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.

Lillian Russell

CREAMED MUSHROOMS Peel one pound of large mushrooms. Drop them into water to which the juice of a lemon has been added. Into a 2-quart…

Blanche Ring

STUFFED POTATOES Bake in hot oven as many large potatoes as required. When done, remove end of potato without breaking the skin.

Adele Rowland

ADELE ROWLAND'S CLAM CHOWDER 25 hard clams and their juice Salt, pepper, cloves and bay 2 slices bacon, chopped 6 potatoes, diced 4 onions…

Mary Ryan

OLD-FASHIONED VEGETABLE SOUP 13/4 lbs. beef, cover with cold water 1½ cup coarse barley Allow this to come to boiling-point and skim.

Adele Ritchie

Cook ten minutes before stuffing squabs. Place squabs in casserole, bake in hot oven twenty minutes to half hour. Add one cup of white…

Marjorie Rambeau

BANANAS-RAMBEAU Slice bananas, long way. Dip in pan filled with half powdered sugar and half flour. Brown a fairly large piece of butter…

Margaret Romaine

1 cup sliced apples 1 cup celery diced WALDORF SALAD

William Rock

1 cupful chopped walnut- 2 meats 2 eggs NUT

Elsa Ryan

CHICKEN PIE Joint and prepare for boiling, two chickens, weighing three pounds each. Use water to cover and add sufficient water to keep…

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