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Egg Flower Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Soup Cited source

Est. 8 min prepEst. serves 6

Egg Flower Soup

A light Chinese soup of chicken broth, water chestnuts, and delicate egg ribbons from Nellie C. Wong’s 1927 collection.

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Fannie Farmer’s New England Fish Chowder, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Soup Cited source

20 min prepserves 6

Fannie Farmer’s New England Fish Chowder

A milk-based cod chowder with sliced potatoes, onion, salt pork, butter, and softened crackers.

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Creamed Chicken on Toast, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Leftovers Cited source

8 min prepserves 4

Creamed Chicken on Toast

A three-component leftover supper—diced cooked chicken, celery-scented white sauce, and crisp toast.

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1910 Spanish Omelet with Tomato-Caper Sauce, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Brunch Cited source

12 min prepserves 3

1910 Spanish Omelet with Tomato-Caper Sauce

A folded French-style omelet surrounded by a savory tomato, onion, mushroom, caper, and green-pepper sauce.

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Japanese Chicken and Daikon, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Japanese Chicken and Daikon

Chicken and daikon simmered in their own broth, translated from a 1906 Japanese household-cooking manual.

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String Beans with Pork, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 12 min prepEst. serves 6

String Beans with Pork

Tender green beans and savory pork cooked with black soybean sauce in a concise 1927 home recipe.

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Practical Chicken Curry, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Practical Chicken Curry

A frugal early-20th-century chicken curry designed for an American household pantry.

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Lemon Salmon Croquettes, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Seafood Cited source

25 min prepserves 4

Lemon Salmon Croquettes

Flaked salmon and thick white sauce chilled, shaped, crumbed, and shallow-fried until crisp and golden.

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Beef, Daikon, and Onion Simmer, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Beef, Daikon, and Onion Simmer

An economical beef-and-daikon simmer translated from an early Japanese guide to everyday side dishes.

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