Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent
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*Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent* is a specialized cookbook by Fannie Farmer that focuses on nutritious, easily digestible recipes and dietary guidance for people who are ill or recovering from illness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T329666 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent Context triple: [Fannie Farmer, notableWork, Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent]
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Babette
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent Target entity description: *Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent* is a specialized cookbook by Fannie Farmer that focuses on nutritious, easily digestible recipes and dietary guidance for people who are ill or recovering from illness.
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A.
The Diet
The Diet is Japan’s bicameral national legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, responsible for making laws and selecting the Prime Minister.
-
B.
Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat
Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat is Chrissy Teigen’s bestselling debut cookbook, featuring indulgent, comfort-driven recipes with a playful, personal tone.
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C.
Food: A Love Story
Food: A Love Story is a humorous book by comedian Jim Gaffigan that explores his obsessions with food and American eating habits through observational comedy.
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D.
Babette
Babette is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or variant of the name Barbara.
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E.
Peace and Bread in Time of War
Peace and Bread in Time of War is a 1922 memoir and political reflection by social reformer Jane Addams, in which she recounts her pacifist activism and humanitarian efforts during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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cookbook ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
bridge cooking and medical dietary advice
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improve the diet of sick people ⓘ provide practical recipes for caregivers ⓘ |
| author | Fannie Farmer ⓘ |
| contributor | Fannie Farmer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
appropriate foods for different illnesses
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methods of serving food to invalids ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
instruction in therapeutic diets
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training in invalid cookery ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
easily digestible foods
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nutritional adequacy ⓘ palatability for patients with poor appetite ⓘ sanitary food handling ⓘ simple preparation methods ⓘ |
| field |
dietetics
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home economics ⓘ nutrition ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dietary guidance for convalescents
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nutritious recipes for ill people ⓘ |
| genre |
cookbook
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medical nutrition guide ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dietary instructions
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guidance on food preparation ⓘ menus for invalids ⓘ nutritional advice ⓘ recipes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
caregivers of sick people
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home cooks ⓘ nurses ⓘ people recovering from illness ⓘ people who are ill ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
convalescent nutrition
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diet for the sick ⓘ easily digestible recipes ⓘ therapeutic diets ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book ⓘ |
| typeOfContent |
dietary tables
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prose text ⓘ recipe instructions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent Description of subject: *Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent* is a specialized cookbook by Fannie Farmer that focuses on nutritious, easily digestible recipes and dietary guidance for people who are ill or recovering from illness.
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