Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book
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Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book is a pioneering late-19th-century American cookbook that systematized domestic cookery and helped shape modern home economics education.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book canonical | 1 |
| Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book: What to Do and What Not to Do in Cooking | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8888696 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book Context triple: [Mary J. Lincoln, notableWork, Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book]
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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.
James Beard’s American Cookery
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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C.
The White House Family Cookbook
The White House Family Cookbook is a collection of recipes and anecdotes from the kitchens of the White House, offering an insider’s look at the meals and entertaining traditions of U.S. presidents and their families.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book Target entity description: Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book is a pioneering late-19th-century American cookbook that systematized domestic cookery and helped shape modern home economics education.
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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.
James Beard’s American Cookery
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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C.
The White House Family Cookbook
The White House Family Cookbook is a collection of recipes and anecdotes from the kitchens of the White House, offering an insider’s look at the meals and entertaining traditions of U.S. presidents and their families.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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American cookbook ⓘ cookbook ⓘ |
| approach |
didactic, instructional style
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scientific approach to household cookery ⓘ |
| author | Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln ⓘ |
| authorName | Mrs. D. A. Lincoln ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| era | Gilded Age United States ⓘ |
| feature |
detailed explanations of cooking techniques
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emphasis on measurements and standardized recipes ⓘ menus and meal planning guidance ⓘ sections on kitchen equipment and management ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book: What to Do and What Not to Do in Cooking
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linked to:
Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book
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| genre |
cookbook
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domestic science manual ⓘ |
| hasEdition | later revised editions in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasRecipeType |
breads
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meats ⓘ pastry and desserts ⓘ soups ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation for systematic home economics curricula
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pioneering American domestic science text ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fannie Farmer’s The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
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linked to:
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
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| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject | Cooking, American ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing modern home economics education
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introducing scientific principles into home cooking ⓘ systematizing domestic cookery ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Boston ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1884 ⓘ |
| publisher | Roberts Brothers ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | Boston Cooking School ⓘ |
| structure | organized by cooking principles and methods ⓘ |
| subject |
domestic cookery
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home economics ⓘ household management ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
American middle-class homemakers
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students of cooking schools ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work for home economics teachers
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textbook in cooking schools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book Description of subject: Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book is a pioneering late-19th-century American cookbook that systematized domestic cookery and helped shape modern home economics education.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book
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fullTitle
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Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book: What to Do and What Not to Do in Cooking
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linked to: Mrs. Lincoln’s Boston Cook Book