by RetroRuth | Jan 24, 2020 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Welcome to Vintage Cocktail Friday! This week we are going to make a melon cocktail that has no melon in it. This is Melon Cocktail! From vintage tabletop fortune card And no, we aren’t just drinking heavily because it’s storming out every weekend and our kids have...
by RetroRuth | Nov 8, 2019 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party, Hello Jell-O
This week we have a fun recipe that has been highly requested on the blog. This is Jellied Pate! From Good Housekeeping Complete Christmas Cookbook, 1967 These were some of my options for molding. I still think I should have gone with the dot one. Making liver balls...
by RetroRuth | Oct 11, 2019 | Cocktail Party, Desserts
This week we are baking bananas and basting them in “juice”. Beer-filled juice. From Parties In Motion So, not too much to this recipe, but yet I was very excited to see the result. Would we end up with a delicious banana dessert confection or just banana trash? Yep....
by RetroRuth | Oct 4, 2019 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Welcome to a cocktail post! I know it has been forever, but I am very happy to bring these cocktail tests to you, AND to kick off a fun week of cocktail recipes from the blog that will be running on our Facebook page! This is a fun post because you are getting three...
by RetroRuth | Sep 18, 2019 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party
This week we are going to do a quick popcorn topping recipe. This is Nibble Bait! From Christmas Recipes, Consumer's Power, 1968 This is another recipe made by Carolyn at my house. She brought the popcorn, and we slathered it with buttery toppings. This was a really...
by RetroRuth | Sep 11, 2019 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats
This week we are conquering this little snack I’ve been wanting to make for a long time. Just a little snack. A little Franko Snack! Franko Snack - Party Plans For Food And Games, 1956 This recipe is from a book titled Party Plans For Food And Games, which was...