Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cookbook: What To Do And What Not To Do In Cooking (1902)

First published in 1883, the "Boston Cook Book" became a standard in American kitchens and was widely used in cooking classrooms. Lincoln, an instructor at the Boston Cooking School, influenced a generation of cooking professionals with this comprehensive cookbook.

Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln was an instructor at the Boston Cooking School, where she influenced a generation of cooking professionals, including Fanny Farmer, with her methods based in the "chemistry and philosophy of food." The Boston Cook Book, published in 1883, became a standard in American kitchens and was also widely used in cooking classrooms. Specific instruction in the basics of technique, kitchen set-up, and preparation insured that young and/or inexperienced cooks would have great success with Mrs. Lincoln's recipes.