Lucy Grace Allen (1867 – May 10, 1966) was an American cookery teacher and author.
Lucy Grace Allen | |
|---|---|
 Drawing of Allen in a Denton Journal article from 1926 | |
| Born | 1867 |
| Died | May 10, 1966 (aged 98) |
| Education | Miss Farmer's School of Cookery |
| Occupation(s) | Cookery teacher, author |
Biography
editAllen studied and then taught at Miss Farmer's School of Cookery (founded by Fannie Farmer) in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1915, together with Minnie S. Turner, Allen co-founded the Boston School of Cookery at 48a Gloucester Street,[1] becoming the new school's director.[2]
In 1926, she was described as having lived her whole life in New England.[3]
An excerpt from her influential Table Service (first edition 1915), once described as "a clear, concise and yet comprehensive exposition of the waitress' duties",[4] was printed in the anthropological anthology Rules and Meanings (1973).
Allen died in Lakeville on May 10, 1966, at the age of 98.[5]
Books
edit- Table Service. 1915.
- Choice Recipes for Clever Cooks. 1924.
- A Book of hors d'oeuvres. 1925.
- Choice Candy Recipes. 1930.
- Modern Menus and Recipes. 1935.
References
edit- ^ A Handbook of American Private Schools (1916), p. 382.
- ^ "The Boston School of Cookery" Boston Evening Transcript, August 28, 1915.
- ^ "Six Traditional New England Dishes", Lyon County Reporter, May 5, 1926.
- ^ American Cookery, Volume 34, Issue 2 (1929), p. 161.
- ^ "Announcement of death". The Boston Globe. 12 May 1966. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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