by RetroRuth | Aug 13, 2014 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Hello Jell-O, The BEST
These cookies are so cute, fast and fun, and they would be a great end-of-summer treat for kids before they had to head back to school! This recipe originally ran in July 2012 and was part of our Glistening and Jiggly recipe contest. I dug this recipe out of the...
by RetroRuth | Aug 8, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
This week we are making some punch! Sir Charles Punch Author: Here’s How, 1941 Ingredients 1 tsp granulated sugar 1 wineglass port 1/2 wineglass brandy 1/2 wineglass curacao Instructions Half fill a large tumbler with shaved ice, then add sugar, port, brandy and...
by RetroRuth | Aug 6, 2014 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST
Our plum tree decided to go crazy on us this year. So, since I have a couple of buckets of plums laying around, I decided to make some coffee cake. Dutch Plum Cake, to be exact! Dutch Plum Cake Author: Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook, 1959 Serves: 6 Ingredients...
by RetroRuth | Aug 1, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Who wants a cocktail? It has a whole, raw egg in it! This is Port Wine Flip! Port Wine Flip Author: Here’s How, 1941 Ingredients 1 fresh egg (or one pasteurized in the shell egg) 1 tsp powdered sugar 1 jigger port wine 1 jigger cream Instructions Shake well with...
by RetroRuth | Jul 28, 2014 | Hello Jell-O, Salads, Sandwiches & Pies, Side Dishes & Salads
I hope you guys are loving Vintage Pie July! I have been looking over things in the archives and chuckling, so I thought I would re-post this crazy pie so you all could have a good laugh with me. This recipe originally ran in October of 2012, and I should have really...
