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Baked sweet apples archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Baked sweet apples

Marion Harland’s original method for Baked sweet apples, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Poverty cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Poverty cake

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

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Sour cream cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Sour cream cake

Marion Harland’s original method for Sour cream cake, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Peach batter pudding archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Peach batter pudding

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

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Orange Puffs archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Orange Puffs

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

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Summer squash pudding archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Summer squash pudding

Marion Harland’s original method for Summer squash pudding, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Orange pie archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Orange pie

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

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Christmas fruit cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Christmas fruit cake

Marion Harland’s original method for Christmas fruit cake, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Combination berry pie archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Combination berry pie

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

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Quail pie archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Quail pie

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

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Bread and fig pudding archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Bread and fig pudding

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

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Birthday Cake archival citation card
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Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Birthday Cake

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

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Currant pie (No. 1) archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Currant pie (No. 1)

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

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Steamed orange pudding (1) archival citation card
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Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Steamed orange pudding (1)

Steamed orange pudding (1), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak a cupful of bread-crumbs in a cupful of milk until very soft.

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Nut Bars archival citation card
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Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 6

Nut Bars

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

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Orange layer cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Orange layer cake

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

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Creamed sweet apple pie archival citation card
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Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 6

Creamed sweet apple pie

Creamed sweet apple pie, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including pare, core and quarter campfield pound sweets, or other sweet apples.

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Pie of small birds archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Pie of small birds

Pie of small birds, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including clean and stew the birds for half-an-hour in weak stock.

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Spanish Soufflé archival citation card
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Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Spanish Soufflé

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

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White mountain cake archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

White mountain cake

White mountain cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including into three cupfuls of sugar rub one cupful of butter and stir in a half-cupful of sw.

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Crustless lemon pie archival citation card
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Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Crustless lemon pie

Crustless lemon pie, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak a cupful of crumbs for an hour in a little milk.

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