by RetroRuth | Jul 31, 2020 | Desserts, Hello Jell-O, Side Dishes & Salads, Tested Recipes
This was a serious week at our house. We spent a lot of it discussing what we are going to do about our school situation. So after all that mental effort, I decided we all needed some fluff. This is Cherry Marshmallow Fluff! Cherry Marshmallow Fluff - From Favorite...
by RetroRuth | Jul 24, 2020 | Main Dishes, SPAM!, Tested Recipes
This week’s recipe is once again due to the fantastic recipe choosing skills of our patrons over on Patreon. Not only are they supporting the site and totally deserve our recognition, but twice a month they are also deciding what food poor Tom has to shove down...
by RetroRuth | Feb 7, 2018 | Cookies & Bars
I’ve already made cookies with potato chips on this blog, so this week I decided to make cookies with corn chips! These are Frito Macaroons! From Recipes for All Occasions, Frito Lay, 1947 [cooked-sharing] This is from a 32-page pamphlet called Recipes and Menus For...
by RetroRuth | Oct 5, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This week we aren’t doing anything freaky, just making some nice, calm bar cookies. These are O’Henry Bars! From Art of Cooking from St. Pauls, 1965 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the Art of Cooking, a community cookbook from St. Paul’s Church from 1965. Sorry,...
by RetroRuth | Aug 23, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
For quite some time I’ve been wanting to do a series of desserts made with meat or meat drippings. This were very common, everyday “make do” recipes that lots of housewives would make for every day desserts, especially during tough times. I’ve...
