Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface The Recipes Conrad Aiken delete5â*âScrapple Bronson and Louisa May Alcott delete5â*âBerry Pudding Without Eggsâ*âBiscuit Without Milkâ*âCake Without Eggsâ*âGinger Snapsâ*âGraham Cakeâ*âTomato Catsup Horatio Alger, Jr. delete6â*âEgg Plant Pilauâ*âGraham MufFins David Amram delete7â*âOmelette Rudolfo Anaya delete7â*âSardinas de Lata (Sardines from the Can) Sherwood Anderson delete9â*âBaked Anonymous delete9â*âBoston Brown Breadâ*âBreakfast Dishâ*âCheese Relishâ*âChowder, an Old Recipeâ*âColonial Punchâ*âCorn Breadâ*âCorn Poneâ*âEve''s Puddingâ*âOatmeal Puddingâ*âOld Virginia Mince Pieâ*âOyster Cocktailâ*âPlum Puddingâ*âPlum Puddingâ*âStewed Duck and Peas Susan B. Anthony delete16â*âApple Tapioca Pudding Catharine Beecher delete17â*âCheapest Beefâ*âCoffeeâ*âFish Skin for Coffeeâ*âFrench Pot au Feuâ*âFricassee Chickensâ*âMush or Hasty Puddingâ*âShoulder of Lambâ*âSpanish Olla-ÂPodridaâ*âSuccotashâ*âTomato Catsup Henry Ward Beecher delete20 deleteBarbequeâ*âBiscuitsâ*âReed-ÂBirdsâ* Succotash, or Corn and Beansâ*âTomatoesâ*âTurtle Bean Soup Elizabeth Bishop delete22â*âBrownies Lillie Devereux Blake delete23â*âLast Century Blackberry Puddingâ* Tropic Delicacy Edwin Booth--Breakfast at Delmonico''s delete23â*âTerrine de fois gras (Terrine entière de Âfoies-Âgras) Kay Boyle delete24â*âRatatouille Rowayton Oliver Bell Bunce delete25â*âDandelion Wineâ*âOrange Loaf Cakeâ* Robert E. Lee Cake John Burroughs delete26â*âA Frickasie (Colonial Recipe) John Cage delete27â*âHomemade Bread Helen Campbell delete28â*âCandied or Crystallized Fruit or Nuts *âDeviled Hamâ*âGingersnapsâ*âIrish Stewâ*âTomato Catsup Alice Cary and Phoebe Cary delete30â*âBoiled Apple Dumplings * Compote of Applesâ*âMinced Chickenâ*âPlum Puddingâ*âSnow Balls Willa Cather delete31â*âChristmas Plum Puddingâ*âCream Raymond Chandler delete33â*âGimlet Denise Chávez delete33â*âDelFina Spanish--Really Mexican--Rice Lydia Maria Child delete33â*âBeefâ*âCurrant Wineâ*âMince Meatâ*âPlum Puddingâ*âPumpkin and Squash Robert P. Tristram CofFin delete35â*âLobster Stew John Esten Cooke delete36â*âPerfection Salad Rose Terry Cooke delete36â*âFrizzled Dried Beefâ*âScalloped Fish Susan Coolidge delete37â*âBrowned Oystersâ*âEasy Chicken Salad * Molasses Pieâ*âRhode Island ÂJohnny-Cakeâ*âSpiced Shadâ* Squash Pies William A. Croffut delete39â*âClam Soupâ*âPeas Stewed in Cream * Stuffed Cabbageâ*âSweet Pickle Bernard DeVoto delete40â*âLobsterâ*âMartinis à la DeVoto Charles Dickens--Dinner at Delmonico''s delete41â*âAspic of ÂFoies-ÂGras (Aspic de Âfoie-Âgras)â*âBécassines (English Snipe, Broiled) * Consommé à la Sévignéâ*âSalmon à la Victoria (Saumon à la Victoria)â*âTenderloin of Beef à la Lucullus (Filet de boeuf à la Lucullus) Emily Dickinson delete50â*âBlack Cakeâ*âChocolate Dessertâ*âCocoanut Cakeâ*âGingerbread Dorothy Dix delete52â*âBarbequed Chicken Abigail Scott Duniway delete52â*âChicken and Gravy as Mother Did Itâ* Pure Salt Rising Breadâ*âTransparent Jelly (No. 1)â*âTransparent Jelly (No. 2) Elizabeth Fries Ellet delete53â*âJugged Hareâ*âScotch Haggisâ* Seven-ÂYears'' Catsup Harlan Ellison delete54â*âCafé Ellison Diabolique Nora Ephron delete55â*âMashed Potatoes William Faulkner delete56â*âCuring Hams Shoulders Baconâ*âHot Toddy Erna Fergusson delete57â*âBuñuelos or Sopaipillas (Fried Puffs)â*âChile con Carneâ*âChiles Rellenosâ*âCorn Meal Tortillasâ*âEnchiladas with Flour Tortillasâ*âFrijoles (Beans)â*âGreen Corn with Green Chileâ* Posole (Hog and Hominy)â*âQuesadillasâ*âPastels (Pastry)â* Pastelitosâ*âTortillas, Corn Meal Annie