by RetroRuth | Apr 3, 2020 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
So, since schools here in Michigan are closed for the rest of this school year, let’s drink. This is Flapjack Cocktail! So, since this has been a heck of a day, we decided to get crazy and use maple syrup instead of just simple syrup. Simple syrup is basically sugar...
by RetroRuth | Jan 11, 2019 | Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday
This week we have another cookie that I made for my friend Carolyn’s holiday open house. Since she made a 7-Up Cheese Gelatin I felt like it was only fair to make her lots of cookies for her sacrifice. These are Maple Syrup Drop Cookies! From Favorite Christmas...
by RetroRuth | Oct 8, 2014 | Desserts, Pie
If you like sugar (and I mean really, really like sugar) then have I got a pie for you! This is Maple Sugar Pie! From From Ridgewood Kitchens, Mabel Frink, 1945 [cooked-sharing] This recipe come from one of my all-time favorite cookbooks, From Ridgewood Kitchens,...
by RetroRuth | Aug 15, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails, The BEST
Hey gang! Can you believe that Vintage Cocktail Friday is already over a year old? Where does the time go? This post is from July of 2012! Anyway, I was checking out the cocktails we have tried in the past (for research purposes, of course) and came across this fun...
by RetroRuth | Jul 12, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
Hooray for Vintage Cocktail Friday! It means that another week is (thankfully) almost over and it is time for the glorious weekend. It also means that Tom finally had an excuse to mix and drink some cocktails. This week we have the Maple Leaf, which is out of The...
