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Cheese Ball – A Vintage Church Cookbook Recipe Test

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Even though I have an amazing cheese ball recipe already (and a reasonable backup one as well), I can’t keep myself from trying new cheese ball recipes I randomly come across. Recently I stumbled on one in a church cookbook called The Queen’s Book from 1967.  Is it scary to say that I was intrigued because it contained a lot of pasteurized, processed cheese? Actually, the main ingredients that excited me the most were the Kraft Nippy Cheese and Garlic {Read More}

Knaust’s Cavern Mushrooms – Mid-Century Shopping Cart

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Maple Bacon Muffins With Crumbled Bacon Glaze – A Mid-Century Recipe Redone

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Soooo…I normally don’t do this here on the Mid-Century Menu. Usually we find a mid-century recipe, reproduce it exactly, and then we stuff whatever concoction that it produces in our faces, chunks of American cheese and all. That’s the fun of this site. But honestly, I have to tell you guys that a lot of the time I remake recipes, playing around with them  behind the scenes if I think stuff has potential. Normally I keep all this to myself {Read More}

Post’s Sugar Krinkles, Grape Nut Flakes and More! – Mid-Century Shopping Cart

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