by RetroRuth | Sep 8, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
It’s time for some dessert! And what’s better for dessert than something covered with coconut. These are Orange Doodads! From Out Of This World Recipes, 1978 [cooked-sharing] This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, Out Of This World Recipes from 1978....
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 | Jul 11, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Who’s ready for a drink? This week we have Curacao Cocktail from John de Kuyper’s Complete Guide to Cocktails from 1965. I seriously love this book. It has a whole section of “dessert recipes” which mostly consist of alcohol poured over ice cream, desserts you can set...
by RetroRuth | Jun 6, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
By RetroRuth Welcome back to Vintage Cocktail Friday! This week we are finishing up our Wallbanger vs. Harvey Wallbanger comparison by making and drinking a Harvey Wallbanger! If only more of life’s challenges could be solved by having a drink. Harvey Wallbanger, 1970...
by RetroRuth | Apr 11, 2014 | Beverages
This week we have a scary cocktail. Behold, the Nightmare! It looks a lot scarier in the picture. Ours just ended up looking like apple cider. Maybe we should have gotten a light for the inside of our cocktail, too. Nightmare Author: 2-in-1 Recipe Cards, 1978...
