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Apple meringue pie archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Apple meringue pie

Marion Harland’s original method for Apple meringue pie, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Buttered sweet potatoes archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Buttered sweet potatoes

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

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Meringue II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Meringue II

Farmer’s period recipe for Meringue II, faithfully transcribed from the public-domain edition.

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Cream gravy for black bass archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Cream gravy for black bass

Marion Harland’s original method for Cream gravy for black bass, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Cream of sago soup archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Cream of sago soup

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

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Cream cucumber sauce archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Cream cucumber sauce

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

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Lemon cream pie (No. 1) archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Lemon cream pie (No. 1)

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

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Macaroni pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Macaroni pudding

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

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Candied citron ice cream archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Candied citron ice cream

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

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Batter pudding archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Batter pudding

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

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Cream cake archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Cream cake

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

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Cream cheese archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Cream cheese

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

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Apple Snow archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Apple Snow

A classic 1910 sweet built around whites 3 eggs, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

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Beefsteak pie archival citation card
Dessert Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 6

Beefsteak pie

Beefsteak pie, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut two pounds of round steak into small squares.

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Chocolate Charlotte archival citation card
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.

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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.

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Summer squash pudding archival citation card
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.

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Maple Sugar Frosting archival citation card
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.

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Fondant for cream candies archival citation card
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 .

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Boiled huckleberry pudding archival citation card
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.

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Blackberry pudding archival citation card
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.

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Creamed raspberry pie archival citation card
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.

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Sugar candy archival citation card
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.

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