{"product_id":"fabulous-fannie-farmer-emma-bland-smith-9798855125160","title":"Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eALSC Notable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003eCCBC Choices 2025\u003cbr\u003eA NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e2025 Texas Topaz List\u003cbr\u003e2025 Rise: A Feminist Book Project Title \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFannie Farmer, America's most famous cooking teacher, discovers that precise measurements are a recipe for cooking success in this STEAM picture book that includes two of her classic recipes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e★ \u003ci\u003eYouth Services Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Fannie Farmer learned to cook in the late 1800s, recipes could be pretty silly. They might call for \"a goodly amount of salt\" or \"a lump of butter\" or \"a suspicion of nutmeg.\" Girls were supposed to use their \"feminine instincts\" in the kitchen (or maybe just guess). Despite this problem, Fannie loved cooking, so when polio prevented her from going to college, she became a teacher at the Boston Cooking School. Unlike her mother or earlier cookbook writers, Fannie didn't believe in feminine instincts. To her, cooking was a science. She'd noticed that precise measurements and specific instructions ensured that cakes rose instead of flopped and doughnuts fried instead of burned. Students liked Fannie's approach so much that she wrote a cookbook. Despite skepticism from publishers, Fannie's book was a recipe for success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with humor and brought to life with charming illustrations, this book explores the origins of Fannie Farmer's quintessentially American cookbook. A cookbook that was beloved because it allowed anyone to make tasty things, with no guessing, no luck--and certainly no feminine instincts--required.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Bland Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855125160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bound to Stay Bound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e557232 \/ Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emma Bland Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623588835583,"sku":"9798855125160","price":23.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fabulous-fannie-farmer-emma-bland-smith-9798855125160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}