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Macaroni with White Sauce archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Macaroni with White Sauce

A historical breakfast preparation centered on macaroni broken in inch pieces, directly cited to Farmer’s 1910 edition.

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Meal-and-flour porridge archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Meal-and-flour porridge

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

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Raised Muffins archival citation card
Baking Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Raised Muffins

Raised Muffins as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.

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Fried toast archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Fried toast

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

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Corn Griddle-cakes archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Corn Griddle-cakes

A historical breakfast preparation centered on flour, directly cited to Farmer’s 1910 edition.

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Strawberry Short Cake I archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Strawberry Short Cake I

Start the day with Farmer’s original Strawberry Short Cake I method, preserved as a source transcription.

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Ravioli archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 30 min prepEst. serves 2

Ravioli

A historical breakfast preparation centered on flour, directly cited to Farmer’s 1910 edition.

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Boiled Macaroni archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Boiled Macaroni

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

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Turkish Pilaf II archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Turkish Pilaf II

A historical breakfast preparation centered on washed rice, directly cited to Farmer’s 1910 edition.

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Graham Muffins II archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Graham Muffins II

Start the day with Farmer’s original Graham Muffins II method, preserved as a source transcription.

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Omelet with Croûtons archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Omelet with Croûtons

A historical breakfast preparation centered on bread cut in ⅓ inch cubes, directly cited to Farmer’s 1910 edition.

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Boston Brown Bread archival citation card
Baking Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Boston Brown Bread

Boston Brown Bread as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.

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Toast water archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Toast water

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

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Steamed Graham Bread archival citation card
Baking Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Steamed Graham Bread

Steamed Graham Bread as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.

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Water Bread, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Baking Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Water Bread

A measured 1910 bake built around boiling water, preserved with its original method and page citation.

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Graham bread without yeast archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Graham bread without yeast

Graham bread without yeast, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including to three and one-half cups of graham flour add two cups of sour milk, one cup of new.

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Milk and Water Bread archival citation card
Baking Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Milk and Water Bread

Milk and Water Bread as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.

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Sour milk corn bread archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Sour milk corn bread

Sour milk corn bread, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including together in a bowl three cups of corn-meal and one cup of graham flour.

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Third Bread archival citation card
Baking Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Third Bread

Third Bread as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.

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Sandwiched toast archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Sandwiched toast

Sandwiched toast, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut bread into very thin slices and remove all the crusts.

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Corn bread made of northern meal archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Corn bread made of northern meal

Corn bread made of northern meal, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including two cupfuls of corn-meal.

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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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A bread omelet (baked) archival citation card
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

A bread omelet (baked)

A bread omelet (baked), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak three tablespoonfuls of stale crumbs in a cupful of milk for two hours.

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