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Chocolate Charlotte, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Chocolate Charlotte

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

Thanksgiving citron cake, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Thanksgiving citron cake

Thanksgiving citron cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cream a cupful of butter with three cupfuls of powdered sugar, add a cupful of milk.

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, .

Crême aux Fruits, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Crême aux Fruits

Farmer’s period recipe for Crême aux Fruits, faithfully transcribed from the public-domain edition.

Coffee junket (very nice), an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Party Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Coffee junket (very nice)

Marion Harland’s original method for Coffee junket (very nice), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Summer squash pudding, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Summer squash pudding

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

Maple Sugar Frosting, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Maple Sugar Frosting

A classic 1910 sweet built around lb. soft maple sugar, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

Fondant for cream candies, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Fondant for cream candies

Fondant for cream candies, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including to one pound of granulated sugar put into a granite saucepan, add a gill and a half .

Boiled huckleberry pudding, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Boiled huckleberry pudding

Boiled huckleberry pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including roll this out, spread thickly with huckleberries, sprinkle with granulated sugar, an.

Tea (hot), an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Party Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Tea (hot)

Marion Harland’s original method for Tea (hot), retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Blackberry pudding, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Blackberry pudding

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

Cocoanut and citron layer cake, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Cocoanut and citron layer cake

Cocoanut and citron layer cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including rub together three-quarters of a cupful of butter and a cupful and a half of powdere.

Welsh Rarebit II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Party Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Welsh Rarebit II

Farmer’s original Welsh Rarebit II preparation, ready to browse with transparent provenance.

Christmas fruit cake, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Christmas fruit cake

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

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.

Rhubarb pudding, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Rhubarb pudding

Rhubarb pudding, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including grease a pudding-dish and put into it a layer of bread-crumbs that have been soaked .

Corn bread made of northern meal, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Breakfast Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Corn bread made of northern meal

Corn bread made of northern meal, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including two cupfuls of corn-meal.

Brown Sauce I, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Brown Sauce I

The original 1910 method for Brown Sauce I, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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.

Creamed raspberry pie, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Creamed raspberry pie

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

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.

Sugar candy, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dessert Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Sugar candy

Sugar candy, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including wet two heaping cupfuls of granulated sugar with a half pint of cold water and put o.

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

Breakfast Cited source

Est. 40 min prepEst. serves 4

Potato sponge bread (No. 1)

Potato sponge bread (No. 1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil and mash, while hot, four potatoes of fair size, beating into them a tablespoon.

Egg and cheese timbales, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Egg and cheese timbales

Marion Harland’s original method for Egg and cheese timbales, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.