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

Ada Lewis

PLAIN ROAST CHICKEN A nice tender chicken, left whole and carefully cleaned, washed and dried.

Cecil Lean

2 eggs 3/4 cup lard 2 cups flour 2 cups oat flakes (dry) 1 cup raisins COOKIES

Ethel Levey

EGG PLANT-STUFFED Boil egg plant whole about twenty minutes. Then cut in half, lengthwise, and remove the interior leaving only the shell…

Edith Lyle

MEXICAN TAMALES Boil three pounds chicken slowly until tender, in sufficient water to cover. Season with salt when partly done.

Felice Lyne

"Pleased from thy table rise." MUSHROOM SOUP

Henry Leone

SPAGHETTI A LA LEONE Four pounds of upper round, cut thick, and well larded with long thin slices of salt pork and garlic. Brown the beef…

Wilfred Lucas

CREAMED SHRIMPS

Ethel Lloyd

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH CURRY Clean the livers and dip in seasoned crumbs, beaten egg and crumbs again, then saute in butter. Remove livers to…

Beth Lydy

EGGS POACHED IN TOMATO SAUCE 1 10-cent can tomato soup 1½ as much milk as soup 4 drops kitchen-bouquet 2 tablespoonfuls butter 6 eggs…

Gwen Lowrey

"YOURS MERRILY" CHOCOLATE

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