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Potato croquettes, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Potato croquettes

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

Devilled Scallops, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Devilled Scallops

The original 1910 method for Devilled Scallops, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

French rolls, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

French rolls

French rolls, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including to three cupfuls of sweet milk add a cup of shortening and one-half cake of compress.

Apple sauce, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Apple sauce

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

Potato balls (“Kartoffelklösse”), an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Potato balls (“Kartoffelklösse”)

Potato balls (“Kartoffelklösse”), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including three cupfuls of potatoes, one cupful of bread, two eggs, well-beaten, separately.

Beefsteak à la Henriette, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Beefsteak à la Henriette

A historic dinner preparation beginning with butter, preserved with an exact page-level citation.

Risen brunette muffins, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Risen brunette muffins

Marion Harland’s original method for Risen brunette muffins, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Creamed Oysters, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Creamed Oysters

The original 1910 method for Creamed Oysters, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

Broiled squirrels, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Broiled squirrels

Broiled squirrels, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including skin, clean and lay in a marinade of salad oil and lemon juice for one hour.

Huckleberry griddle-cakes, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Huckleberry griddle-cakes

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

Scrambled eggs in cups, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Scrambled eggs in cups

Scrambled eggs in cups, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including with a rather large tin “shape” cut round out of slices of stale bread an inch thick.

Breadcrumb-Topped Baked Macaroni & Cheese, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Casserole Cited source

18 min prepserves 6

Breadcrumb-Topped Baked Macaroni & Cheese

A restrained old-school casserole: boiled macaroni, grated cheese, white sauce, and a crisp buttered-crumb top.

Split Pea Curry, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Split Pea Curry

An economical, pantry-friendly split-pea curry with a measured spice ratio from a 1917 Hindustani recipe collection.

Peanut crisps, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Peanut crisps

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

Indian meal crumpets, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Indian meal crumpets

Indian meal crumpets, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including heat a quart of milk to scalding and pour it gradually upon two full cups of corn-me.

Candied citron, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Candied citron

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

Classic Parker House Rolls, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Baking Cited source

35 min prepserves 12

Classic Parker House Rolls

Soft folded yeast rolls with the signature buttered crease, adapted directly from Fannie Farmer’s measured 1910 method.

Cherry ice, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Cherry ice

Cherry ice, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including stem and stone a quart of cherries, crush and cover them with two cupfuls of sugar.

Turnover pies, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Turnover pies

Turnover pies, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including fruit over one-half of the piece.

Stewed tripe and celery, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Stewed tripe and celery

Stewed tripe and celery, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut into inch pieces enough celery to make a cupful, and stew tender in salted, boil.

Broiled quail, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Broiled quail

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

Potatoes á la Lyonnaise, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Potatoes á la Lyonnaise

Potatoes á la Lyonnaise, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including two great spoonfuls of butter into the frying-pan and fry two sliced onions in this .

Carrots sautés, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Carrots sautés

Carrots sautés, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil young carrots, not longer than your forefinger, for eight minutes in salted wat.

Almond filling, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Almond filling

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