author
Mary J. (Mary Johnson) Lincoln
1844–1921
A pioneering Boston cooking teacher, she helped turn home cooking into a subject that could be taught clearly and practically. Her best-known work, Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book, became an important influence on American cookbook writing.
2 Audiobooks
Six Cups of Coffee Prepared for the Public Palate by the Best Authorities on Coffee Making
by Maria Parloa, Helen Campbell, Juliet Corson, Marion Harland, Mary J. (Mary Johnson) Lincoln, Catherine Owen, Hester M. (Hester Martha) Poole
Carving and Serving
by Mary J. (Mary Johnson) Lincoln
About the author
Born in Massachusetts in 1844, Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln became one of the early figures in the domestic science movement in the United States. She is best remembered as a cooking teacher in Boston and as the author of influential cookbooks published under the names Mrs. D.A. Lincoln and, later, Mary J. Lincoln.
Her most famous book, Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book (1884), was created from lessons connected with the Boston Cooking School and helped bring organized, methodical instruction to everyday cooking. She also wrote other practical food and household guides, and her work helped shape the teaching of cookery at a time when it was becoming a more formal field.
Lincoln died in 1921, but her books remained well known for years afterward. She stands out as one of the writers who helped bridge traditional home recipes and the more systematic style of modern American cookbooks.