A LIVING RECIPE ARCHIVE
ARCHIVE FILE 002

Gourmet Cooking with a Flair

Provisional source record for Gourmet Cooking with a Flair, identified in the site’s legacy archive as a 1961 published cookbook. Linked recipes are preserved here while the physical source is re-scanned and verified.

CATALOG RECORD

The source at a glance.

SOURCE SCAN
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LEGACY COOKBOOK RECORD · 1961

Gourmet Cooking with a Flair

Publication year in legacy record
1961

Publisher / location
Verification pending

Linked recipes
Legacy associations under verification

This Archive File is a provisional source record rather than a recipe category. The title, 1961 date and recipe associations are retained from legacy metadata while the physical book is re-scanned and each connection is checked against the source.

WHY THIS SOURCE MATTERS

What the legacy associations show so far.

The recipes currently associated with this source span soups, side dishes, a main dish and several pies. That range describes the legacy sample preserved so far—not the full contents of the cookbook—and may change as source pages are verified and additional records are recovered.

INSIDE THE SOURCE

The source record stays provisional until the scans are verified.

01 / COVER

Use the original source—not a reconstruction.

The physical cookbook cover has not yet been re-scanned for this archive file. A verified source image will be attached when available rather than substituting recreated artwork.

02 / RECIPE PAGES

Attach the evidence.

Recipe-page scans will be attached as the physical cookbook is re-cataloged, allowing each legacy recipe to be checked directly against its printed source.

03 / PROVENANCE

Record only what the source supports.

The cookbook title, year and recipe associations are preserved from the legacy site record. Publisher, location, contributor and page-level details remain provisional until the source scan confirms them.

RECIPES FROM THIS COOKBOOK

Legacy recipes linked so far

The grid below is tied to recipe pages whose legacy source metadata identifies Gourmet Cooking with a Flair. These associations remain provisional until the physical recipe pages are re-scanned and verified.

Classic Chess Pie with a smooth golden custard filling in a plain pie crust

Chess Pie

A simple, old-fashioned custard pie of sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk, baked low and slow until the filling is firmly set.

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Cold red gazpacho blended smooth from tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, onion, and tomato juice

Gazpacho

A cold summer soup blending tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, onion, tomato juice, red wine vinegar and olive oil until smooth.

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Baked Onion Shortbread with soft onions and chopped bacon over a golden biscuit crust

Onion Shortbread

Savory rather than sweet, this onion “shortbread” layers buttery sautéed onions, egg and crisp bacon over rolled biscuit dough.

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Pecan pie with pecan halves risen across a glossy baked filling in a 9-inch pastry shell

Pecan Pie

Pecan halves rise through a rich filling of eggs, butter, light corn syrup, vanilla and sugar in this straightforward 9-inch pie.

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Rice Supreme with mushrooms, tomato, pimento, and raisins in a serving dish

Rice Supreme

Rice cooks with onion, lettuce, mushrooms, tomato and chicken broth, then gets a vintage sweet-savory finish of pimento and raisins.

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ARCHIVE NOTES

This record will sharpen as the physical source is re-scanned.

This record will sharpen as the physical source is re-scanned. The archive preserves the legacy connection while withholding unverified publisher, location, contributor and page-level details until the source confirms them. You can also browse the full recipe archive across all sources.