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Marion Harris Neil
Marion Harris Neil, from a 1917 publication
Marion Harris Neil, from a 1917 publication
BornMarch 13, 1867
Scotland, U.K.
DiedNovember 4, 1920 (age 53)
Oradell, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesMay N. Godkin
Occupation(s)Writer, editor, cooking teacher, school principal

Marion Harris Neil Godkin (March 13, 1867[1] – November 4, 1920) was a Scottish writer and editor, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was editor of Table Talk magazine, cookery editor at Ladies' Home Journal and The Delineator, and author of several cookbooks.

Early life and education

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Neil was born in Calton, Glasgow,[2] the daughter of James Neil and Jane Harris Miller Neil. She studied at the West End Training School of Cookery in Glasgow.[3] She moved to the United States with her widowed mother and younger sister in 1903.[4]

Career

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Neil taught cookery in Scotland and was principal of a cooking school in Philadelphia, with her sister Mary Miller Neil as her assistant.[5] In 1905, she was vice-president of the American Household Economics Association.[6] She was editor of Table Talk magazine.[7] Neil, Christine Terhune Herrick and Caroline French Benton were co-editors of the cookery section of The Delineator in 1908,[8] and she was cookery editor of Ladies' Home Journal. In her last year, she ran Greenacres Inn and Tearoom in Oradell, New Jersey.[9]

Publications

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Books

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Neil compiled and edited cookbooks, often based on the recipes first published in Ladies' Home Journal or other publications. She also created cookbooks for food companies,[10] to teach consumers how to use specific ingredients, such as baking powder,[11] California peaches,[12] or Crisco.[13]

  • How to Cook in Casserole Dishes (1912)[14]
  • Candies and bonbons and how to make them (1913)[15]
  • Canning, preserving, and pickling (1914)[16]
  • A Calendar of Dinners (1914)[17]
  • The Story of Crisco (1914)[13]
  • The Something-Different Dish (1915)[18]
  • Ryzon Baking Book (1916)[19]
  • Salads, sandwiches, and chafing dish recipes (1916)
  • Favorite Recipes Cook Book (1917)[20]
  • Economical Cookery (1918)[21]
  • The Thrift Cook Book (1919)[22]
  • Sixty-five delicious dishes made with bread (1919)[23]
  • Delicious Recipes (1920)[12]

Articles

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Neil wrote regularly for the magazines she edited.[24][25][26] She also wrote for The Modern Priscilla,[27] The Inter Ocean,[28][29] The Plain Dealer,[6][30] and Canadian Home Journal.[31] Some titles of her articles include the following:

  • "A Beginner's Lesson in Cookery" (1908, The Delineator)[24]
  • "Valuable Arrowroot Recipes", "Hints for the Lenten Menu", "Some Good Ways of Using Macaroni", "Palatable Ways to Plank Food", "How to Serve Summer Fruits" (1913, Table Talk)[26][32][33][34][35]
  • "Low-Cost Dishes for 'High-Cost' Days", "For Friday, When Every One Has Fish", "What to Do with Sour Milk", "The New Pickles and Chowchows" , "My Soups without Meat" (1914, Ladies' Home Journal)[25][36][37][38][39]
  • "Dainty Cooking for Invalids and Convalescents" (1916, The Modern Priscilla)[27]
  • "Hot Weather Drinks", "Wholesome Foods at Reasonable Cost", "The Usefulness of Salt" "When Our Friends Drop In", "The Many Uses of the Lemon", "Try Steaming Your Food" "Sweet and Savory Dishes for the Christmas Table" (1918, Canadian Home Journal)[31][40][41][42]

Personal life

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Neil married Irish-born Richard N. Godkin in 1910.[2] She died in 1920, at the age of 53, in Oradell, New Jersey.[43]

