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Sweetbreads with celery salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Sweetbreads with celery salad

Marion Harland’s original method for Sweetbreads with celery salad, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Egg Balls I

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring yolks 2 “hard-boiled” eggs, with the original instructions and source page intact.

Chestnut Purée, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Chestnut Purée

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

Artusi’s Tomato Risotto, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Artusi’s Tomato Risotto

A measured tomato risotto translated from Pellegrino Artusi’s influential Italian family cookbook.

String Bean Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

String Bean Soup

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

Noodles, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Noodles

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

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Duchess Soup

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

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

A fruit salad

A fruit salad, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including pare four juicy, sweet oranges, peel off every bit of the white inner skin from the .

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Mushroom Soup

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

Spanish Chickpea and Cauliflower Stew, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Spanish Chickpea and Cauliflower Stew

Chickpeas, cauliflower, rice, tomato, and paprika come together in this translated Spanish potaje.

Grape fruit, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Grape fruit

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

Baked Bean Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Baked Bean Soup

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

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Corn chowder

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

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

French Dressing

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

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Beet salad

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

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Rice croquettes

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

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Oyster Stew

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

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Squash soup

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

Fresh-Corn “Oysters” from 1910, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Vegetable Cited source

12 min prepserves 4

Fresh-Corn “Oysters” from 1910

Despite the historic name, these are seafood-free fresh-corn griddle cakes bound with egg and just enough flour.

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Spinach soup

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

Green pea broth (No. 2), an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Green pea broth (No. 2)

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

Egg salad with boiled dressing, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Egg salad with boiled dressing

Marion Harland’s original method for Egg salad with boiled dressing, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Macaroni soup

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

Parisian French Dressing, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Parisian French Dressing

Parisian French Dressing from the 1910 table, preserved for modern discovery with its original citation.