by RetroRuth | Oct 8, 2020 | Beverages, Tested Recipes
Who is ready for a kinda creepy drink today? This is Mushroom Buttermilk Cooler! From Knudsen Dairy Products [cooked-sharing] I dunno, guys. Patreon is starting to feel like an “I Dare You” game. The most recent patron poll had several perfectly delicious-looking...
by RetroRuth | Sep 4, 2020 | Beverages, Cocktail Party, Cocktails
It’s the Friday of the first week of school. I can really use this drink! From Vintage Fortune Telling Machine [cooked-sharing] I hope that everyone is doing well out there with whatever learning path you chose for your child this year. I am not regretting my...
by RetroRuth | Jan 17, 2020 | Beverages
I know it is the middle of January, but Happy 2020 everyone! I hope that you all have a happy and healthy year ahead of you. This year the blog is finally going to be getting its redesign I have been promising, turning it into a blog AND a vintage recipe archive....
by RetroRuth | Feb 1, 2019 | Beverages, Cocktail Party
Since Tom has been under the weather lately, I decided it would be a good time to make him some tea. No wait. I thought it would be a good time to make him some beef tea. No, wait. I thought it would be a good time to make him some Cranberry Beef Tea! From Mix Around...
by RetroRuth | Jan 22, 2016 | Beverages, Cocktail Party
This week our drink is going to be a bit different. It isn’t going to have any alcohol! This is Orange-Peach Freeze! From Frosty Drinks, Good Housekeeping, 1952 [cooked-sharing] We’ve had a couple of requests to start throwing in some non-alcoholic mid-century drinks,...
by RetroRuth | Aug 12, 2015 | Beverages, The WORST
This week – because I was bored – I decided to test out a recipe that mixes canned tomato sauce with lemon-lime soda. And no, I’m not making that up. This is Sparkling Red Rouser! Just out of curiosity, do you think that mixing 7UP with canned tomato sauce even counts...