Historedia
Episode 1 of 2

First Edition Publication

When
1896
Where
Boston, Massachusetts
Part of
Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook

Fannie Farmer's first cookbook was published in 1896 with a limited run due to publisher uncertainty.

Little, Brown & Company prepared the first edition of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book in 1896. The publisher was not confident it would sell well, resulting in a limited run of only 3,000 copies.

Sources

  1. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26
  2. Fannie Farmer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02

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