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Mayfair Cocktail – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Hooray for Friday! Especially when it's cocktail Friday. This is Mayfair Cocktail! Did you notice how I blurred the gin bottle in the background so you can't see how much is left? Yeah, it's been a tough quarantine. But at least we have...
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Chicago Cocktail – Vintage Cocktail Friday
It's the Friday of the first week of school. I can really use this drink! I hope that everyone is doing well out there with whatever learning path you chose for your child this year. I am not regretting my choice to send the kids back to...
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Jellied Hamburger Loaf – Vintage Recipe Test
I don't know if I even need an intro for this one. It's Jellied. Hamburger. Loaf. This is another recipe chosen for us by the lovely patrons over on our Patreon. I know I mention Patreon quite a bit, but they really are the reason why I am...
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Zero Cocktail – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Happy Friday! Who is ready for even more cocktails! This is another fun recipe from the vintage fortune-telling machine! We are about 20 down, like 500 to go of these cards to go. My trusty Cook's Mini Measure! What is your favorite thing...
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Drunken Melon – Vintage Cocktail Friday
This week we are soaking a melon in wine! This is Drunken Melon! This is another recipe chosen by our wonderful patrons over at Patreon! This week I would like to highlight our new patron, Marc, who came onboard Patreon as our first "Well...
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Peach Petal Salad – A Vintage Recipe Test
Today's recipe is a real peach! (cue collective groans) This is Peach Petal Salad! This recipe is from a really cute pamphlet from the California Cling Peach Canners. It has lots of ideas for using peaches, and the recipes are both sweet and...
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Cherry Marshmallow Fluff – Vintage Recipe Test
This was a serious week at our house. We spent a lot of it discussing what we are going to do about our school situation. So after all that mental effort, I decided we all needed some fluff. This is Cherry Marshmallow Fluff! Mini...
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Broiled Humdingers – Vintage SPAM Recipe Test
This week's recipe is once again due to the fantastic recipe choosing skills of our patrons over on Patreon. Not only are they supporting the site and totally deserve our recognition, but twice a month they are also deciding what food poor Tom has to shove down his...
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Strawberry Satin Pie, 1968 – Vintage Pie Recipe Test
Berry season is still in full swing here in Michigan, so I normally have an assortment of berries hanging out in my fridge that are on their last minutes of life. So I decided to try a pie that was meant to be served with a sprinkle of last-minute berries over the...
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Star Fruit Mold, 1970 – A Vintage Gelatin Recipe Test
I hope you are all prepared for your holiday parties and potlucks! As for me, I couldn't help but whip out a gelatin mold. And because apparently I don't like anyone in my family to actually enjoy eating gelatin, I decided to use a recipe from Miracle Whip! This is...
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Beer Cheesecake, 1955 – A Vintage Recipe Test
Since last weekend was Father's Day, I thought I would buy Tom a beer. And then put that beer in a cheesecake. This is Beer Cheesecake! Now, if you have been following our social media (mostly Facebook), you would have noticed that this...
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Carrot Bread, 1967 – A Vintage Recipe Test
So, after the marshmallow shock of last week (which actually turned out well!) I decided to give us all a break this week. Especially Tom, since Father's Day is this weekend. So I made a nice Carrot Bread! This recipe is from a church...
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