Vincent Price’s Pumpkin Pie – A Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Re-Run

by RetroRuth | Nov 5, 2014 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Holiday, Pie, Thanksgiving, The BEST

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...

No-Fry Doughnuts, 1976 – A Mid-Century Halloween Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Oct 29, 2014 | Best & Worst, Bread and Pastries, Breakfast, Halloween, Holiday, The BEST

Happy Halloween! This week we are celebrating with one of the most traditional of mid-century Halloween Foods: The Homemade Doughnut! And because I hate standing around frying things, this is a No-Fry (aka Baked) Doughnut! From Newspaper Clipping, 1976...

Great Pumpkin Cookies – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Oct 25, 2014 | Cookies & Bars, Guest Bloggers, Halloween

What’s the appropriate snack to eat when you’re getting the family ready for Halloween? Great Pumpkin cookies, of course! Great Pumpkin Cookies A delicious snack while you’re waiting for the “Great Pumpkin.” Ingredients 1 1/2 cups brown...

Banana Spook Cake – A Mid-Century Recipe Re-Run

by RetroRuth | Oct 15, 2014 | Halloween, Holiday

Who is excited for Halloween?!? In preparation for the scariest day of the year, I bring you possibly the most hilarious cake we’ve ever made here on the blog: Banana Spook Cake. This thing is hilarious on so many levels, but mostly on the level of bananas sticking...

Labor Day Barbecue Menu – Tested Vintage and Retro Recipes From Mid-Century Menu

by RetroRuth | Aug 27, 2014 | Best & Worst, Holiday, Labor Day, The BEST

Ahh, Labor Day, where everything is last minute. Last minute back-to-school shopping. Last minute gardening. Last minute vacations. But your Labor Day Cookout doesn’t need to be last minute! Here on Mid-Century Menu we have tested hundreds of vintage and retro...

Potato Salad Gelatin Mold – A Mid-Century Salad For Your Labor Day Party!

by RetroRuth | Aug 20, 2014 | Best & Worst, Holiday, Labor Day, Salads, Side Dishes & Salads, The BEST

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...