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Indian meal mush
Indian meal mush, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including moisten a cupful of corn-meal with enough cold water to make it into a paste.
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Lunch Cited source
Pea Soup
A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring marrowfat peas, with the original instructions and source page intact.
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Dinner Cited source
Boiled potatoes
Marion Harland’s original method for Boiled potatoes, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Dinner Cited source
“Left-over” stock
A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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Breakfast Cited source
Orange Omelet
Start the day with Farmer’s original Orange Omelet method, preserved as a source transcription.
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Lunch Cited source
Rice and tomato soup
Rice and tomato soup, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including peel and cut up a dozen ripe tomatoes and boil to a pulp in a quart of salted water.
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Party Cited source
Lobster à la Newburg
A party-table recipe from 1910 featuring lb. lobster, with the historic method and citation preserved.
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Dessert Cited source
Cranberry pie
Marion Harland’s original method for Cranberry pie, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Dinner Cited source
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.
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Party Cited source
Cardinal Punch
Farmer’s original Cardinal Punch preparation, ready to browse with transparent provenance.
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Picnic Cited source
Orange salad
Orange salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including peel and divide the oranges into lobes, then cut each of these into three pieces.
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Dinner Cited source
Blanquette of Chicken
A historic dinner preparation beginning with cold cooked chicken, cut in strips, preserved with an exact page-level citation.
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Raspberry Ice II
A classic 1910 sweet built around raspberries, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.
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Dinner Cited source
Steamed beef
A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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Dinner Cited source
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.
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Picnic Cited source
Peach salad
Peach salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including pare a quart of ripe yellow peaches, and cut into thin slices.
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Dessert Cited source
Lettuce and cream cheese sandwiches
Marion Harland’s original method for Lettuce and cream cheese sandwiches, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Oysters à la Thorndike
Farmer’s original Oysters à la Thorndike preparation, ready to browse with transparent provenance.
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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.
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Egg salad with sardine mayonnaise
Egg salad with sardine mayonnaise, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil eight eggs hard, throw into cold water.
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Hoarhound candy (made from dried leaves)
Marion Harland’s original method for Hoarhound candy (made from dried leaves), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Dinner Cited source
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.
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Apple and celery salad
Apple and celery salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut enough crisp celery into small bits to make a cupful.
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Dessert Cited source
Fruited whipped cream
Marion Harland’s original method for Fruited whipped cream, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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