by RetroRuth | Jan 22, 2014 | Bread and Pastries
Oh, Campbell’s Test Kitchen! How I love you. You’ve created so many epic mid-century dishes, like Black Magic Devil’s Food Cake and Mmm Good Fruit Cake. And now, you’ve done it again. Behold! Cheese Filled Pastries! Secret Ingredient: Cheddar Cheese Condensed Soup Oh...
by RetroRuth | Jan 17, 2014 | Appetizers, Beverages, Cocktails
Are you ready for a Friday cocktail? Because Tom is ready to drink some Boston Milk Punch! Boston Milk Punch Author: The Merry Mixer, 1940 Ingredients Nutmeg 1/2 spoon sugar 1/2 jigger of Golden Wedding 1/2 Bacardi Gold or Amber Label Rum Instructions Grate nutmeg in...
by RetroRuth | Jan 15, 2014 | Desserts
Ever wondered what to do when you only have a cup of cream, a blob of ketchup in the bottle and three eggs? Personally, I would just make scrambled eggs and have a cup of coffee, but it turns out that with those ingredients you can also make a quick dessert! This is...
by RetroRuth | Jan 13, 2014 | Best & Worst, Vintage Cooking
2013 was a pretty crazy year for Mid-Century Menu! We tested about 75 vintage recipes, most of them gelatin and not enough of them cocktails. We took about 3000 pictures of food, spent hundreds of hours editing and writing and in the end our blog tripled it’s...
by RetroRuth | Jan 10, 2014 | Beverages, Cocktails
Happy New Year, Everyone! Did anyone make any resolutions this year? We did. And then, because this is the Mid-Century Menu, we drank them. January Resolution Author: The Merry Mixer, 1940 Ingredients 2 dashes Grenadine 1/3 Noilly Pratt Vermouth 2/3 Golden Wedding...
