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Which 19th-century American cookbook author, known as the 'mother of level measurements', published the 'Boston Cooking-School Cook Book' and standardised recipe measurements?

Answer: Fannie Farmer — Fannie Merritt Farmer's 1896 cookbook introduced precise level measurements (a teaspoon, a cup) instead of vague directions like 'a lump of butter the size of an egg.'

Fannie Merritt Farmer's 1896 cookbook introduced precise level measurements (a teaspoon, a cup) instead of vague directions like 'a lump of butter the size of an egg.'

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