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Dusty Grasshopper, 1978 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Sometimes Friday rolls around and you want to make a drink, but you don’t have the right liquor. And sometimes you want to make a drink, but you don’t have the right COLORED liquor. And sometimes you say, “Screw it. It’s Friday and I want a drink.” So, this is a Dusty...
Hearty Corned Beef Salad – A Mid-Century St. Patrick’s Day Recipe Test
St. Patrick’s Day is almost here! And what better way to celebrate then with a corned beef gelatin mold! This is Hearty Corned Beef Salad. And yes, I’m serious. Hearty Corned Beef Salad Author: Betty Crocker Step by Step Recipes, 1975 Ingredients 1 cup boiling water 1...
Super Puddin’ – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
Technically, the name of this dessert is "Lemon Cake Top Pudding." But I'm supposed to want to call it Super Puddin' after I try it. I guess "Pile of Lemon Goop" wasn't going to sell enough fruit. Super Puddin' – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday Author: Sunkist...
Café Kirsch, 1973 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Happy Friday! This week we are mixing up a coffee drink, mostly because Tom had some extra coffee lying around after breakfast. Cafe Kirsch Author: 2-in-1 International Cards, 1977 Ingredients 1 jigger kirsch 1 tsp superfine sugar 2 jiggers strong cold coffee 1 egg...
Curly Franks – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
Soooo…I am not exactly sure what happened to this dish. All I know is that it turned out pretty hilarious. This is a pile of curled up hot dogs. Yep. This is Curly Franks! Curly Franks Author: 100 Ways To Be Original In All Your Cooking, 1964 Ingredients 1 pound...
Tuna Fish-Apple Sandwiches – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
The mid-century kitchen wasn't all about jello and tomato soup. Sometimes, they just made sandwiches. Tuna Fish-Apple Sandwiches – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday Author: Linda Douglas Ingredients 1 7-oz. can tuna fish 1/2 cup red skinned apple, diced 1...
Millionaire Punch – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Anybody feeling wealthy today? Then how about some Millionaire Punch? This recipe is from the fantastic Here’s How cocktail book from 1941. Besides having a wooden cover and bound with leather strips and hinges, it also has some fantastic illustrations. Millionaire...
Grape Milk Shake–A Mid-Century Recipe Re-Run
Hey there, everyone! I pulled this interesting combo from our archives after I recently stumbled on it. This originally ran in March of 2012 and even though it wasn’t very good, it made for some great pictures! I also got to enjoy this post because it was right after...
Prune Casserole – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
The email that included this two-page spread of cake-casserole recipes said, "For the 'Cake Casseroles' I was thinking the prune one, of course." OF COURSE. Although the fruit cocktail one looks pretty scary, too... Prune Casserole – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test...
Panama Cooler, 1960 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Happy Friday! Today’s drink is a summer cooler even though we are in the middle of winter because…well, we are sick of winter. Panama Cooler Author: Hiram Walker, 1960 Ingredients 1 1/2 oz cherry cordial Juice of 1/2 a lemon 3 cubes of ice Instructions Put all in a...
Crab Cobbler – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
Who would like a nice, steaming bowl of cobbler? Crab cobbler, that is! I was actually excited to test this one out, because it had been a winner in the Pillsbury 5th Grand National. But Crab Cobbler sounded so strange to me. Not just the ingredients, but also the...
Souper Special Omelet – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
If you've been reading Mid-Century Menu long enough, you're used to tomato soup going into cake. Not just once, but twice. But it can also be dumped on top of an omelet. SOUPER. Souper Special Omelet Author: Campbell's Soup (1958) Ingredients 2 tbsp. butter 2/3 cup...
