Sour Cream Raisin Pie – Vintage Pie July – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Jul 6, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Pie

We love pie in our house. Pieathalon was a lot of fun. And when Retro Ruth suggested we spend a whole month — Pie July — it was easy to say yes. Sour Cream Raisin Pie Author: Paul Langlois Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup quartered or...

Sweet Potato Balls – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Jun 29, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Side Dishes & Salads

This recipe name sounds like a weird way to avoid swearing. “Sweet tater balls, Nellie, them durn cows done broke through the fence again!” Oh, but it gets weirder. Wait until you see what they looked like frying. Sweet Potato Balls Ingredients 1 can sweet...

Cheerios Toffee – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Jun 22, 2014 | Candy, Guest Bloggers

This doesn’t look too fancy. And I wasn’t actually expecting very much from it. How much can you get from butter, sugar, and breakfast cereal? Cheerios Toffee Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter or margarine 2 1/2 cups Cheerios Instructions In large...

Pizza Loaf – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Jun 15, 2014 | Beef, Guest Bloggers, Sandwiches & Pies

Have you been getting “husbandly complaints about cold lunches” recently? Treat the man of the house to a nice thick slice of Pizza Loaf on this Father’s Day! Pizza Loaf – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday Author: Mrs. Mary Cantwell, Otsego Co.,...

Apricot Angel Cake Surprise – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Jun 8, 2014 | Cake & Cupcakes, Guest Bloggers

I think this recipe’s name is rather bizarre. It sort of ruins the surprise when you explain all the ingredients, doesn’t it? Apricot Angel Cake Surprise – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday Ingredients 1 (10-inch) angel food cake 1 cup syrup from canned...