,000 copies were sold by Farmer's death in 1915 -- and more than 4 million were sold by the 1960s. It perfectly encapsulates the late Victorian era, but it's also surprisingly modern; in short, it's ripe for reevaluation. And who better to conduct such an experiment than Chris Kimball, founder of Cook's Illustrated and host of PBS's America's Test Kitchen? Fannie's Last Supper is the result. In it, Kimball assembles an extravagant 12-course Christmas dinner from Farmer's cookbook and serves it in an 1859 Boston townhouse, complete with an authentic Victorian home kitchen, uniformed maids, and a distinguished guest list. The menu includes Roast Goose with Potato Stuffing, Canton Punch, Three Moulded Victorian Jellies, and Mandarin Cake. But Kimball...