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Home-made sausages, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Home-made sausages

Marion Harland’s original method for Home-made sausages, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

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Lenox Chicken, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 40 min prepEst. serves 2

Lenox Chicken

The original 1910 method for Lenox Chicken, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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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.

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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.

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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 .

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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.

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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.

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Lobster sauce, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Lobster sauce

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

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Chicken Curry, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Chicken Curry

The original 1910 method for Chicken Curry, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Martin’s Specialty, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Martin’s Specialty

The original 1910 method for Martin’s Specialty, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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Crumb pie, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Crumb pie

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

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Chicken à la McDonald, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Chicken à la McDonald

A historic dinner preparation beginning with cold cooked chicken, cut in strips, preserved with an exact page-level citation.

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Frosting for plain loaf cake, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dessert Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 6

Frosting for plain loaf cake

Frosting for plain loaf cake, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including one cupful of cream.

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A bread omelet (baked), an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Breakfast Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

A bread omelet (baked)

A bread omelet (baked), preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including soak three tablespoonfuls of stale crumbs in a cupful of milk for two hours.

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Salmon loaf, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Salmon loaf

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

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Batter V, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Batter V

The original 1910 method for Batter V, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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Broiled smoked salmon, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Dinner Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Broiled smoked salmon

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

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