Grape Pie Supreme
A Recipe from Good Housekeeping’s Complete Christmas Cookbook (1967) About the Recipe It’s almost Christmas, and the hubs requested something festive for his office holiday party. As I was browsing my books, this recipe grabbed my eye. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. The grapes. The glaceed cherries. The mid-century of it all! So of…
Silver Dollar Pancakes
A Recipe from Country Inn Cookbook – a Berkshire Traveller Book (1970) About the Recipe Get ready friends, it’s time for another fab recipe out of Becky’s collection! The two of us pored through book after book to figure out what we wanted to make this time. This simple recipe turned out to be the…
Lemon-Cream Loaf
A Recipe from The Pillsbury Family Cook Book (1963) About the Recipe It’s (I bought too many) lemon(s) week in my household, so we’re making a lemon cake! I wanted something that would have a little bit of mid-century flair, but come out delicious enough to share. And wow oh wow – did this take…
Lemon Meringue Pie
A Recipe from Pyrex Prize Recipes (1953) About the Recipe I have a confession to make: This was my first lemon meringue pie. I know! Crazy! But when two of my best friends requested one for their birthday, how could I refuse? And this – this is an amazing pie. Plus, I had exactly the…
Frankfurter-Corn Bread Shortcake
A Recipe from Pyrex Prize Recipes (1953) About the Recipe Okay friends, it’s time for some good, old-fashioned mid-century nonsense! I’ve actually made this recipe a few times, including once for my mother-in-law. I hate to say it, but it’s actually really really good. That said, I’ve modernized it over the past couple of years…
Applesauce Gems
A Recipe from The Art of Making Good Cookies Plain and Fancy (1963) About the Recipe Are you drowning in apples from a beautiful day apple picking? Are you looking for the perfect autumn cookie to bring to your next bake sale? Do you have little patience for complex cookie recipes? Have I got a…
German Sweet Chocolate Cake
A Recipe from Florence Jones’ Recipe Box (19??) About the Recipe There are a few core memories that pop up when I think about going to Grandma in Washington’s house growing up. There are the walls covered with family photographs. There are the artifacts from her travels all over the world. But more than almost…
Peanut Butter Cupcakes
A Recipe from Better Homes & Gardens Dessert Cookbook (1968) About the Recipe When I volunteered to bring a dessert to an upcoming barbecue with friends, it should be noted that: 1. No one was surprised. And 2. I had no idea what I was going to bring. I have a friend with a tree-nut…
Cocoa Meringues
A Recipe from Hershey’s Recipes (1949) About the Recipe As soon as this little advertising booklet arrived in the mail, I started reading it through. I’m not a big chocolate person, but I did grow up just outside of Hershey. As a result, I’m discerning in what chocolate recipes I’ll consider making. As soon as…
Cranberry Meat Loaf
A Recipe from Ground Beef Cookbook (1967) About the Recipe It’s another Husband’s Choice! When this fun little cookbook arrived in the mail, my husband immediately grabbed it and started paging through. He’s a sucker for cranberry sauce. Not the good cranberry sauce made from scratch. Nope, my husband likes the kind in a can.…
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