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 3/2 tablespoons…

Will Deming

FORTY-MINUTE SPAGHETTI

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

Gibbs Mason APRICOT SORBET

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 1½ 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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