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

Clara Kimball Young

CHOCOLATE PLUM PUDDING 1 envelope Knox Sparkling Gelatine 3/4 cup cold water 1 cup sugar 1½ teaspoonful vanilla 1 cup seeded raisins 1/4…

Blanche Yurka

BOHEMIAN GOULASH Cut into small squares two pounds of beef, taken from the shoulders. Place on frying pan two tablespoons butter and one…

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