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Mock Bisque Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Mock Bisque Soup

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

Split pea soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Split pea soup

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

Boiled Dressing I, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Boiled Dressing I

Boiled Dressing I from the 1910 table, preserved for modern discovery with its original citation.

A good green pea soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

A good green pea soup

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

Corn and tomato soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Corn and tomato soup

Corn and tomato soup, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including heat two tablespoonfuls of butter in a saucepan, put into it two fine-cut onions, on.

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Pea Soup

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

Rice and tomato soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Rice and tomato soup

Rice and tomato soup, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including peel and cut up a dozen ripe tomatoes and boil to a pulp in a quart of salted water.

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Orange salad

Orange salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including peel and divide the oranges into lobes, then cut each of these into three pieces.

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Peach salad

Peach salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including pare a quart of ripe yellow peaches, and cut into thin slices.

Apple and celery salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Apple and celery salad

Apple and celery salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut enough crisp celery into small bits to make a cupful.

Boiled Dressing II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Boiled Dressing II

Boiled Dressing II from the 1910 table, preserved for modern discovery with its original citation.

Lima bean soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Lima bean soup

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

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Nasturtium salad

Nasturtium salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut fine the heart of a large bunch of celery, mince a tablespoonful of parsley and .

Spiced Coconut Rice, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. Yield not stated

Spiced Coconut Rice

Fragrant coconut rice seasoned with turmeric, cloves, cardamom, and pepper from a practical 1917 collection.

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

White Soup

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

Vermicelli soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Vermicelli soup

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

Egg Balls II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Egg Balls II

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring “hard-boiled” egg, with the original instructions and source page intact.

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.

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Spring Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring white stock i or ii, with the original instructions and source page intact.

Cream Dressing I, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Cream Dressing I

Cream Dressing I from the 1910 table, preserved for modern discovery with its original citation.

Cream of Mushroom Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Cream of Mushroom Soup

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

Noodles for soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Noodles for soup

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

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 30 min prepEst. serves 4

Almond Soup

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

Creole chowder, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Creole chowder

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