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Orange Puffs archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Orange Puffs

A classic 1910 sweet built around butter, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

Rice pudding with eggs archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Rice pudding with eggs

Rice pudding with eggs, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil until soft one cupful of rice in plenty of hot water.

Sunshine cake archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Sunshine cake

Sunshine cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including sift one cupful of granulated sugar and add it to the yolks of five eggs, first beat.

Hominy cake archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Hominy cake

Hominy cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including one cupful of hot boiled hominy, add one teaspoonful of salt and yolks of two well-b.

Orange custard archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Orange custard

Orange custard, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including squeeze out and strain the juice of six good oranges.

Baked orange pudding archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Baked orange pudding

Baked orange pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including make a batter of two eggs, a cupful of milk, a tablespoonful of melted butter and ab.

Sliced apple pie archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Sliced apple pie

Sliced apple pie, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including sprinkle thickly with sugar and squeeze a few drops of lemon juice upon them.

Cranberry and raisin pie archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Cranberry and raisin pie

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

Bartlett pears and cream archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Bartlett pears and cream

Bartlett pears and cream, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including select sweet, ripe pears and lay them in the ice for two hours.

French cream almonds archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

French cream almonds

Marion Harland’s original method for French cream almonds, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Minute pudding archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Minute pudding

Minute pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including two eggs very light and add a pint of flour and enough of a pint of milk to make it .

Birthday Cake archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Birthday Cake

A classic 1910 sweet built around butter, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

Tomato cream soup (No. 2) archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Tomato cream soup (No. 2)

Marion Harland’s original method for Tomato cream soup (No. 2), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Cornstarch pudding archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Cornstarch pudding

Cornstarch pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including dissolve three tablespoonfuls of corn-starch in a cupful of milk, then set aside unt.

Norwegian Prune Pudding archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Norwegian Prune Pudding

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

Plain hominy pudding archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Plain hominy pudding

Marion Harland’s original method for Plain hominy pudding, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Sultana Caramels, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Sultana Caramels

Farmer’s period recipe for Sultana Caramels, faithfully transcribed from the public-domain edition.

Fig Filling archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Fig Filling

A classic 1910 sweet built around lb. figs, finely chopped, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

Vinegar pie (No. 1) archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Vinegar pie (No. 1)

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

Nut Bars archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Nut Bars

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

Macaroon ice cream archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Macaroon ice cream

Marion Harland’s original method for Macaroon ice cream, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Lemon cake archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Lemon cake

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

Cranberry pie archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Cranberry pie

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

An old-fashioned bread pudding archival citation card

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

An old-fashioned bread pudding

Marion Harland’s original method for An old-fashioned bread pudding, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.