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Blog Format Change And Temporary Changes To Social Media
Well, hello there everyone! It's been a crazy, exhausting, emotional week here on Mid-Century Menu. But I'm here to tell you a couple of things that will be impacting the normal rhythm of this blog. Hopefully for only a few months! The social media accounts for the...
Whipped Fudge Frosting And Larry, The Chocolate-Prune Lamb
Here he is! Larry the Lamb. Larry is full of prunes and covered with soft fudge frosting, but who's judging right? Oh, that's right. The whole internet is judging him, aren't they? Anyway, here is Whipped Fudge Frosting! Oh, and here is the...
Chocolate Prune Cake, 1933 – A 1930’s Recipe Test
Well, hello! This week we have a recipe that I kind of tested, but also may have had to substitute 1/3 of the ingredients for other stuff. Because that is how I prepare, apparently. This is Chocolate Prune Cake!!! So, as I mentioned above,...
10th Lambieversary Lamb Cake Contest – Tips, Recipes, The 10th Annual Reader’s Lamb Cake Gallery and Giveaway!
Guess what time it is?? That's right, it's Lamb Cake Time! It's the 10th Lambieversary of the Lamb Cake Contest! Can you believe it? The 10th year! Ten! That's crazy and so amazing. This year we are celebrating ourselves, our ability to adapt, our families, our...
Black and White Fluff, 1939 – A Vintage Recipe Test
This week, we are going to make a dessert with bananas and prunes! This is Black and White Fluff! Now, if you don't recognize this book, it is the book I made California Prune Cream Salad out of a couple of years ago. It was terrible. So I...
7-Up Baked Beans – A Vintage Recipe Test
Hello! This week we are going to pour a bunch of 7-Up into baked beans. Because why not? These are 7-Up Baked Beans! This was another recipe chosen by Patreon patrons! There was a tie in the poll from a few weeks ago, between this and the...
Avocado Bread, 1971 – A Vintage Recipe Test
I have some buttermilk and some avocados in my fridge, so it's time to make some bread! Avocado Bread! Oh, sorry. I mean, "Avacado" Bread It took a bit to get the avocado for this bread. First, my grocery order came without one. Then, TJ...
Frosted Chicken Loaf – A Vintage Recipe Guest Post
Welcome back to the blog, and welcome to 2021. In true 2021 spirit, I didn't make anything this week. But don't worry. Thanks to reader Jessica, we still have a post! This is Jessica's Frosted Chicken Loaf! I'm just going to let Jessica...
Top Five Tested Vintage Recipes From 2020
Well, even though 2020 was a trash-can fire of a year, I still had a lot of fun doing recipes for the blog. Admittedly, I didn't get as many recipes done as I wanted to, but that was pretty much the theme of everything this year. Besides some really fun recipe tests,...
Overnight Hot Dog Sandwich – A Retro Hot Dog Recipe Test
I hope that everyone had a happy holiday. And I also hope you are all ready for a hot dog sandwich! This is Overnight Hot Dog Sandwich! Honestly, this is less of a sandwich and more of a strata. And instead of ham or peppers or bacon or...
Cranberry Cold Cake, 1941 – A Vintage Recipe Test
Today we have a fun idea that changes cranberry sauce into a dessert! This is Cranberry Cold Cake! I always love the red-speckled white cranberries. They look like they could be beautiful bird's eggs. This came together really easily, even...
Cranberry Candle Salad – A Vintage Hellmann’s Recipe Test
Welcome to Thanksgiving 2020, the one where we had to stay home and make our own fun. Or, have someone make our fun for us. My crazy friend Carolyn made me something for the holidays, and it is my pleasure to share it with all of you. This slumped pile is Cranberry...
