Publication date 1898 Topics Cooking, American Publisher Boston, Little, Brown, and company Collection library_of_congress; americana Digitizing sponsor The Library of Congress Contributor The Library of Congress Language English. 161 pages. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1898 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes. In this book, Miss Farmer explores the usage of the chafing dish throughout history, and the variety of foods that can be prepared with it. If you manage to track one down (though I think a small skillet on low heat can be substituted), here are a few dainty recipes from popular Gilded Age cooks: Fannie Merritt Farmer’s Chafing Dish Possibilities (1898) Addeddate 2014-04-23 13:39:06.960661 Chafing dish possibilities by Farmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857-1915. Publication date 1914 Topics Cookery, American, Chafing dish cookery, cbk Publisher Boston : Little, Brown Collection cornell; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor Cornell University Library Contributor usage rights Scarce. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1899. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. — A passage from Fannie Merritt Farmer’s 1898 book Chafing Dish Possibilities, which describes the appeal of the chafing dish, a predecessor of both the slow cooker and the steam table (the latter a common element of buffets), which effectively keeps a dish warm with the use of a heat source.The chafing dish is used today for modern buffet-style meals, generally for banquets, which … Moderate edge wear, rubbing, soiling to the cloth covers. Chafing Dish Possibilities by Fannie Merritt Farmer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Recipes for eggs, seafood, beef, chicken, hotcakes, cheese, vegetables and even candy confections are given, and can be easily adapted for today's kitchens by using a modern chafing dish, or by a double-boiler and suitable non-stick pans. Today, chafing dishes are quite expensive, since they are mostly used in catering, but I have seen some in the $50-100 range. Hinges tight, pages. Chafing Dish Possibilities. No ownership marks/writing present within. The famous Fannie Farmer proclaimed "the bachelor feels himself proud to be called the pioneer of this utensil" in "Chafing Dish Possibilities" (1898). A book of chafing-dish recipes printed for the silversmiths, Gorham Manufacturing Co. in New York, (2nd edition, 1894), featured a brief history of chafing dishes, followed by proper instruction for use, suggesting its novelty. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original full cloth-gilt. Chafing Dish Possibilities GLIMPSES OF CHAFING DISHES IN THE PAST There seems to exist in the minds of many the wholly to be contradicted notion that the chafing dish is a utensil of modern invention. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mine is a Chafing Dish; and I desire to sing her praises." Chafing Dish Possibilities (1898) Chafing dish possibilities by Farmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857-1915. Although its origin is enveloped in darkness, looking backward o'er the ages manyallu- sions are made to its use. And Frank Schloesser, who wrote the witty "Cult of the Chafing Dish" (1904), insisted "Every bachelor has a wife of some sort. Chafing Dish Possibilities (1898) [Farmer, Fannie Merritt] on Amazon.com. 0559637853 - Chafing Dish Possibilities by Farmer, Fannie Merritt - AbeBooks Chafing Dish Possibilities by Fannie Merritt Farmer. In very good condition. Chafing Dish Possibilities... [1857-1915, Farmer Fannie Merritt] on Amazon.com. 19 cm. Fannie Farmer's Chafing Dish Possibilities was published in Boston in 1898. (1635)