by RetroRuth | May 13, 2015 | Desserts, Pie, The WORST
I was pretty excited when I picked out this recipe. Grapefruit Cream Pie! How good does that sound? Well, it probably sounds better if last week you had to eat a Crabmeat and Grapefruit Cocktail. Compared to that, a Grapefruit Pie sounds like the best thing in the...
by RetroRuth | May 6, 2015 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party, The WORST
This week I made a parfait out of canned grapefruit and canned crabmeat. And topped it with sauce. This is Canned Grapefruit-Canned Crabmeat Cocktail! From Mary Margaret McBride Encyclopedia of Cooking, 1959 [cooked-sharing] I was intrigued by this recipe from the...
by RetroRuth | Apr 29, 2015 | Side Dishes & Salads, Vegetables
This week we decided we were going to get crazy. We decided we were going to put ketchup on onions. These are Deviled Onions! From Red Magic Recipes, Heinz, 1956 [cooked-sharing] Just in case you decide to get all crazy with the onions and ketchup yourself, make sure...
by RetroRuth | Apr 24, 2015 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Hooray for Friday and hooray for vintage cocktails! This is Champs Elysees! From Calvert Party Encyclopedia, 1965 [cooked-sharing] We’ve been looking for excuses to use our recently acquired Chartreuse, and this recipe fit that bill nicely! “Looks like we didn’t waste...
by RetroRuth | Apr 22, 2015 | Sandwiches & Pies
I know that Lent is over, but I was digging around in the archives recently and came across this bad boy from last year and knew I had to share it again. Who doesn’t love a giant tuna sandwich covered with cheese? Enjoy! This week we are having tuna! Tuna covered with...
