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Vintage Thanksgiving Tested Recipe Roundup – Mid-Century Recipes For Your Thanksgiving Table!
The Big T-Day is almost upon us! Do you know what you’re making? How about giving your table a mid-century twist with one of our tested Turkey Day recipes? Gelatin and Cranberries Frosted Cranberry Squares, 1965 The Verdict: Cranberry Crack From The Tasting Notes -...
Sarah’s Pumpkin Pie – Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Guest Test
We're going to detour quickly to dessert with this guest test. Mystery Pecan Pie is a classic Thanksgiving recipe, and this week we're going to see if Sarah's Pumpkin Pie is a suitable accompaniment. Sarah has an unusual approach to pumpkin...
Master of the Hounds, 1964 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
So, who’s up for a strong drink? It’s Friday after all. And we don’t just have any drink this week. We have Master of The Hounds, which is NOT a forgiving drink. “How is it?” “It’s…strong. And bitter.” The Verdict: Strong This is not a drink...
Mystery Pecan Pie, 1964 – A Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Re-Run
I know, I know. I have re-run this recipe before, but this pie is just So. Dang. Good. Seriously! This recipe has everything. It is vintage, it has a little bit of magic (the ingredients re-arrange themselves in the oven) AND it tastes amazing. What more can you...
Sweet Potato Scallop – Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Guest Test
The sweet potato is a very American ingredient, and so it's understandable that it's commonly found on the Thanksgiving table. Let's sample some Sweet Potato Scallop! Notice the "Vitamin A" subtitle. Nutrition! While the recipe does let you...
Orange Blossom Cocktail, 1943 – Vintage Cocktail Friday Re-Run
Tom just made one of these the other day, so I thought a cocktail re-run was in order. I mean, why mess with the best, right? Also - this original post is over a year old, so chubby baby pictures ahead! Whew! Thank goodness another crazy week has finally come to an...
Frosted Cranberry Squares, 1965 – Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Test
It’s the final countdown to turkey time, so Tom and I decided to break out some vintage recipes to test! These are Frosted Cranberry Squares! These are doubly appropriate for us, since we are from Michigan and the recipes author, Mrs. Lorry...
Corn Pudding – Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Guest Test
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and it's time to start taste-testing possible side dishes. Of course you need a turkey or ham or even a Tofurkey -- but what does the aspiring Retro-Chef serve to go with? Let's try some Corn Pudding! ...
Thomas & Jeremiah, 1941 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
This week we are busting out some apple cider for Vintage Cocktail Friday! This is Thomas & Jeremiah! So, we didn’t have a tall heatproof glass that was vintage, so we mixed ours in a larger cup and then just poured off a small amount...
Vincent Price’s Pumpkin Pie – A Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Re-Run
This is it!! It’s the biggest eating season of the year! After we finish off all the Halloween candy in the house, it’s pretty much a gorge-fest until Valentine’s Day. And if you are going to eat four times your weight in food this holiday season, why not make it...
Coconut Pudding Cake – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
Ever since boxed cake mix came along, it's been used for all sorts of interesting things besides just plain cake. Today, we're transforming plain yellow cake into Coconut Pudding Cake. I was really looking forward to this. I like coconut a...
Fallen Angel, 1964 – Vintage Cocktail Friday, Halloween Edition
Happy Halloween and welcome to Vintage Cocktail Friday! This week we are making a very appropriate cocktail: The Fallen Angel. 3.2.1311 It is from our “new” cocktail book, The Calvert Party Encyclopedia from 1964. We just picked this book up...
