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Vintage Kitchen Kitsch on eBay
Whoa. It was a good week for kitchen kitsch! Grab some coffee and strap in, because this week we have crazy gelatin, bunches and bunches of bananas, and finding love 50 ways with Manwich. Davis Dainty Dishes Cookbook 1941 Vintage Gelatine Recipes Book Why I Want...
Ginger Gaff, 1977 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
This one isn’t really a cocktail so much as it is…beer. But it is still alcohol, so here we go! Shandy Gaff Author: 2-in-1 International Recipe Card Collection, 1977 Ingredients Ginger Ale, Iced Beer Instructions Fill highball glass halfway up with ginger ale; fill...
Sea Breeze Salad – A Mid-Century Gelatin Test
This week we have a gelatin that is decidedly NOT gross. Sea Breeze Salad! This thing is basically jelled lemon pie filling with pineapple in it. Nothing bad here. Surprising, isn’t it? Well, we were invited to a picnic earlier last month where I knew there would be...
Vintage Kitchen Kitsch and Cookbooks on eBay
This week we have Michael Landon, loosing weight with Domino Sugar, Ham Pinwheels, Parfait Pies, Ice Cream Cone Clowns and cakes your man will love! 1949 Jello General Foods 3 recipes vtg print ad Why I Want This: Tangy. Summer. Salad. Plus, the Tot’s Party...
Whiskey Daisy, 1941 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Whew. What a week! Good thing we have alcohol to ease the pain. This week’s drink comes from a recent eBay score: A fantastic bar book with a wooden cover called Here’s How from 1941. There are some great drinks in this book, and a ton of little illustrations which I...
Pickle Olive Jell-O – A Mid-Century Gelatin Test
Sometimes, when something is really good or when something comes together just right or you have an epiphany, you say that you can hear the angels singing. I’ve always wondered: If something is really, really bad, can you hear the choir in Hell singing? Does Hell even...
Vintage Kitchen Kitsch on eBay
This week Snow White sells us dairy products, mock turtle soup is rolled up in beef, you can dial-a-drink, and Veg-All and Velveeta finally get together! In an omelet! Vintage 1955 Walt Disney Snow White Dairy Recipe Book American Dairy Association Why I Want This:...
Bees’ Knees – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Okay, honestly I picked this cocktail because of the name, but Tom picked it because it promised to do what no other cocktail has done for him: Make gin drinkable! Bees' Knees Author: 2-in-1 Recipe Card Collection, 1977 Ingredients 1 jigger gin 1 tsp honey 1 tsp lemon...
Colorful Cookies With Gelatin – A Mid-Century Recipe Re-Run
Hey there, guys! I have been busy this week with baby things, so I thought I would bring this post out from the archives to share it again with you. This recipe won third place in the Glistening And Jiggly gelatin contest that Tom and I had last year, but it is a...
Vintage Kitchen Kitsch Picks from eBay
We have cocktails, SPAM, marshmallows and very, very thin bread this week from eBay! VINTAGE HORMEL COOKBOOK SPAM AUSTIN MINNESOTA 1948 Why I Want This: I could always use 253 more things to do with SPAM! Vintage 1950'S Cocktail Opener W/Coctail Recipes Inside Why I...
Singapore Sling – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Hooray for Friday! And hooray for another mid-century cocktail! Singapore Sling Author: The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection 1977 Ingredients 1 1/2 jiggers gin 1/2 jigger cherry brandy 2 tsp lime juice 2 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp sugar Club Soda Instructions...
Lemonade Fluff Pie With A Coconut Crust – A Retro Recipe Test
It’s been soooo darn hot. Who is in the mood for a nice, light lemon pie? This pie comes from Colonial Cookery, a church cookbook from 1960. Lemonade Fluff Pie With A Coconut Crust Author: Colonial Cookery, 1960 Ingredients 1 envelope unflavored gelatine ½ cup cold...
