by RetroRuth | Mar 14, 2014 | Beverages, Cocktails
Sometimes Friday rolls around and you want to make a drink, but you don’t have the right liquor. And sometimes you want to make a drink, but you don’t have the right COLORED liquor. And sometimes you say, “Screw it. It’s Friday and I want a drink.” So, this is a Dusty...
by RetroRuth | Mar 12, 2014 | Beef, Holiday, Main Dishes, St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day is almost here! And what better way to celebrate then with a corned beef gelatin mold! This is Hearty Corned Beef Salad. And yes, I’m serious. Hearty Corned Beef Salad Author: Betty Crocker Step by Step Recipes, 1975 Ingredients 1 cup boiling water 1...
by RetroRuth | Mar 7, 2014 | Beverages, Cocktails
Happy Friday! This week we are mixing up a coffee drink, mostly because Tom had some extra coffee lying around after breakfast. Cafe Kirsch Author: 2-in-1 International Cards, 1977 Ingredients 1 jigger kirsch 1 tsp superfine sugar 2 jiggers strong cold coffee 1 egg...
by RetroRuth | Mar 5, 2014 | Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
Soooo…I am not exactly sure what happened to this dish. All I know is that it turned out pretty hilarious. This is a pile of curled up hot dogs. Yep. This is Curly Franks! Curly Franks Author: 100 Ways To Be Original In All Your Cooking, 1964 Ingredients 1 pound...
by RetroRuth | Feb 28, 2014 | Beverages, Cocktails
Anybody feeling wealthy today? Then how about some Millionaire Punch? This recipe is from the fantastic Here’s How cocktail book from 1941. Besides having a wooden cover and bound with leather strips and hinges, it also has some fantastic illustrations. Millionaire...
