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Blackthorn, 1960 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Thank goodness for Fridays! And cocktails! And even red in honor of Valentine's Day! Blackthorn Author: Hiram Walker, 1960 Ingredients 1 jigger Hiram Walker Sloe Gin 1/2 jigger Italian Vermouth 2 dashes Angostura bitters A twist of lemon (or dash of lemon juice)...
Frozen Valentine Rounds – A Vintage Gelatin Recipe Re-Run
This week I dug into the archives to pull out a Valentine’s Day gelatin, because I am pretty sure it doesn’t get much better than a pink gelatin mold with marshmallows in it. Much better than chocolate, right? Anyway, this recipe originally ran in February of 2012,...
Homemade Sundae Sauce – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
Welcome to Recipe Guest Test Sundae! Er, Sunday. Homemade Sundae Sauce – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday Author: Royal Instant Pudding (1955) Ingredients 1 package chocolate or butterscotch instant pudding 1 cup light corn syrup water Instructions CHOCOLATE: Stir...
Clover Club Cocktail, 1943 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Are you ready for a Clover Club Cocktail? This one is a cocktail we have been meaning to try for a long time, mostly because of the raw egg white in it. Clover Club Cocktail Author: The Joy of Cooking, 1943 Ingredients 1 part gin juice of 1/2 lime 1 tablespoon...
Chocolate and Vanilla No-Bake Butter Balls – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
Feeling lazy? Do you want to make a plate of cookies for this Valentine’s Day, but the thought of turning on the oven turns you off? Then have I got the recipe for you! No-Bake Butterballs! Chocolate and Vanilla No-Bake Butter Balls Author: Quaker Oats - 1959...
Chicken Cornetti – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
A mid-century recipe is just slightly more fun with a strange name. This, for example, looks like "insane pasta chicken corn casserole," but Del Monte's marketing department felt that "chicken cornetti" would be a much more appealing name... Chicken Cornetti Author:...
Old Fashioned, 1977 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Happy Friday! Let’s have a drink! Old Fashioned Author: 2-in-1 International Recipe Card Collection, 1977 Ingredients 1 lump sugar 1 dash Angostura bitters 1 1/2 jiggers blended whiskey Instructions Place sugar lump in Old Fashioned glass and sprinkle with bitters; if...
Old-Fashioned Indoor Weenie Roast – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
This week we have a fun recipe. This is a “1970’s does 1950’s” recipe that we found in our very awesome 2-in-1 International Recipe Card Collection from 1977. And it’s for an Old-Fashioned Indoor Weenie Roast! The card states: What better to go with an Old Fashioned...
Seventh Heaven Pineapple Pudding – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
In Dante's Paradiso, he describes nine spheres of heaven. The seventh is for the contemplatives, people who dedicated their lives to ascetic contemplation; as a reward, they get to live on Saturn. And, according to Del Monte, the seventh heaven also has pineapple...
Monte Carlo, 1977 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Who’s ready for a Monte Carlo? Bonus on this one, we get to break out the Benedictine! Monte Carlo Author: 2-in-1 International Drink Cards, 1977 Ingredients 11/2 jiggers blended whiskey 1/2 jigger Benedictine 1 dash Angostura bitters Instructions Shake well with ice...
Cheese Filled Pastries With Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
Oh, Campbell’s Test Kitchen! How I love you. You’ve created so many epic mid-century dishes, like Black Magic Devil’s Food Cake and Mmm Good Fruit Cake. And now, you’ve done it again. Behold! Cheese Filled Pastries! Secret Ingredient: Cheddar Cheese Condensed Soup Oh...
Sausage Corn Bread Supper – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
By Erica According to the advertisement, this is going to be a "man-pleasin' main dish." And unfortunately all I have running through my head right now is highly inappropriate jokes about sausages. Sausage Corn Bread Supper – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday...