by RetroRuth | Jul 31, 2013 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
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...
by RetroRuth | Mar 13, 2013 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Hooray for cookies! This week we are making a little recipe I found in a community cookbook from 1970 called, “Cooking in Circles.” Tom is a big fan of cookies, even more so than pie and much more so than cake. He also loves potato chips, so when I saw this recipe for...
by RetroRuth | Dec 24, 2012 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Hope everyone is all geared up for Christmas! If your holiday spirit hasn’t reached a fever pitch yet, I might have something to get your motor running. Here are the ten vintage Christmas cookie recipes we tried this year! (If you want to be ultra-festive, you could...
by RetroRuth | Dec 19, 2012 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Well, we’ve brought you some amazing vintage Christmas cookies these past few days so now, in true Mid-Century Menu fashion, it’s time to bring you some cookies that aren’t so great. We’ve saved the “best” for last and are now happy to bring you: Christmas Snowballs!...
by RetroRuth | Jul 25, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Hello Jell-O, The BEST
Guess what? It’s time for cookies! Fun, bright cookies made with a package of Jell-O. Yep, that’s right. Jell-O. It turns out that not all gelatin dishes are meant to be put into a mold. This was sent into us by P’Gell, who also sent us an interesting looking recipe...
