Spring Hill in Somerville in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
A Handful, a Pinch, and a Dash of Perfection
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Peanut Butter Gets a New Best Friend
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 3, 2024
1. A Handful, a Pinch, and a Dash of Perfection side of marker
A Handful, A Pinch and a Dash of Perfection. 1911. Minnie Simpson Turner perfects the recipe for lemon pie filling. In a time when cooking skills passed from mother to daughter and recipes called for a "handful of flour" and "pinch of salt," Fannie Farmer revolutionized cooking with concepts like standard-sized measuring cups, printed cookbooks, and the systematic study of nutrition. One of her star students: lifelong Somerville resident Minnie Turner, later a faculty member at Farmer's Boston School of Cookery and at Somerville High.
Peanut Butter Gets a New Friend. Seeking the source of the Fluff-er-nutter? Point a sticky finger to the Springfield Street home of Joseph Archibald Queri. He invented Marshmallow Fluff before World War I and sold it door-to-door until a wartime shortage of sugar forced him to close. He later sold the formula to two men from Swampscott for $500. Mothers remain divided: is the Fluff-er-nutter really a sandwich or a dessert?
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 42° 23.01′ N, 71° 6.491′ W. Marker is in Somerville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Spring Hill. It is at the intersection of Somerville Avenue and
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Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: How Do You Say "Gutter Ball" In German / Assembling Cars At Assembly Square (here, next to this marker); A Lasting Memory, a Growing Park: George Frederik Conway / A Hero to the Nation and the World (here, next to this marker); A Revolutionary Hero, Much Revered (a few steps from this marker); Country Town or Gritty City? / A Little Eden (a few steps from this marker); When Trolleys Ran On Hay / Changing Uses, Changing Names (a few steps from this marker); Picture Perfect / The Price of Liberty (a few steps from this marker); From Golden Glass to Silver Screen / Whatever Happened to Baby Bette? (a few steps from this marker); A Librarian To Somerville, A Friend To Man (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerville.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 3, 2024
2. Peanut Butter Gets a New Best Friend Marker side of marker
Photographed by Marc Posner, August 15, 2024
3. A Handful, a Pinch, and a Dash of Perfection side of marker
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 3, 2024
4. Peanut Butter Gets a New Best Friend side of marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
