by RetroRuth | Dec 6, 2017 | Best & Worst, Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday, The BEST
I seriously love this time of year. It is time for cookies! And these are Cracker Jills! From Wisconsin Electric Holiday Cook book, 1971 [cooked-sharing] Super, super cute name on these. I was interested to see if they would taste like Cracker Jack! This recipe is...
by RetroRuth | Oct 5, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This week we aren’t doing anything freaky, just making some nice, calm bar cookies. These are O’Henry Bars! From Art of Cooking from St. Pauls, 1965 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the Art of Cooking, a community cookbook from St. Paul’s Church from 1965. Sorry,...
by RetroRuth | Sep 8, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
It’s time for some dessert! And what’s better for dessert than something covered with coconut. These are Orange Doodads! From Out Of This World Recipes, 1978 [cooked-sharing] This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, Out Of This World Recipes from 1978....
by RetroRuth | Sep 1, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
So, it’s time to put the prune-bologna-debacle from Wednesday behind us, and wash our eyeballs clean with some chocolate. These are Chocolate Dreams! From Guide To Good Eating, Ralston, 1955 [cooked-sharing] You can’t go wrong with chocolate. This recipe is from Guide...
by RetroRuth | Aug 23, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
For quite some time I’ve been wanting to do a series of desserts made with meat or meat drippings. This were very common, everyday “make do” recipes that lots of housewives would make for every day desserts, especially during tough times. I’ve...
by RetroRuth | Mar 29, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This week Alex wanted to help with our tested recipe and I had a bunch of ripe bananas, so we decided to make a quick little dessert. These are Banana Marshmallow Squares! From Pillsbury Bake-Off Cook Book, 1972 - Contestant Mrs. Joe Hubbell [cooked-sharing] I’m not...
