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.

Flora Zabelle

LEMON SPONGE OR SNOW PUDDING 1½ envelope Knox Sparkling Gelatine 1/4 cup cold water 1 cup boiling water 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup lemon juice…

Giovanni Zenatello

2 cups hot mashed potatoes 1/4 cups soft bread crumbs 1/4 cup chopped fat salt pork 1 finely chopped onion 3 ½ cup butter 1 egg 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon sage OU…

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