wrote on 26 Mar 2007 06:43:01 -0700:

l> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Farmer

l> (I didn't know she was only 57 when she died!)

The present version of her cook book is still useful. I don't
think Wikipedia emphasizes enough her major contribution which
was to give the home cook a simple method of measuring
ingredients consistently by using volume. Using weight as seems
common in Europe, AFAIK, is unusual in the US.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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