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

Edna May

2 cups rice 3 qts. water 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup cream Season to taste Wash the rice thoroughly, place in saucepan with cold water and boil…

Louis Mann

SPAGHETTI SAUCE Put in pan on top of stove one can tomatoes (Italian), a pinch sugar, a dash of cinnamon, pepper, salt and onion to taste…

Cleo Mayfield

1½ grapefruit 1 orange 1 apple 1 cup celery 1 banana, cut in small pieces 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon dry mustard Piece…

Fred Mace

HAM JAMBALAYA Wash thoroughly, in several waters, two cups of rice. In a large tablespoonful of hot lard, brown one small onion, chopped…

John Daly Murphy

RISH bacon should be used. Boil it until very tender, then cook the cabbage in the same water, adding it to the pot while the bacon has yet about half an hour to cook.

Ann Murdock

Grated rind and juice of two lemons A cup and a half of water 2 cups of sugar 4 eggs Beat the yolks in a deep saucepan and add the other ingredients. Stir all together…

Ann Murdock (Cook slowly until thick)

Cook slowly until thick, stirring constantly and when done set aside to cool. Pour into deep pie plate lined with puff paste and bake to a…

Riccardo Martin

GRAPE CONSERVE Grapes, one-half peck. Oranges, two. Lemons, two.

Kathleen Mcdonnell

CLAM BISQUE 2 tablespoons allspice 2 tablespoons flour Yolk of 1 egg 25 large clams in shells (alive) 1 large cup milk or cream 2…

Ellen Mortimer

Melt three tablespoons of butter in a pan or chafing dish. Add pepper and salt and plenty of paprika.

Phillip Merivale

TENDERLOIN STEAK With a very sharp knife, make s'anting scores here and there across the surface of a nice thick steak.

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