Juliet Corson
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Juliet Corson was a leader in cookery education in the latter half of the 19th century in the United States
. She started New York City
's first successful cooking school in 1874. In 1877, to help the poor learn how to cook on tight budgets, she authored and distributed a 33-page booklet Fifteen Cent Dinners for Families of Six, which became quite popular.
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. She started New York City
New York City
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's first successful cooking school in 1874. In 1877, to help the poor learn how to cook on tight budgets, she authored and distributed a 33-page booklet Fifteen Cent Dinners for Families of Six, which became quite popular.