by Erica | Sep 28, 2014 | Candy, Guest Bloggers
Feeling festive? Here’s a quick and easy candy for your next fiesta. Well, it’s easy at least — we needed to leave them to harden overnight, so “quick” might be a misleading adjective… [cooked-sharing] From Curtin Publications, 1973...
by RetroRuth | Sep 24, 2014 | Best & Worst, Salads, Side Dishes & Salads, Tom
Do you guys remember when we made clam gelatin? No? Well, neither does Tom*, so I thought I would bust this one out of the archives so we can relive all the clammy moments. *I’m being serious here. He really didn’t remember. And I think when someone makes clam...
by Erica | Sep 21, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Sandwiches & Pies
I wouldn’t have wanted to be in on the brainstorming session for this recipe. Coming up with the dish and ingredients, not a problem. But the best name they could come up with was “Frankfurters in Crust”? From Josie McCarthy’s Favorite TV Recipes...
by RetroRuth | Sep 17, 2014 | Vintage Cooking
By RetroRuth Exciting news!!! You may have already seen this magazine or seen the post I did about this on my other blog, but I am pretty excited so I am repeating myself. I was interviewed for a little blurb in the current Flea Market Style magazine! It is just a...
by Erica | Sep 7, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Muffins
I didn’t expect the hardest part of this recipe to be the grocery store, but apparently all orange muffin mix nowadays is orange cranberry muffins. This is when mid-century recipe testing gets interesting: when you simply can’t get the ingredient anymore....
by Erica | Aug 31, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Hello Jell-O, Salads
Why are so many gelatin salads so… pink? Nothing about this looks like applesauce, except perhaps the lack of cohesive structure. Applesauce Mold Author: The Seattle Times Ingredients 1 package (3 ounces) cherry flavor gelatin 1 cup boiling water 2/3 cup (6...
