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.

Laurette Taylor

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATOES Peel and slice sweet potatoes lengthwise and place them in a covered pan in layers with butter, sugar, a very…

Ernest Truex

EGG RUMBLE 1 teaspoon of butter 3 eggs 2 tablespoons milk or cream 6 sardines 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce Put butter and milk-or…

Sophie Tucker

HAMBURGER ROAST 1 pound chopped meat 2 eggs Stale bread soaked 1 pinch sugar 1 pinch salt 1 pinch pepper Mix and knead together; spread…

Dion Titheradge

A POCKET STEAK The main requirement for this dish is a large appetite, which can be obtained almost any way and anywhere. A good plan is to…

Conway Tearle

PICKLED HERRING 10 bay leaves Red and black pepper to taste 1 teaspoon whole cloves and allspice Clean the herring and sprinkle with salt…

Mabel Taliaferro

FILLED FISH BALLS 1 3-pound fish (either weak or cod) 3/4 cupful water 1 good-sized onion, minced or grated 1/4 cupful sugar 1/2…

Beatrice Terry

GRAPE GELATINE One package of Knox gelatine dissolved in two teacupfuls of cold water, one teacupful of sugar, one-half teacupful of lemon…

Mabel Trunelle

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Fay Tincher

TARA NABE Into a chafing dish cut the meat of an uncooked chicken in small squares. An equal quantity of celery. Over this pour one pint of…

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