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Ginger Gaff, 1977 – Vintage Cocktail Friday Re-Run
Need a nice, refreshing drink for these long, hot end-of-summer days? Try this! Seriously, try it. It is surprisingly light and delicious. I pulled this recipe out for the third or fourth time last night for Tom to mix up after the little one toddled off to bed. Mix...
Potato Salad Gelatin Mold – A Mid-Century Salad For Your Labor Day Party!
I posted this hilariously delicious concoction last year in preparation for Labor Day, so I thought I would bust it out again. It pretty much has everything you need for any party, mid-century themed or not. It has drama, garnishes, gelatin and pimento. Which I think...
Asparagus Casserole – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
Casseroles can be comfort food: warm, full of calories, and plenty of tasty ingredients that play well together. Casseroles can also be the worst examples of cookery to come out of your kitchen, particularly if the components aren't chosen with a bit of care. In this...
Maple Leaf, 1940 – Vintage Cocktail Friday Re-Run
Hey gang! Can you believe that Vintage Cocktail Friday is already over a year old? Where does the time go? This post is from July of 2012! Anyway, I was checking out the cocktails we have tried in the past (for research purposes, of course) and came across this fun...
Colorful Gelatin Cookies – A Vintage Recipe Re-Run
These cookies are so cute, fast and fun, and they would be a great end-of-summer treat for kids before they had to head back to school! This recipe originally ran in July 2012 and was part of our Glistening and Jiggly recipe contest. I dug this recipe out of the...
Brownie Pie – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
Sure, it's not July anymore. And pie should probably be a "sometimes food." But this one just looks so darn irresistible... Brownie Pie Author: Betty Crocker Ingredients Stir-n-Roll Pastry 1 1/3 cups sifted flour 1 tsp. salt 1/3 cup cooking (salad) oil 3 tbsp. cold...
Sir Charles Punch, 1941 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
This week we are making some punch! Sir Charles Punch Author: Here's How, 1941 Ingredients 1 tsp granulated sugar 1 wineglass port 1/2 wineglass brandy 1/2 wineglass curacao Instructions Half fill a large tumbler with shaved ice, then add sugar, port, brandy and...
Dutch Plum Cake, 1959 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
Our plum tree decided to go crazy on us this year. So, since I have a couple of buckets of plums laying around, I decided to make some coffee cake. Dutch Plum Cake, to be exact! Dutch Plum Cake Author: Farm Journal's Country Cookbook, 1959 Serves: 6 Ingredients 1 1/8...
Broccoli with Crunchy Topping – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
This is what happens when I let Buzz help pick the recipe. "Oooh, make that one!" "What, seriously? It's just Grape-Nuts on broccoli." "YES! That one!" So we're having Broccoli with Crunchy Topping. Broccoli with Crunchy Topping Author: Post Grape-Nuts Ingredients 2...
Port Wine Flip, 1941 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Who wants a cocktail? It has a whole, raw egg in it! This is Port Wine Flip! Port Wine Flip Author: Here's How, 1941 Ingredients 1 fresh egg (or one pasteurized in the shell egg) 1 tsp powdered sugar 1 jigger port wine 1 jigger cream Instructions Shake well with...
Barbecue Gelatin Cheese Cracker Pie – A Vintage Pie July Recipe Re-Run
I hope you guys are loving Vintage Pie July! I have been looking over things in the archives and chuckling, so I thought I would re-post this crazy pie so you all could have a good laugh with me. This recipe originally ran in October of 2012, and I should have really...
Cantaloup Pie – Vintage Pie July – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday
So this is the third fruit with meringue pie I'm making this month. It's easily the strangest, though. Ever had a pie made from melon? Cantaloup Pie Ingredients 1 medium cantaloup 3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if cantaloup is extra sweet) 8 tablespoons flour 1/4 teaspoon...
