James Beard’s American Cookery
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James Beard’s American Cookery is a seminal cookbook that comprehensively documents and celebrates traditional American home cooking and regional cuisines.
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| James Beard’s American Cookery canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4087466 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: James Beard’s American Cookery Context triple: [James Beard, notableWork, James Beard’s American Cookery]
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A.
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book is a landmark late-19th-century American cookbook by Fannie Farmer that standardized recipes with precise measurements and helped shape modern home cooking.
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B.
Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics
The Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics was an influential late 19th- and early 20th-century periodical that promoted scientific cookery, nutrition, and household management to American home cooks.
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C.
The Cookbook
The Cookbook is the 2005 studio album by American rapper and producer Missy Elliott, showcasing her innovative blend of hip hop, R&B, and experimental production.
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D.
Fannie Farmer
Fannie Farmer was an influential American cook and author whose 1896 "Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" helped standardize modern recipe measurements and home cooking practices.
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E.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a landmark cookbook that introduced classic French cuisine and techniques to American home cooks in an accessible, detailed way.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Beard’s American Cookery Target entity description: James Beard’s American Cookery is a seminal cookbook that comprehensively documents and celebrates traditional American home cooking and regional cuisines.
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A.
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book is a landmark late-19th-century American cookbook by Fannie Farmer that standardized recipes with precise measurements and helped shape modern home cooking.
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B.
Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics
The Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics was an influential late 19th- and early 20th-century periodical that promoted scientific cookery, nutrition, and household management to American home cooks.
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C.
The Cookbook
The Cookbook is the 2005 studio album by American rapper and producer Missy Elliott, showcasing her innovative blend of hip hop, R&B, and experimental production.
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D.
Fannie Farmer
Fannie Farmer was an influential American cook and author whose 1896 "Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" helped standardize modern recipe measurements and home cooking practices.
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E.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a landmark cookbook that introduced classic French cuisine and techniques to American home cooks in an accessible, detailed way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cookbook
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
celebrate regional American cuisines
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document American culinary traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American culinary revival of the 20th century ⓘ |
| author | James Beard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
comprehensive survey of American home cooking
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seminal work on American cooking ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classic home-style recipes
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regional specialties of the United States ⓘ traditional American dishes ⓘ |
| format | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
cookbook
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culinary reference ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised editions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cooking techniques
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ingredient notes ⓘ recipes ⓘ regional cuisine overviews ⓘ |
| hasReputation | classic of American culinary literature ⓘ |
| includes |
baking recipes
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dessert recipes ⓘ meat and poultry recipes ⓘ sauces and condiments ⓘ seafood recipes ⓘ vegetable dishes ⓘ |
| influenced | later American cookbooks ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
home cooks
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professional cooks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | TX715 (American cooking) ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breadth of regional American recipes
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historical perspective on American food ⓘ |
| pageCount | over 800 pages ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| relatedTo | James Beard Foundation ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The James Beard Cookbook ⓘ |
| subject |
American cuisine
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home cooking ⓘ regional American cooking ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
historical American recipes
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mid-20th-century American cooking practices ⓘ |
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