Posted in Vintage Recipes on August 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This special dinner is brought to you by my friends at the General Foods Kitchens Cookbook circa 1959. Officially it’s called the “Elegant Holiday Buffet for Twelve”, and includes a Decorated Baked Ham, Cherries Jubilee and Beef Stroganoff.
Yes, that green thing is the ham.
Posted in Vintage Recipes on July 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You know, I don’t really have a lot of commentary for this one - except it excites me somehow.
Courtesy of the 1953 Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook.
Posted in Cooking, Vintage Recipes on June 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hello - welcome to the Aspics of Fliets of Sole. Yes, that’s the fancy-shmancy name for “Fish in Jello” from my Gourmet Cookbook Volume II - 1969.
WTF? Fish & Jello? Fish… and… jello? Wait for it… FISH and JELL-O!!!
Okay… I guess when you make this the only thing you can do to make it [...]
Posted in Vintage Recipes on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Behold this beautiful spread from the June Roth’s Fast & Fancy Cookbook, circa 1969. First question: Who the hell is June Roth? At first I thought she was some made-up happy housewife, like Betty Crocker or June Cleaver - but a quick Google search shows that she was indeed a real person, who, unfortunately died [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes, Vintage Recipes on May 26, 2008 | No Comments »
For Mother’s Day Supper a few weekends ago, I decided to honor my Mother-in-Law by making everything out of the 1956 Better Crocker Picture Cookbook. She is the Honorary Queen of 50s Cooking, as she still uses the same recipes today as she did when my husband was a kid in the 50s. Her recipes [...]
Posted in Cooking, Time Waster, Vintage Recipes on May 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So, I decided to make my very own Sandwich Loaf. I guess since I seem to be a little obsessed with them, I should at least have the experience of making one myself, right? (And, yes, I know that my sandwich loaf is hideous, and it’s not due to the poor photography.)
First off, who knew [...]
Posted in Cooking, Vintage Recipes on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This gorgeous photograph is courtesy of The Betty Crocker Dinner for Two cookbook, 1964. I love how dinners in the 60s seem to be made of completely random dishes thrown together to imply some sort of “texture” and “color” composition. Like, what the hell kind of dinner is this?
Meatballs, Au Gratin Potatoes, Beets in [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes, Vintage Recipes on April 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Yes, this is my Mother’s actual Meatloaf recipe. Again, I thought that this was an old family recipe handed down for generations, until I found it in the 1964 Betty Crocker’s New Dinner for Two Cookbook. I love this meatloaf. But, it’s not traditional meatloaf at all - it’s very sweet and does not slice but rather [...]
Posted in Cooking, Vintage Recipes on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Courtesy of 500 Delicious Salad Recipes, by Consolidated Book Publishers, 1951. I wish I could identify the salads for you (like what the hell is that in the upper left corner?) but they don’t have an id page, and I can’t really figure it out from the other 496 recipes in this classic booklet. I’m [...]
Posted in Cooking, Vintage Recipes on February 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Courtesy of 500 Tasty Sandwiches, 1949.
Actually, this centerfold doesn’t look too bad - I’m all for anything broiled with cheese. What I thought was interesting was how good the tomatoes look. These are real, actual tomatoes - you know - the kind that seems to have been extinct for the past 30 years.
My mom [...]
