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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Potato Mayonnaise

A portable historic recipe using very small baked potato, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

Potato salad (No. 1), an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Potato salad (No. 1)

Potato salad (No. 1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut cold-boiled potatoes into tender slices and mix with them two raw white onions, .

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Cream of Scallop Soup

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

Artusi’s Potato Gnocchi, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Artusi’s Potato Gnocchi

A precisely proportioned potato gnocchi recipe translated from Artusi, with its original shaping method preserved.

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Oyster Bisque

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

Potato salad (No. 2), an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Potato salad (No. 2)

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

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Oil Dressing I

A portable historic recipe using “hard-boiled” eggs, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

Savory rice soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Savory rice soup

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

Spanish Potato Omelet, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Brunch Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Spanish Potato Omelet

A concise historical tortilla de patatas translated into clear English without adding unsupported measurements.

French onion soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

French onion soup

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

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Asparagus Soup

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

Mock-turtle bean soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Mock-turtle bean soup

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

Celery Soup II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Celery Soup II

Farmer’s concise method for Celery Soup II, transcribed from the public-domain 1910 cookbook.

Pâte à Choux, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Pâte à Choux

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

Ox-tail soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Ox-tail soup

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

Oil-and-Vinegar Potato Salad with Beets & Egg, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

20 min prepserves 6

Oil-and-Vinegar Potato Salad with Beets & Egg

A mayonnaise-free picnic salad from 1910, finished with hard-cooked egg, red beets, chives, and parsley.

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Cucumber salad

Cucumber salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including wash well in cold water.

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Cream Dressing II

A portable historic recipe using mustard, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

Simple lettuce salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Simple lettuce salad

Simple lettuce salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including while you do this the waitress or butler should set before you the oil, vinegar, pep.

Bean and beet salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Bean and beet salad

Bean and beet salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil a half cupful of small kidney beans.

Tomato and Eggs, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Tomato and Eggs

A practical 1927 tomato-and-egg dish with the sweet-savory balance familiar to many modern home cooks.

A macedoine salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

A macedoine salad

A macedoine salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including one cup of green peas, boiled and cold, and the same of string beans cut into half-i.

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Cabbage salad

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

French Fruit Salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

French Fruit Salad

A portable historic recipe using oranges, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.