
Scalloped oysters
Marion Harland’s original method for Scalloped oysters, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Scalloped oysters, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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The original 1910 method for Lobster Farci, presented as a faithful archival transcription.
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Boiled black bass with cream gravy, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including in a pot enough slightly salted water to cover the fish, add a gill of vinegar, an o.
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A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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The original 1910 method for Lobster and Oyster Filling, presented as a faithful archival transcription.
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A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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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.
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Farmer’s original Lobster à la Delmonico preparation, ready to browse with transparent provenance.
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Baked fillets of halibut, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut slices of halibut, weighing a pound each, and an inch thick.
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A “Cape Cod folks” tid-bit, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak two pounds of salt cod over night.
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Farmer’s original Fish à la Provençale preparation, ready to browse with transparent provenance.
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Fricasseed snapping turtle, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including have your fish merchant clean your turtle after he has killed him by throwing him in.
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A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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A historic dinner preparation beginning with lb. halibut, preserved with an exact page-level citation.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Shad croquettes, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Lobster sauce, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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Marion Harland’s original method for Salmon loaf, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring lb. lobster, with the original instructions and source page intact.
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A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring salmon, with the original instructions and source page intact.
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A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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A page-cited historical dinner recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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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.
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