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Oil Dressing I, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Oil Dressing I

A portable historic recipe using “hard-boiled” eggs, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

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Cucumber salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Cucumber salad

Cucumber salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including wash well in cold water.

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Cream Dressing II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Cream Dressing II

A portable historic recipe using mustard, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

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Simple lettuce salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Simple lettuce salad

Simple lettuce salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including while you do this the waitress or butler should set before you the oil, vinegar, pep.

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Bean and beet salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Bean and beet salad

Bean and beet salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil a half cupful of small kidney beans.

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A macedoine salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

A macedoine salad

A macedoine salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including one cup of green peas, boiled and cold, and the same of string beans cut into half-i.

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Cabbage salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Cabbage salad

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

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French Fruit Salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

French Fruit Salad

A portable historic recipe using oranges, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

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Sweetbreads with celery salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Sweetbreads with celery salad

Marion Harland’s original method for Sweetbreads with celery salad, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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A fruit salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

A fruit salad

A fruit salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including pare four juicy, sweet oranges, peel off every bit of the white inner skin from the .

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French Dressing, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

French Dressing

A portable historic recipe using salt, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

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Beet salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Beet salad

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

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Egg salad with boiled dressing, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Egg salad with boiled dressing

Marion Harland’s original method for Egg salad with boiled dressing, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Parisian French Dressing, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Picnic Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Parisian French Dressing

Parisian French Dressing from the 1910 table, preserved for modern discovery with its original citation.

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