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Baked fillets of halibut, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Baked fillets of halibut

Baked fillets of halibut, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut slices of halibut, weighing a pound each, and an inch thick.

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.

Split Pea Curry, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Split Pea Curry

An economical, pantry-friendly split-pea curry with a measured spice ratio from a 1917 Hindustani recipe collection.

Peanut crisps, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Peanut crisps

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

Stewed potatoes (No. 2), an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Stewed potatoes (No. 2)

Stewed potatoes (No. 2), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including lay in cold water for an hour, drain, and put them over the fire in salted boiling w.

Indian meal crumpets, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Indian meal crumpets

Indian meal crumpets, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including heat a quart of milk to scalding and pour it gradually upon two full cups of corn-me.

A “Cape Cod folks” tid-bit, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

A “Cape Cod folks” tid-bit

A “Cape Cod folks” tid-bit, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak two pounds of salt cod over night.

Roasted quail, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Roasted quail

Roasted quail, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including clean and wash in two waters.

Fricasseed snapping turtle, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Fricasseed snapping turtle

Fricasseed snapping turtle, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including have your fish merchant clean your turtle after he has killed him by throwing him in.

Candied citron, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Candied citron

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

Classic Parker House Rolls, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Baking Cited source

35 min prepserves 12

Classic Parker House Rolls

Soft folded yeast rolls with the signature buttered crease, adapted directly from Fannie Farmer’s measured 1910 method.

Cherry ice, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Cherry ice

Cherry ice, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including stem and stone a quart of cherries, crush and cover them with two cupfuls of sugar.

String Beans with Pork, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 12 min prepEst. serves 6

String Beans with Pork

Tender green beans and savory pork cooked with black soybean sauce in a concise 1927 home recipe.

Turnover pies, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Turnover pies

Turnover pies, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including fruit over one-half of the piece.

Stuffed ham, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Stuffed ham

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

Halibut Timbales I, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Halibut Timbales I

A historic dinner preparation beginning with lb. halibut, preserved with an exact page-level citation.

Stewed tripe and celery, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Stewed tripe and celery

Stewed tripe and celery, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut into inch pieces enough celery to make a cupful, and stew tender in salted, boil.

Broiled quail, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Broiled quail

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

Potatoes á la Lyonnaise, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Potatoes á la Lyonnaise

Potatoes á la Lyonnaise, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including two great spoonfuls of butter into the frying-pan and fry two sliced onions in this .

Breaded ham, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Breaded ham

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

Carrots sautés, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Carrots sautés

Carrots sautés, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including boil young carrots, not longer than your forefinger, for eight minutes in salted wat.

Almond filling, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Almond filling

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

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

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Shad croquettes

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

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

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Baked cucumbers

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