Boston Cooking School

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The Boston Cooking School was a pioneering American culinary institution in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for formalizing scientific, standardized approaches to cooking and domestic science.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf culinary school
educational institution
associatedWith Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
Boston Cooking-School Magazine
city Boston
country United States
educationalLevel adult education
vocational education
era early 20th century
late 19th century
field culinary arts
household management
nutrition education
focus cooking
domestic science
home economics
hasNotableAlumni Fannie Merritt Farmer
hasNotableFaculty Janet McKenzie Hill
Mary J. Lincoln
hasPublication Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
influenced American home cooking
professional culinary education in the United States
standardization of measuring in recipes
influencedBy domestic science movement
knownFor formal culinary education for women
influential American cookbooks
scientific approach to cooking
standardized recipes
languageOfInstruction English
location Boston, Massachusetts
movement home economics movement
notablePerson Fannie Merritt Farmer
Janet McKenzie Hill
Mary J. Lincoln
pedagogicalApproach scientific measurement in recipes
standardized testing of recipes
systematic lesson plans
regionServed New England
United States
state Massachusetts
targetAudience aspiring cooking teachers
home cooks
women
teaches baking
food preparation
menu planning
nutrition principles
sanitation in the kitchen
table service

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