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

Nance O'Neil

ORANGE CANTELOUPE Remove the seeds from small ripe canteloupe and fill the craters with diced orange pulp which has been well sweetened and…

Eugene O'Brien

TOMATO JELLY 1 quart tomato juice 1 package Knox gelatine 1½ bell pepper 2 pimentos 1½ bunch celery 1 small green onion Pass the vegetables…

Muriel Ostrich

PEANUT AND LENTIL ROAST 1/2 cup shelled roasted peanuts 1/2 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup lentils 1/2 cup toasted bread crumbs Milk 1½ teaspoon…

Ann Orr

STRAWBERRY WHIP 11/4 cups strawberries 1 cup powdered sugar White 1 egg Put in bowl, beat with wire whisk until stiff enough to hold in…

Olive Oliver

CREAM OF ARTICHOKE SOUP Cook half a dozen of these in boiling water until soft, then rub through a sieve. Add two tablespoons butter and…

Haru Onuki

BAKED STEAK WITH VEGETABLES Put steak in a baking tin, dredge with flour and season with pepper and salt; put in oven with water almost…

Geraldine O'Brien

3 eggs ALICE WASHBURN'S SPONGE CAKE

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