Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Commercial Success

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

Despite limited initial print, the book became the best-selling cookbook of the era.

Farmer's 1896 compilation became the best-selling cookbook of the era. It was so popular, thorough, and comprehensive that cooks referred to later editions simply as the Fannie Farmer Cookbook.

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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