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Cocoanut cream puffs archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Cocoanut cream puffs

Cocoanut cream puffs, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including these cakes, while requiring care in their preparation, amply repay one for the time.

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Marshmallow layer cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Marshmallow layer cake

Marshmallow layer cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cream a cupful of butter with two cupfuls of sugar, and when smooth and light, add t.

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Peach ice cream (No. 2) archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Peach ice cream (No. 2)

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

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Mary’s favorite pudding archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Mary’s favorite pudding

Mary’s favorite pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including sift twice with two cupfuls of whole wheat flour a heaping teaspoonful of baking-pow.

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Cranberry pudding archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Cranberry pudding

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

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Baked Alaska, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Baked Alaska

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

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Chocolate pudding archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Chocolate pudding

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

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Boiled frosting for cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Boiled frosting for cake

Boiled frosting for cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including into a saucepan half a cupful of water and a pound of granulated sugar and let it bo.

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Chocolate loaf cake (No. 2) archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Chocolate loaf cake (No. 2)

Chocolate loaf cake (No. 2), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including dissolve eight tablespoonfuls of sweet grated chocolate in a gill of hot milk.

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Fruit cake (No. 1) archival citation card
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Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Fruit cake (No. 1)

Fruit cake (No. 1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including one cupful of butter.

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French tapioca custard archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

French tapioca custard

French tapioca custard, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak four tablespoonfuls of tapioca in two cupfuls of cold water and let it stand fo.

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Creamed peach pie (No. 1) archival citation card
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Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Creamed peach pie (No. 1)

Creamed peach pie (No. 1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including sprinkle thickly with sugar, and fit on an upper crust.

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Poor man’s pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Poor man’s pudding

Poor man’s pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including pare the crusts from slices of graham bread, toast delicately and cut the slices int.

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Creamy Sauce I archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Creamy Sauce I

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

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Rice custard pudding archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Rice custard pudding

Rice custard pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including make a white sauce by cooking together, until they bubble, a tablespoonful of flour .

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Sour Milk Gingerbread archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Sour Milk Gingerbread

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

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Rice custard archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Rice custard

Rice custard, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cream a tablespoonful of butter with two of powdered sugar, and gradually work in th.

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Nut Spice Cake archival citation card
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Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Nut Spice Cake

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

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Chestnut pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Chestnut pudding

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

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Angel cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Angel cake

Angel cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including sift a teaspoonful of cream of tartar six times with a half-cupful of flour.

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Devil’s Food Cake I archival citation card
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Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Devil’s Food Cake I

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

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Plain loaf cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Plain loaf cake

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

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Cherry pudding archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Cherry pudding

Cherry pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including stem and stone two heaping cupfuls of cherries.

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