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A recipe is a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, outlining the ingredients and method required. Cooking, the art of preparing food, has a rich history, with many ancient recipes lost to time. For instance, the culinary traditions of the Aztec, Inca, and Maya civilizations, which heavily featured ingredients like chocolate and corn, are largely unknown today due to the destruction of their records.123

Cookies, a type of small, sweet baked good, are made from a dough of flour, butter, sugar, and egg, with various additions like chocolate chips or oatmeal.4

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cookbook
recipes, instructions, and information about the preparation and serving of foods. At its best, a cookbook is also a chronicle and treasury of the fine art of cooking, an art whose masterpieces—created only to be consumed—would otherwise be lost.
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recipes, instructions, and information about the preparation and serving of foods. At its best, a cookbook is also a chronicle and treasury of the fine art of cooking, an art whose masterpieces—created only to be consumed—would otherwise be lost.
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Fannie Farmer
…of standardized level measurements in recipes and the Boston Cooking School Cookbook, first published in 1896 and still a best-seller in a modernized version, frequently revised, entitled The Fannie Farmer Cookbook. Its 12 editions in the first 70 years had sales totaling nearly four million copies. Recipes for everyday and…
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…of standardized level measurements in recipes and the Boston Cooking School Cookbook, first published in 1896 and still a best-seller in a modernized version, frequently revised, entitled The Fannie Farmer Cookbook. Its 12 editions in the first 70 years had sales totaling nearly four million copies. Recipes for everyday and…
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