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Meal:All Breakfast Lunch Dinner Brunch Dessert Party Picnic Snack

Diet:All Vegetarian Vegan Pescatarian Gluten-free Dairy-free High-protein High-fiber

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Broiled kidneys archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Broiled kidneys

Broiled kidneys, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut the kidneys into thick slices.

Beef and tomato pie archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Beef and tomato pie

Marion Harland’s original method for Beef and tomato pie, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Brunette sandwiches archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Brunette sandwiches

Brunette sandwiches, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including slice boston brown bread very thin, butter lightly, and spread with neufchâtel or wi.

Boiled potatoes archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Boiled potatoes

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

“Left-over” stock archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

“Left-over” stock

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

Réchauffé of beef à la jardiniére archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Réchauffé of beef à la jardiniére

Marion Harland’s original method for Réchauffé of beef à la jardiniére, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Blanquette of Chicken archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Blanquette of Chicken

A historic dinner preparation beginning with cold cooked chicken, cut in strips, preserved with an exact page-level citation.

Steamed beef archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Steamed beef

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

Berries archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Berries

Berries, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including let each person sweeten his portion for himself, after which they should be eaten im.

Scallop of calf’s brain archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Scallop of calf’s brain

Scallop of calf’s brain, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak brains in cold water for an hour, then boil for ten minutes.

Boiled rice with milk and egg archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Boiled rice with milk and egg

Boiled rice with milk and egg, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including wash a cupful of rice and cook in an abundance of boiling water slightly salted unti.

POTATOES archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

POTATOES

POTATOES, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including as one weary housewife said to me: “if i give my fingers to be burned in the prepara.

“Turkey rack” soup archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

“Turkey rack” soup

Marion Harland’s original method for “Turkey rack” soup, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Creamed Chicken on Toast, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Leftovers Cited source

8 min prepserves 4

Creamed Chicken on Toast

A three-component leftover supper—diced cooked chicken, celery-scented white sauce, and crisp toast.

Stewed eggplant, with sauce piquante archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Stewed eggplant, with sauce piquante

Stewed eggplant, with sauce piquante, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including prepare as for eggplant on the half-shell by halving and scooping out the pulp, leav.

Devilled Tomatoes archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 30 min prepEst. serves 2

Devilled Tomatoes

The original 1910 method for Devilled Tomatoes, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

Asparagus á la vinaigrette (No. 1) archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Asparagus á la vinaigrette (No. 1)

Marion Harland’s original method for Asparagus á la vinaigrette (No. 1), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Roast beef archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Roast beef

Roast beef, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including dash a cupful of really boiling water over it.

Lobster Sauce II archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Lobster Sauce II

The original 1910 method for Lobster Sauce II, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

Spinach soufflé archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Spinach soufflé

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

Creamed clams archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Creamed clams

Creamed clams, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including drain the liquor from a pint of opened clams, and set the clams and liquor on the ra.

Tomatoes and poached eggs archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Tomatoes and poached eggs

Marion Harland’s original method for Tomatoes and poached eggs, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Fricassee of Lobster and Mushrooms archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Fricassee of Lobster and Mushrooms

A historic dinner preparation beginning with lb. lobster, preserved with an exact page-level citation.

Braised beef archival citation card

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Braised beef

Braised beef, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including a nice round of beef in a broad-bottomed iron pot with a tablespoonful of butter, an.