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

Evelyn Nesbit

CHICKEN a la CACCIATORE Two fresh young chickens, singed and jointed. Two tablespoons Italian olive oil. One tablespoon butter. Two sliced…

Mabel Normand

STEWED LAMB AND VEGETABLES Scrag end or breast of lamb does for this dish, and cold lamb may also be heated, in which case the vegetables…

William Norris

FISH MOUSSE One and one-half pounds raw halibut, skin and bone.

Marie Newton

"Eat, drink and be merry!" 3455/ 56 Gaby Deslys Harry Pilcer KISSES

Frances Nelson

WELSH RAREBIT AU GRATIN

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