A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl vs Boston Cooking-School cook book: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl

A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl Caroline French Benton · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.7 98 pages · ≈ 1 h 49 m · Challenging

Do you have a burgeoning junior chef in your life? Are you trying to avoid the processed ingredients that a lot of modern cookbooks for kids emphasize. If so, this back-to-basics introduction to cooking might be just…

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Cover of Boston Cooking-School cook book

Boston Cooking-School cook book Fannie Merritt Farmer · 1896 ★★★★☆ 3.8 807 pages · ≈ 14 h 57 m · Demanding

Basic American cookbook, specializing in New England recipes.

American Cookery

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 14 for Boston Cooking-School cook book.
A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl has the widest readership — 88 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl ≈ 1h vs 14h for Boston Cooking-School cook book New to the genre? A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl Challenging vs Demanding for Boston Cooking-School cook book

Scores by source

	A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl	Boston Cooking-School cook book
Goodreads	3.7 (88)	—
Google Books	—	3.5 (3)
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Reception

	A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl	Boston Cooking-School cook book
Ratings	88	3
Editions	16	98
Film adaptations	—	1
Pages	98	807
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl or Boston Cooking-School cook book?

Boston Cooking-School cook book has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Boston Cooking-School cook book 3.8/5, A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl or Boston Cooking-School cook book?

A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl (98 pages, ≈ 1 h 49 m); Boston Cooking-School cook book (807 pages, ≈ 14 h 57 m).

Which is harder to read: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl or Boston Cooking-School cook book?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl: Challenging; Boston Cooking-School cook book: Demanding.