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Potato salad (No. 1) archival citation card
Picnic Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Potato salad (No. 1)

Potato salad (No. 1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut cold-boiled potatoes into tender slices and mix with them two raw white onions, .

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Crême aux Fruits, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dessert Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Crême aux Fruits

Farmer’s period recipe for Crême aux Fruits, faithfully transcribed from the public-domain edition.

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Small pork pies archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Small pork pies

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

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Coffee junket (very nice) archival citation card
Party Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Coffee junket (very nice)

Marion Harland’s original method for Coffee junket (very nice), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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

Summer squash pudding

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

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Maple Sugar Frosting archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Maple Sugar Frosting

A classic 1910 sweet built around lb. soft maple sugar, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

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Fondant for cream candies archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Fondant for cream candies

Fondant for cream candies, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including to one pound of granulated sugar put into a granite saucepan, add a gill and a half .

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Boiled huckleberry pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Boiled huckleberry pudding

Boiled huckleberry pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including roll this out, spread thickly with huckleberries, sprinkle with granulated sugar, an.

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Potage à la Reine, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 30 min prepEst. serves 4

Potage à la Reine

Farmer’s concise method for Potage à la Reine, transcribed from the public-domain 1910 cookbook.

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Tea (hot) archival citation card
Party Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Tea (hot)

Marion Harland’s original method for Tea (hot), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Blackberry pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Blackberry pudding

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

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Clam Chowder archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Clam Chowder

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

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Welsh Rarebit II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Party Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Welsh Rarebit II

Farmer’s original Welsh Rarebit II preparation, ready to browse with transparent provenance.

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Home-made sausages archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Home-made sausages

Marion Harland’s original method for Home-made sausages, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Lenox Chicken archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 40 min prepEst. serves 2

Lenox Chicken

The original 1910 method for Lenox Chicken, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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Cream of Scallop Soup archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Cream of Scallop Soup

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

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

Lobster sauce

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

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Chicken Curry archival citation card
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Chicken Curry

The original 1910 method for Chicken Curry, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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Creamed raspberry pie archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Creamed raspberry pie

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

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Oyster Bisque archival citation card
Lunch Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Oyster Bisque

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

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

Sugar candy

Sugar candy, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including wet two heaping cupfuls of granulated sugar with a half pint of cold water and put o.

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Potato sponge bread (No. 1) archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 40 min prepEst. serves 4

Potato sponge bread (No. 1)

Potato sponge bread (No. 1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil and mash, while hot, four potatoes of fair size, beating into them a tablespoon.

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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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