Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln
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Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln (July 8, 1844 – December 2, 1921) was an influential teacher and cookbook author whose students included Fannie Farmer
. Considered one the pioneers of the domestic science movement in the United States
she emphasized the scientific and nutritional basis of food preparation.
Born in South Attleboro, Massachusetts
, she contributed to the family income due to the death of her father when she was aged seven. In 1864 she graduated from the Wheaton Female Seminary now known as Wheaton College. In 1865 she married David Lincoln.
She became an instructor in 1879 at the Boston Cooking School replacing Miss Joanna Sweeney. Leaving the Boston Cooking School in 1885 due to the death of her sister she moved to Lasell Seminary in Auburndale, Massachusetts
and taught there until 1889.
In the year of her husband's death, 1894, she co-founded “The New England Kitchen Magazine” which later became American Kitchen Magazine. An active member of the New England Woman's Press Association she was the culinary editor and wrote the syndicated column “Day to Day” for the magazine.
In addition to those writings, she wrote for other periodicals, published books, and devised a large amount of advertising pamphlets for food and cooking equipment companies. Due to her status and fame, she provided endorsements for a range of products including her own company, Mrs. Lincoln's Baking Powder Company of Boston
. She was active in the culinary and journalism field until her death from cerebral hemorrhage in 1921.
The complete course of instruction taught by Mary and her colleagues at the Boston Cooking School was available in this book, including how to set up a cooking school of one's own, including examination questions, necessary equipment, topics for lectures, books of reference, and the course of instruction:
Fannie Farmer
Fannie Merritt Farmer was an American culinary expert whose Boston Cooking-School Cook Book became a widely used culinary text.-Biography:...
. Considered one the pioneers of the domestic science movement in the United States
United States
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she emphasized the scientific and nutritional basis of food preparation.
Born in South Attleboro, Massachusetts
South Attleboro, Massachusetts
South Attleboro is a neighborhood of Attleboro, a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is perhaps best known for the South Attleboro station on the Attleboro/Stoughton Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail. U.S. 1 and Route 1A pass through the area, which lies just north of the Rhode...
, she contributed to the family income due to the death of her father when she was aged seven. In 1864 she graduated from the Wheaton Female Seminary now known as Wheaton College. In 1865 she married David Lincoln.
She became an instructor in 1879 at the Boston Cooking School replacing Miss Joanna Sweeney. Leaving the Boston Cooking School in 1885 due to the death of her sister she moved to Lasell Seminary in Auburndale, Massachusetts
Auburndale, Massachusetts
Auburndale is one of the 13 villages of Newton, Massachusetts. It lies at the western end of Newton near the intersection of interstate highways 90 and 95, and is bisected by the Massachusetts Turnpike. Auburndale is surrounded by three other Newton villages as well as the city of Waltham and the...
and taught there until 1889.
In the year of her husband's death, 1894, she co-founded “The New England Kitchen Magazine” which later became American Kitchen Magazine. An active member of the New England Woman's Press Association she was the culinary editor and wrote the syndicated column “Day to Day” for the magazine.
In addition to those writings, she wrote for other periodicals, published books, and devised a large amount of advertising pamphlets for food and cooking equipment companies. Due to her status and fame, she provided endorsements for a range of products including her own company, Mrs. Lincoln's Baking Powder Company of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. She was active in the culinary and journalism field until her death from cerebral hemorrhage in 1921.
Books
- Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book: What to Do and Not Do in Cooking (1884)
- Highly influential book that provided recipes from multiple sources and emphasized the science and nutritional aspects of cooking. It also help set the pattern of how cookbooks and recipes were to be formulated with consistent measurements and is a fore-runner to the Fannie FarmerFannie FarmerFannie Merritt Farmer was an American culinary expert whose Boston Cooking-School Cook Book became a widely used culinary text.-Biography:...
s The Boston Cooking School Cookbook.
- Highly influential book that provided recipes from multiple sources and emphasized the science and nutritional aspects of cooking. It also help set the pattern of how cookbooks and recipes were to be formulated with consistent measurements and is a fore-runner to the Fannie Farmer
The complete course of instruction taught by Mary and her colleagues at the Boston Cooking School was available in this book, including how to set up a cooking school of one's own, including examination questions, necessary equipment, topics for lectures, books of reference, and the course of instruction:
- The Peerless Cook Book (1886)
- The Boston School Kitchen Textbook (1887)
- Book written for the Boston Public Schools and with her first book was the basis for curricullum in the North America and the Great Britain in cooking courses
- Carving and Serving (1887)
- What to Have for Luncheon (1904)
- Also published as A Book of Good Luncheons for My Friend, Dodge Publishing Company, New York City, (1916)