by RetroRuth | Dec 7, 2016 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, Cocktail Party, The BEST
This week I was in the mood for some meatballs! These are Cocktail Meatballs! From My Mother's Personal Recipe Collection, 1977 [cooked-sharing] I have to admit I cheated a bit this week with this one. I’ve published this recipe on the blog before, though I’ve never...
by RetroRuth | Feb 10, 2016 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party, Holiday, Valentine's Day
This year for Valentine’s Day, I think you need to give your sweetie a big heart full of ham dip. This is Heart-and-Dart Dip! From Ten P.M. Cookbook, Good Housekeeping Magazine, 1958 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the ever-fabulous Ten P.M. Cookbook, which was...
by RetroRuth | Feb 3, 2016 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, Cocktail Party, The BEST
Since the first Super Bowl was in 1967, I would say that it’s totally appropriate to throw a vintage Super Bowl Party. To help you plan your party, I made some dip. This is Philly Hostess Dip! From "Philly" Dip Party Handbook, 1950 [cooked-sharing] This dip is from a...
by RetroRuth | Nov 4, 2015 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party
This week we have a very exciting recipe installment from the Master of Horror himself, Vincent Price. These are Crab Puffs! Bwahahahahah!!!! That’s…supposed to be an evil laugh. Not nearly as good as Vincent’s! From A Treasury of Great Recipes, Mary and Vincent Price...
by RetroRuth | May 6, 2015 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party, The WORST
This week I made a parfait out of canned grapefruit and canned crabmeat. And topped it with sauce. This is Canned Grapefruit-Canned Crabmeat Cocktail! From Mary Margaret McBride Encyclopedia of Cooking, 1959 [cooked-sharing] I was intrigued by this recipe from the...
by RetroRuth | Mar 25, 2015 | Appetizers
So. Have you guys ever made a peanut butter white sauce and then poured it over Fritos? Because I have. These are Peanut Butter Fritos! From Recipes & Means For All Occassions, 1947 [cooked-sharing] We recently received an entire box full of vintage cookbooks from...
