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Boiled orange pudding (2) archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Boiled orange pudding (2)

Boiled orange pudding (2), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including make a light paste of a pint of flour and three-quarters of a cupful of shortening—h.

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A fruit salad archival citation card
Picnic Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

A fruit salad

A fruit salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including pare four juicy, sweet oranges, peel off every bit of the white inner skin from the .

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Cherry Fritters, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Cherry Fritters

The original 1910 method for Cherry Fritters, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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

Strawberries

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

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Iced coffee archival citation card
Party Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Iced coffee

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

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Cream sauce archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Cream sauce

Cream sauce, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including work two tablespoonfuls of butter into a half cupful of sugar, then the beaten yolks.

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Milk bread (No. 2) archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Milk bread (No. 2)

Milk bread (No. 2), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including sift two quarts of flour into a large bowl and stir into it a teaspoonful, each, of .

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French Omelet, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

French Omelet

Start the day with Farmer’s original French Omelet method, preserved as a source transcription.

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Mushroom Soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Mushroom Soup

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

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Combination berry pie archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Combination berry pie

Combination berry pie, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including have ready a mixture of equal quantities of elderberries and huckleberries with one-.

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Milk porridge archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Milk porridge

Milk porridge, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including heat a pint of milk to boiling.

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

Potato scallop

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

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Buckwheat Cakes archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Buckwheat Cakes

Start the day with Farmer’s original Buckwheat Cakes method, preserved as a source transcription.

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Grape fruit archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Grape fruit

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

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Baked Bean Soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Baked Bean Soup

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

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Hickory nut candy archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Hickory nut candy

Hickory nut candy, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including prepare half a cupful of hickory nut kernels by chopping them.

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Eggs à la Goldenrod archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Eggs à la Goldenrod

Start the day with Farmer’s original Eggs à la Goldenrod method, preserved as a source transcription.

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

Oysters with macaroni

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

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Corn chowder archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Corn chowder

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

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French Dressing, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

French Dressing

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

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Currant tarts archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Currant tarts

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

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