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Lemon Mardi Gras Squares, 1953 – A Vintage Recipe Test
Happy Fat Tuesday! This week we are going to celebrate Mardi Gras, and our return to health after a horrible, 10-day flu, with some lemon bars. These are Lemon Mardi Gras Squares! Like many, many recipes that pop up on here, I started out...
The Essentials For A Mid-Century Bar and Blue Heaven Dishes – Reader Requests
Welcome back to another Reader Request, where you ask me questions in the comments, through email or on our Facebook Page and I do my best to answer them truthfully. Well, mostly truthfully. Anyway, this week’s first question is from Stephanie, who writes: I'm sure...
Sweet Story Cake, 1948 – A Vintage Recipe Test
I am bringing you an early post this week, because I made a pink Valentine’s Day cake! This is Sweet Story Cake! This is a really fun cake, and I was excited to give it a try. I was doing some research on this cake, and I kept turning up all...
Raspberry Frappe, 1970 –Vintage Cocktail Friday
For Valentine’s Day, I thought we would bust out a pink drink. This is Raspberry Frappe! I’ve got to be honest, though. The real reason I picked this is because Tom’s parent’s were recently visiting, and Tom’s mom requested a “yummy” drink. I...
Buttermilk Aspic Ring, 1965 – A Vintage Recipe Test
I don’t even think I need an intro for this one. I think the title really speaks for itself. This is - Buttermilk. Aspic. Ring. Yeah, we went there. This week’s recipe comes from Workbasket Magazine. If you didn’t know this already, vintage...
Neapolitan Pound Cake, 1971 – A Vintage Recipe Test
This week we have some cake. Some cake that didn’t quite work out. This is Neapolitan Pound Cake! This cake is from one of my adored Pillsbury Bake-Off cookbooks. I’m telling you, if I had all the time in the world and it wouldn’t cause me to...
Rocky Green Dragon, 1971 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
It’s Friday and this week we are going to make a dragon. This is Rocky Green Dragon! If you notice in the picture, our "rocks" in the glass melted. That's what happens when you try to make drinks, but you have kids who won't stay in bed to...
Cream of Chicken Soup Corn Bread, 1955 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
Welcome back to Mid-Century Menu, where this week we are making cornbread with condensed soup in it. This is Corn Bread! Exciting, exciting corn bread. This recipe is, unsurprisingly, from Soup Cookery The Savory Heinz Way, from 1955. Which...
Chocolate Puff Pudding Recipe & Jiffy Frosting Mix – Reader Requests
I’ve been getting a lot of questions and requests sent to me lately, so I thought I would start posting some of them to share with everyone. After all, we are all in this to learn about vintage cooking, right? Not just to see Tom eat gross food. Well…maybe I’m in it...
Stinger, 1955 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
It’s Friday and we are ready for a drink! This is Stinger! This is an extra easy drink from Corby’s Party Book, because we were in no mood to make our lives too difficult! Two quick measures and a shake with ice and we were done. “How is it?”...
Potato Brownies, 1967 – A Vintage Recipe Test
What was that? You say you aren’t getting enough desserts these days? Well, then let’s make some brownies. Oh yeah, and since this is Mid-Century Menu, the first ingredient is instant mashed potatoes. Because this is how we cook around here. These are Potato...
Worcestershire Apple Halves, 1955 – A Vintage Recipe Test
This week we all have Tom to thank for this recipe. Apparently he isn’t getting enough Worcestershire sauce in his diet. These are Worcestershire Apple Halves! This recipe comes from The B.C. Apple Recipe Book, courtesy of the Apple Growers...
