Good Things to Eat and How to Prepare Them

From the Larkin Kitchen-Laboratory in Buffalo, 1907 — the soap-and-premium empire's own book of over two hundred recipes.

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The Dining-Room

13 recipes

Explanation of Terms

4 recipes

Weights, Measures, Time

8 recipes

Soups

15 recipes

Sauces

10 recipes

Salads

23 recipes

Breads

16 recipes

Cakes

47 recipes

Desserts

60 recipes

Canning and Preserving

11 recipes

Beverages

9 recipes

The Chafing-Dish

7 recipes

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Three tablespoons of Larkin Corn Starch One-half cup of sugar One egg Two tablespoons of butter

Oups

are classified in two or three ways. They are made with or without meat. If of meat, they are named from the flavoring of the…

Whole Wheat Muffins

One egg One pint of sweet milk One-fourth teaspoon of Larkin Table Salt Two teaspoons of sugar Two and one-half teaspoons of…

Macaroni Italian Fashion

Cook in stock instead of plain boiling salted water. This may be done by adding one-half teaspoon of Larkin Extract of Beef to…

Brown Betty

Put a layer of bread crumbs into a well-buttered baking-dish; on the crumbs small bits of butter; next a layer of apples, cored…

Parker House Rolls

Rub one tablespoon of lard into two quarts of flour. Moisten one cake of Larkin Dry Yeast. Scald one pint of milk, and when cool…

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