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Meal:All Breakfast Lunch Dinner Brunch Dessert Party Picnic Snack

Diet:All Vegetarian Vegan Pescatarian Gluten-free Dairy-free High-protein High-fiber

Equipment:All One Pot Oven Skillet Stovetop

Collection:All Breakfast Baking Brunch Soup Vegetable Picnic Casserole Leftovers Seafood Dessert Lunch Dinner Party

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Canapés of sardines, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Canapés of sardines

Canapés of sardines, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including work into them a teaspoonful of melted butter, a teaspoonful of lemon juice, a pinch.

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Egg Custard, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Egg Custard

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

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Spanish Garlic Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Soup Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Spanish Garlic Soup

A spare, comforting garlic-and-bread soup translated from a public-domain Spanish household cookbook.

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

Lunch Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Baked chowder

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

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Breadcrumb-Topped Baked Macaroni & Cheese, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Casserole Cited source

18 min prepserves 6

Breadcrumb-Topped Baked Macaroni & Cheese

A restrained old-school casserole: boiled macaroni, grated cheese, white sauce, and a crisp buttered-crumb top.

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

Picnic Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Oyster canapés

Oyster canapés, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including toast ten slices of buttered bread and place in the oven to keep warm.

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