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Australian Beer Cake, 1965 – A Vintage Recipe Test

So, this week we are doing a pity recipe. If you read last week’s post, you know I recently had some jaw surgery. Which wasn’t fun. At all. So I decided...

Lemon Mardi Gras Squares, 1953 – A Vintage Recipe Test

Happy Fat Tuesday! This week we are going to celebrate Mardi Gras, and our return to health after a horrible, 10-day flu, with some lemon bars. These...

Butter Cookie Cut-Outs – A Vintage Holiday Recipe Test

Today we have a bit of a recipe mash-up between vintage and modern, but since it involves cookies I am sure everything is going to be just fine. Print...

Cream-Lined Cake, 1945 – The Vintage Cake Corner

From Baking Is Fun by Ann Pillsbury, 1945 « Previous Clam Aspic Salad – A Vintage Recipe Re-Run Next » Singapore,...

Chocolate and Vanilla No-Bake Butter Balls – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

Feeling lazy? Do you want to make a plate of cookies for this Valentine’s Day, but the thought of turning on the oven turns you off? Then have I got...

Hot Buttered Rum, 1940 – Vintage Cocktail Friday

To celebrate the end of this week, we are making a vintage classic! Hot Buttered Rum! Print Hot Buttered Rum Author: The Merry Mixer, 1940...

Uncle Vincent’s Chess Pie – Too Good Tuesdays

Yum! I found this handwritten recipe card tucked in a Swedish Cookbook from the 1930’s that I recently picked up at Salvation Army. The best part is...