by RetroRuth | Jan 27, 2017 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
It’s Friday and this week we are going to make a dragon. This is Rocky Green Dragon! From Playboy's Bar Guide, 1971 [cooked-sharing] If you notice in the picture, our “rocks” in the glass melted. That’s what happens when you try to make drinks, but...
by RetroRuth | Jan 25, 2017 | Bread and Pastries
Welcome back to Mid-Century Menu, where this week we are making cornbread with condensed soup in it. This is Corn Bread! Exciting, exciting corn bread. From Soup Cookery The Savory Heinz Way, 1955 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is, unsurprisingly, from Soup Cookery The...
by RetroRuth | Jan 23, 2017 | Vintage Cooking
I’ve been getting a lot of questions and requests sent to me lately, so I thought I would start posting some of them to share with everyone. After all, we are all in this to learn about vintage cooking, right? Not just to see Tom eat gross food. Well…maybe I’m in it...
by RetroRuth | Jan 20, 2017 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
It’s Friday and we are ready for a drink! This is Stinger! From Corby's Party Book, 1955 [cooked-sharing] This is an extra easy drink from Corby’s Party Book, because we were in no mood to make our lives too difficult! Two quick measures and a shake with ice and we...
by RetroRuth | Jan 18, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
What was that? You say you aren’t getting enough desserts these days? Well, then let’s make some brownies. Oh yeah, and since this is Mid-Century Menu, the first ingredient is instant mashed potatoes. Because this is how we cook around here. These are Potato...
