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Raw tomatoes and whipped cream
A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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Egg Balls I
A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring yolks 2 “hard-boiled” eggs, with the original instructions and source page intact.
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Dinner Cited source
Broiled sweetbreads
Broiled sweetbreads, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including wash a pair of sweetbreads, throw them in boiling salted water, and cook for ten min.
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Baking Cited source
Raised Hominy Muffins
Raised Hominy Muffins as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.
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Rice waffles
Marion Harland’s original method for Rice waffles, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Party Cited source
Apple tea
Marion Harland’s original method for Apple tea, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Lunch Cited source
Chestnut Purée
A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring white stock ii or iii, with the original instructions and source page intact.
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Bride’s cake
A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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Dinner Cited source
Peanut butter for sandwiches
Peanut butter for sandwiches, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including shell and skin freshly-roasted peanuts and pound or grind them to a fine powder.
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Rye Bread
Rye Bread as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.
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Dinner Cited source
Creamed panned oysters
Marion Harland’s original method for Creamed panned oysters, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Party Cited source
German coffee cake (No. 2)
Marion Harland’s original method for German coffee cake (No. 2), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Currant pie (No. 2)
A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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Lunch Cited source
String Bean Soup
A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring white stock i, ii, or iii, with the original instructions and source page intact.
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Dessert Cited source
Cocoanut pie
Cocoanut pie, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cream a half-cupful of butter with two scant cupfuls of powdered sugar, and when ver.
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Lunch Cited source
Noodles
Farmer’s concise method for Noodles, transcribed from the public-domain 1910 cookbook.
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Dinner Cited source
Chocolate soufflé
Marion Harland’s original method for Chocolate soufflé, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Party Cited source
Maple frappé
Marion Harland’s original method for Maple frappé, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Duchess Soup
A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring white stock iii, with the original instructions and source page intact.
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Rice pudding as a vegetable
Rice pudding as a vegetable, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil one cupful of raw rice twenty minutes, or until soft, but not broken.
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Victoria Punch
Farmer’s original Victoria Punch preparation, ready to browse with transparent provenance.
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Dinner Cited source
Broiled bluefish
Marion Harland’s original method for Broiled bluefish, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Strawberry punch
Marion Harland’s original method for Strawberry punch, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Boiled sponge cake (No. 2)
A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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