Celebrated Actor-Folks' Cookeries

Mary Pickford, Enrico Caruso, Lillian Russell and a hundred more stars of 1916 — each sharing the dish they actually cooked. The original celebrity cookbook.

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9 players in this part of Actor-Folks' Cookeries.

Julia Dean

Make a paste of one tablespoon of flour with one tablespoon of butter and stir in gently. VERY HOT

Marie Dressler

PHILADELPHIA PEPPER POT 1/4 cup sliced onion 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped green peppers 4 tablespoons butter 3½ tablespoons…

Will Deming

Melt ¼ lb. of butter in an iron pot; chop up one onion, four sections of garlic. As butter browns add a little water. Let this cook 15 minutes; add one pound of lean…

Louise Drew

EGGS BEURRE NOIR Fry 2 eggs, sunny side up 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (pour over eggs) Go to it!

Mrs. Sidney Drew

2 tablespoons milk Celebrity PEANUT

Sidney Drew

Rub one can of apricots through a sieve and add the syrup. Mix in one cup sugar, half a cup wine and quarter cup of lemon juice. Freeze. Whip a pint of cream to a stiff…

Carrie Demar

beaten dry, and pour in buttered baking dish. Sprinkle buttered bread crumbs over top and bake twenty minutes in slow oven. June Truly…

Viola Dana

VELVET MOLASSES CANDY 1 cup molasses 3 cups sugar 1 cup boiling water 1/4 teaspoon soda 3 tablespoons vinegar ½ teaspoon cream of tartar…

Arnold Daly

NUT CHOPS One cupful chopped nut meats, mixed: one cupful canned peas, one cupful dry bread crumbs, one onion chopped fine, one egg, not…

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