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

Creamed Oysters

The original 1910 method for Creamed Oysters, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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

Broiled squirrels

Broiled squirrels, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including skin, clean and lay in a marinade of salad oil and lemon juice for one hour.

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Scrambled eggs in cups archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Scrambled eggs in cups

Scrambled eggs in cups, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including with a rather large tin “shape” cut round out of slices of stale bread an inch thick.

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Peanut crisps archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Peanut crisps

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

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Indian meal crumpets archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Indian meal crumpets

Indian meal crumpets, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including heat a quart of milk to scalding and pour it gradually upon two full cups of corn-me.

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Candied citron archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Candied citron

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

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Classic Parker House Rolls, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Baking Cited source
35 min prepserves 12

Classic Parker House Rolls

Soft folded yeast rolls with the signature buttered crease, adapted directly from Fannie Farmer’s measured 1910 method.

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Cherry ice archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Cherry ice

Cherry ice, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including stem and stone a quart of cherries, crush and cover them with two cupfuls of sugar.

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Turnover pies archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Turnover pies

Turnover pies, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including fruit over one-half of the piece.

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Stewed tripe and celery archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Stewed tripe and celery

Stewed tripe and celery, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut into inch pieces enough celery to make a cupful, and stew tender in salted, boil.

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

Broiled quail

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

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Potatoes á la Lyonnaise archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Potatoes á la Lyonnaise

Potatoes á la Lyonnaise, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including two great spoonfuls of butter into the frying-pan and fry two sliced onions in this .

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Carrots sautés archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Carrots sautés

Carrots sautés, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil young carrots, not longer than your forefinger, for eight minutes in salted wat.

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

Almond filling

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

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Baked cucumbers archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Baked cucumbers

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

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Brown Sauce I, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Brown Sauce I

The original 1910 method for Brown Sauce I, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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Egg and cheese timbales archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Egg and cheese timbales

Marion Harland’s original method for Egg and cheese timbales, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Batter V archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Batter V

The original 1910 method for Batter V, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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Pilau of green peppers archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Pilau of green peppers

Marion Harland’s original method for Pilau of green peppers, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Batter I archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Batter I

The original 1910 method for Batter I, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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Broiled soft-shell crabs archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Broiled soft-shell crabs

Marion Harland’s original method for Broiled soft-shell crabs, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Brown Sauce II (Espagnole) archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Brown Sauce II (Espagnole)

The original 1910 method for Brown Sauce II (Espagnole), presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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