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Canapés of sardines, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Canapés of sardines

Canapés of sardines, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including work into them a teaspoonful of melted butter, a teaspoonful of lemon juice, a pinch.

Sardine salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Sardine salad

Sardine salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including drain the oil from a box of sardines and squeeze three drops of lemon juice on each .

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.

Oyster Gumbo, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Oyster Gumbo

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring oysters, with the original instructions and source page intact.

Salmon Force-meat, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Salmon Force-meat

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring milk, with the original instructions and source page intact.

Red snapper soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Red snapper soup

Marion Harland’s original method for Red snapper soup, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Egg salad with sardine mayonnaise, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

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.

Lobster Bisque, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Lobster Bisque

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring lb. lobster, with the original instructions and source page intact.

Halibut Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Halibut Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring cold boiled halibut, with the original instructions and source page intact.

Fish Force-meat II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Fish Force-meat II

Farmer’s concise method for Fish Force-meat II, transcribed from the public-domain 1910 cookbook.

Lobster salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Lobster salad

Lobster salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including have ready one-third as much celery as you have lobster, cut into half-inch lengths.

Lobster Chowder, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Lobster Chowder

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring lb. lobster, with the original instructions and source page intact.

Salmon Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Salmon Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring salmon, with the original instructions and source page intact.

Oyster salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Oyster salad

Oyster salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including if you can not get these, cut each oyster in half, but do not chop them.

Lenten salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Lenten salad

Lenten salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including fill the center of the dish with cold boiled or baked fish, cut into pieces, and pou.

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.