After discovering that the existing cookbooks of her time were less than helpful Terhune
followed her friends' suggestion and began compiling her own tested recipes which she wrote in
a more accessible manner. Marion Harland's Cookery for Beginners was one of these works. Known
by her penname Marion Harland American author Mary Virginia Terhune wrote some notable
bestselling works in fiction and non-fiction genres. Contents include: Home-made Yeast and the
first Loaf Bread Sponge and Breakfast Breads Breakfast Breads Other Breakfast Breads Eggs
Broiled Meats Fried Meats What to do with Left-overs Other Dinner Dishes Meats Vegetables
Desserts Cake-making Jellies Creams and other fancy Dishes for Tea and Luncheon or
Supper-Parties