References

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  1. ^ Marion Harris Neil's 1867 birthdate, birthplace, and parents' full names from Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, via Ancestry. Some sources give different birth years in the 1870s.
  2. ^ a b "Married". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1910-01-09. p. 20. Retrieved 2025-03-31 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Driver, Elizabeth (2008-01-01). Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949. University of Toronto Press. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-8020-4790-8.
  4. ^ Jane, Mary, and May Neil, aboard the Numidian, arriving in New York City on June 2, 1903; Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, including Castle Garden and Ellis Island, 1820-1957; via Ancestry.
  5. ^ "Cookery School". Light. 7: 388. October 1907.
  6. ^ a b Neil, Marion Harris (1905-09-24). "Some Uses for the Apple". The Plain Dealer. p. 41. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ Table Talk: The National Food Magazine. Pierce Publishing Company. 1913.
  8. ^ "Our New Department of Cookery". The Delineator. 71 (2): 296. February 1908.
  9. ^ "Greenacres Inn and Tearoom (advertisement)". The Record. 1919-06-19. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-03-31 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Marsh, Allison (2018-12-07). The Factory: A Social History of Work and Technology. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-1-4408-5333-3.
  11. ^ "Ryzon" (advertisement), American Cookery 22(June-July 1917): 61.
  12. ^ a b Neil, Marion Harris (1920). Delicious recipes. Fresno: California Peach Growers, Inc.
  13. ^ a b Neil, Marion Harris. (1921). The story of Crisco. Cincinnati: The Procter & Gamble Co., c1921].
  14. ^ "How to cook in casserole dishes, by Marion Harris Neil". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  15. ^ Neil, Marion Harris. (1916). Salads, sandwiches and chafing dish recipes. Philadelphia: D. McKay.
  16. ^ Neil, Marion Harris. (1914). Canning, preserving and pickling. Philadelphia: D. McKay.
  17. ^ "A calendar of dinners : with 615 recipes / by Marion Harris Neil". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  18. ^ "The something-different dish, by Marion Harris Neil". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  19. ^ "Ryzon baking book : a practical manual for the preparation of food requiring baking powder / compiled and edited by Marion Harris Neil". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  20. ^ "Favorite recipes cook book; a complete culinary guide, ed. by Marion Harris Neil". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  21. ^ Neil, Marion Harris. (1918). Economical cookery. Boston: Little, Brown, and company.
  22. ^ "The thrift cook book / by Marion Harris Neil...illustrated from photographs". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  23. ^ "Sixty-five delicious dishes made with bread : containing tested recipes compiled for the Fleischmann Co. / by Marion Harris Neil". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  24. ^ a b Neil, Marion Harris (January 1908). "A Beginner's Lessons in Cookery". The Delineator. 71 (1): 132–135.
  25. ^ a b Neil, Marion Harris (January 1914). "Low-Cost Dishes for 'High-Cost' Days". The Ladies' Home Journal. 31: 27.
  26. ^ a b Neil, Marion Harris (January 1913). "Valuable Arrowroot Recipes". Table Talk. 28: 24–27.
  27. ^ a b Neil, Marion Harris (May 1916). "Dainty Cookery for Invalids and Convalescents". The Modern Priscilla: 34 – via Internet Archive.
  28. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (1905-11-19). "The Care of Furniture". The Inter Ocean. p. 45. Retrieved 2025-03-31 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (1906-03-04). "Do We Eat Our Breakfast?". The Inter Ocean. p. 43. Retrieved 2025-03-31 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (1905-07-23). "New Cooking Utensils". The Plain Dealer. p. 46. Retrieved 2025-03-31 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ a b Neil, Marion Harris (July 1918). "Hot Weather Drinks". Canadian Home Journal: 54 – via Internet Archive.
  32. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (February 1913). "Hints for the Lenten Menu". Table Talk. 28: 68–71.
  33. ^ Neil, Marion H. (March 1913). "Some Good Ways of Using Macaroni". Table Talk. 28: 155–157.
  34. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (April 1913). "Palatable Ways to Plank Food". Table Talk. 28: 189–191.
  35. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (June 1913). "How to Serve Summer Fruits". Table Talk. 28: 308–311.
  36. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (March 1914). "For Friday, When Every One Has Fish". The Ladies' Home Journal. 31: 37.
  37. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (August 1914). "What to Do with Sour Milk". The Ladies' Home Journal. 31: 53.
  38. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (September 1914). "The New Pickles and Chowchows". The Ladies' Home Journal. 31: 44.
  39. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (November 1914). "How Four Women Economized: My Soups without Meat". Ladies' Home Journal. 31: 36.
  40. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (October 1918). "Wholesome Foods at Reasonable Cost/The Usefulness of Salt/When Our Friends Drop In". Canadian Home Journal: 32–36 – via Internet Archive.
  41. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (November 1918). "The Many Uses of the Lemon/Try Steaming Your Food". Canadian Home Journal: 31–33 – via Internet Archive.
  42. ^ Neil, Marion Harris (December 1918). "Sweet and Savory Dishes for the December Table". Canadian Home Journal: 29 – via Internet Archive.
  43. ^ "Marion Harris Neil Godkin". The Record. 1920-11-06. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-03-31 – via Newspapers.com.
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