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Dandelion tea archival citation card
Party Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Dandelion tea

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

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Raisin pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Raisin pudding

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

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Spring Soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Spring Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring white stock i or ii, with the original instructions and source page intact.

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Cocoanut cream puffs archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Cocoanut cream puffs

Cocoanut cream puffs, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including these cakes, while requiring care in their preparation, amply repay one for the time.

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

Cream Dressing I

Cream Dressing I from the 1910 table, preserved for modern discovery with its original citation.

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After-dinner coffee archival citation card
Party Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

After-dinner coffee

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

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Peach ice cream (No. 2) archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Peach ice cream (No. 2)

A page-cited historical dessert 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 turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring corn, with the original instructions and source page intact.

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Mary’s favorite pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Mary’s favorite pudding

Mary’s favorite pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including sift twice with two cupfuls of whole wheat flour a heaping teaspoonful of baking-pow.

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Chocolate caramels (No. 1) archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Chocolate caramels (No. 1)

Marion Harland’s original method for Chocolate caramels (No. 1), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Slippery-elm tea archival citation card
Party Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Slippery-elm tea

Marion Harland’s original method for Slippery-elm tea, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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

Cranberry pudding

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

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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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Potato cream soup (No. 1) archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Potato cream soup (No. 1)

Potato cream soup (No. 1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including mash ten large boiled potatoes, beat them to a soft mass with a half pint of cream, .

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Mulligatawney soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Mulligatawney soup

Mulligatawney soup, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including (an east indian recipe.) joint a large fowl, as for fricassee, and cut into small pi.

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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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Halibut Soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Halibut Soup

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

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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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Fish Force-meat II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Fish Force-meat II

Farmer’s concise method for Fish Force-meat II, transcribed from the public-domain 1910 cookbook.

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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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