Note: This edition has been updated to include Metric equivalents.
It is the aim of this book to present to Everyday Housekeepers a collection of more than 400 recipes for cooking which shall be thoroughly practical and reliable in every detail, and to suggest the combination of these dishes in well-balanced menus for breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, and special occasions. Recipes are given for all of the items in these menus which are hyperlinked.
All the recipes have been prepared by Fannie Merritt Farmer, the author of The Boston Cooking School Cook Book, head of the School of Cookery which bears her name, and for many years in charge of the Cooking Department of The Modern Priscilla, all of which in itself is ample guarantee that the recipes are reliable and thoroughly tested, and may be used by the most inexperienced housekeeper with absolute certainty of success, providing the directions are carefully followed.
In these recipes all measurements are made level. Measuring cups, divided into thirds and quarters, are used; also tea and table measuring spoons.
As a matter of convenience, these recipes have been arranged in groups, forty altogether, each one of which takes up a different branch of the art of cooking. Directions are given for making all the various Fish and Meat Sauces, Salad Dressings, Pudding Sauces, Frostings, and Fillings mentioned in connection with the various recipes, and they may be readily found by reference to the index in the back of the book.
In view of the prevailing high cost of beef and other food supplies, special attention has been given to the use of the Cheaper Cuts of Meat, the so-called Meat Substitutes, such as nuts, cheese, dried beans, etc., also uses for Stale Bread, Sour Milk, and Leftovers. Sick Room Cookery, Chafing-dish recipes, and the School Lunch are subjects of special departments. In fact, we have endeavored to provide a book which shall be a practical helper to the Everyday Housekeeper, and a guide which she can safely follow in providing food and refreshment for her family and friends.