Adams Fields delete62â*âFrench Toastâ*âWalnut Cake Zelda Fitzgerald delete62â*âBreakfast Benjamin Franklin delete62â*âApple Pudding (Pour faire un pudding de pommes)â*âBeer with Essence of Spruce (Maniere de faire de la Biere avec de l''Essence de Spruce)â*âBroiled Steaks (Tranches de boeuf grillées)â*âA Cheap and Good Soupâ*âMince Pie (Recette d''un p'té haché)â*âOrange Shrubâ*âOyster Sauce for Boiled Turkey (Sauce d''huitres pour un dindon bouilli)â*âPuff Paste (P'te feuilletée)â*âRice Pudding Baked (Pour faire un pudding de riz cuit au pour)â*âRoast Pig (Pour rôtir un cochon de lait)â*âSauce for Boiled Ducks or Rabbits (Sauce pour des canards ou des lapins bouillis) Jessie Benton Frémont delete65â*âHam Bones Horace Howard Furness delete66â*âCream Cheese Erle Stanley Gardner delete66â*âCase of the Caretaker''s Cat Cocktail Charlotte Perkins Gilman delete67â*âSynthetic Quince Allen Ginsberg delete67â*âCold Summer Borscht Grace Greenwood delete68â*âPrune Pudding Sarah Josepha Hale delete68â*âChicken Pieâ*âPuff Pasteâ*âPumpkin Pieâ*âRoast Beefâ*âRoasted Gooseâ*âRoasted Porkâ*âRoasted Turkeyâ*âStuffed Loin of Mutton Gail Hamilton delete71â*âBeaten Biscuitâ*âBlackberry Jam Cakeâ*âBrown Bread Cakesâ*âSoft Gingerbread Marion Harland delete72â*âArrowroot ÂBlanc-ÂMangeâ*âBeef Teaâ*âBoiled Hamâ*âBroiled Chickenâ*âBrunswick Stewâ*âChicken Jellyâ*âChicken Pieâ*âCountry Pork Sausagesâ*âFried Chickenâ*âGalantineâ*âLobster Chowderâ*âMince Piesâ*âMother''s Crullersâ*âOmelette aux Fines Herbesâ*âPeach Marmaladeâ*âPotted Herringsâ*âPumpkin Pieâ* Ragout of Liverâ*âRoast Chineâ*âRoast Duckâ*âRoast Pigâ*âRoast Spare Ribâ*âRoast Turkeyâ*âStrawberry Shortcakeâ*âSweet Potato Puddingâ*âTomato Aspic and Shrimp Saladâ*âWhite (Asparagus) Soup Harvard Club of New York--Dinner at Delmonico''s delete83â*âCharlotte Russeâ*âConsummé Imperial (Consommé à l''Imperiale)â*âPotatoes Souféd (Pommes de terre soufés)â*âSweetbreads, Parisian Style (Ris de veau à la Parisienne)â*âItalian Salad (Salade à l''Italienne) Nathaniel Hawthorne delete90â*âCorned Beef Lafcadio Hearn delete91â*âBoston Brown Breadâ*âBouille-ÂAbaisseâ* Calves'' Feet Jellyâ*âCountry Fried Chickenâ*âCrayFish Bisqueâ* Gelatine Snow Puddingâ*âGumbo of Okra or Fileeâ*âGraham MufFins for Dyspepticsâ*âJambalaya of Fowls and Riceâ*âMint Juleps * Pudding *âRich Wedding Cake or Black Cakeâ*âTomato Catsupâ* Tomato Soup with Vegetables Lillian Hellman delete95â*âPot Roast Ernest Hemingway delete95â*âBloody Maryâ*âChop Sueyâ*âDaiquiriâ* Fried Troutâ*âPicadillo John Hersey delete98â*âSliced Steak Sandwich Isabella Beecher Hooker delete98â*âSoup Regencyâ*âSponge Cakeâ*âVeal Croquettes Robinson Jeffers delete99â*âFor a Poet''s Palate Thomas Jefferson delete99â*âApple Toddyâ*âIce Creamâ*âPersimmon Beer Ronald Johnson delete101â*âGreen Chile Sauceâ*âHuevos Rancherosâ*âMexican Summer Soup Helen Keller delete102â*âGolden Gate Salad Jack Kerouac delete102â*âGreen Pea Soupâ*âP'te de Porc Gras Caroline Kirkland delete103â*âBread Ted Kooser delete104â*âHow to Make Rhubarb Wine Ring Lardner delete105â*âDry Martini Harper Lee delete105â*âCrackling Bread Ursula K.
Le Guin delete105â*âCrab Nebulaâ*âLÃriv Metadà or Valley Succotashâ*âPrimitive Chocolate Mousse Elmore Leonard delete107â*âElmore''s Southron Breakfast Treats Aldo Leopold delete107â*âDeer Steaks Eliza Leslie delete108â*âBeefsteak (Broiled)â*âBeefsteak (Fried)â*âCatFish Soupâ*âFine Puff Pasteâ*âFrench Mustardâ*âGreen Corn Puddingâ*âLemon Puddingâ*âLobsterâ*âMaccaroniâ*âMock Turtle or Calf''s Head Soupâ*âMushroom Catsupâ*âPepper Potâ*âPickled Oystersâ*âPickled Tom.