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Cream of Mushroom Soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Cream of Mushroom Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring lb. mushrooms, with the original instructions and source page intact.

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Oranges archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Oranges

Marion Harland’s original method for Oranges, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Boiled frosting for cake archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Boiled frosting for cake

Boiled frosting for cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including into a saucepan half a cupful of water and a pound of granulated sugar and let it bo.

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Noodles for soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Noodles for soup

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

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Almond Soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 30 min prepEst. serves 4

Almond Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring almonds, with the original instructions and source page intact.

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Stuffed dates archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Stuffed dates

Marion Harland’s original method for Stuffed dates, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Boiled rice archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Boiled rice

A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

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Creole chowder archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Creole chowder

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

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Clam and Tomato Bisque archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Clam and Tomato Bisque

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring clams, with the original instructions and source page intact.

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French tapioca custard archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

French tapioca custard

French tapioca custard, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak four tablespoonfuls of tapioca in two cupfuls of cold water and let it stand fo.

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Creamed peach pie (No. 1) archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Creamed peach pie (No. 1)

Creamed peach pie (No. 1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including sprinkle thickly with sugar, and fit on an upper crust.

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Mushrooms on toast archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Mushrooms on toast

Mushrooms on toast, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including peel and broil fresh mushrooms, spread them with butter, dust with salt and pepper, .

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Smothered rabbits archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Smothered rabbits

Marion Harland’s original method for Smothered rabbits, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Drawn Butter Sauce archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Drawn Butter Sauce

The original 1910 method for Drawn Butter Sauce, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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Eel soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Eel soup

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

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Raised Doughnuts, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 2

Raised Doughnuts

A historical breakfast preparation centered on milk, directly cited to Farmer’s 1910 edition.

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Creamy Sauce I archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Creamy Sauce I

A classic 1910 sweet built around butter, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

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Peach tapioca archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Peach tapioca

Marion Harland’s original method for Peach tapioca, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Oil Dressing II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Oil Dressing II

A portable historic recipe using mustard, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

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Rice custard pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Rice custard pudding

Rice custard pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including make a white sauce by cooking together, until they bubble, a tablespoonful of flour .

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Nougat archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Nougat

A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

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Nut Spice Cake archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Nut Spice Cake

A classic 1910 sweet built around butter, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

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