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More gelatin this week! This recipe is another gem from our Gelatin Contest which was submitted by Mary G. I was very excited when I saw this recipe come in, because not only is it strange-sounding, but it also contains American cheese, Tom’s least favorite food in the whole world! Mary G writes: Hi Ruth! I saw your contest on your blog and immediately set to my pile of lovely vintage cookbooks to find you a great one! This comes {Read More}
Let’s see a show of hands: Who out there likes canned baked beans? I have to admit that I do enjoy baked beans, even of the canned variety. And I can understand adding a few ingredients to a can of baked beans to perk up the flavor, which is very common in mid-century recipes. However, this is the first time I’ve ever “perked up” the flavor of canned baked beans with tomato juice and GELATIN. Behold, Barbecue Bean Mold. This {Read More}
From Good Housekeeping Cooking For Company, 1967 « Previous Potato Chip Cookies – A Vintage Recipe Test Next » Flaming Peach Jubilee Cake – 1957
There are a lot of things that we need every week to make the Mid-Century Menu. Some of those things are tangible. Most weeks we need things like a recipe, the proper cookware, an oven and stovetop, and ingredients (which usually includes lots of gelatin). But a lot of the things that go into the Mid-Century Menu are intangible. Courage. Fortitude. Endurance. And, most importantly, you have to learn to ignore your little voice. You know the one I’m talking {Read More}
From the “New Year’s Eve Salads” section of The Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Cookbook, 1971 « Previous Tomato Aspic Mold – 1968 Next » The Twinkie Wiener Sandwich – A Retro Movie Recipe Test
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