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Wesson’s Famous Fruit Cake – The Five Days of Vintage Fruit Cake

by RetroRuth | Dec 19, 2013 | Cake & Cupcakes, Christmas, Desserts, Holiday

This year for our Christmas baking we decided to throw all caution to the wind and to venture into the land of doorstops and vibrantly-colored, nuclear fruit. That’s right. This year it’s fruit cake for all! What’s funny is that during the mid-century, fruit cake was...

Sour Cream Green Bean Casserole – A Mid-Century Thanksgiving Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Nov 27, 2013 | Holiday, Side Dishes & Salads, Thanksgiving, Vegetables

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone has a nice big, traditional meal planned this year! Because I don’t. Well, I guess we are having turkey, Vincent Price’s Pumpkin Pie and Mystery Pecan Pie, but in my family we don’t normally make bread stuffing or sweet potatoes...
Mystery Pecan Pie – A Mid-Century Thanksgiving Recipe Test From The Archives

Mystery Pecan Pie – A Mid-Century Thanksgiving Recipe Test From The Archives

by RetroRuth | Nov 20, 2013 | Desserts, Holiday, Pie, Thanksgiving

The biggest cooking day of the year is coming up! Are you ready for Thanksgiving? I am already starting to plan for T-Day, so I thought I would pull this recipe from the archives since I am planning on making this again this year. This pie is fun to make and tastes...
Un-Wealthy Wellington – The Vincent Price Halloween Cookalong!

Un-Wealthy Wellington – The Vincent Price Halloween Cookalong!

by RetroRuth | Nov 4, 2013 | Beef, Halloween, Holiday, Main Dishes

Well, it’s finally here! The Vincent Price Cookalong is in full swing and we can finally unveil our dish: Un-Wealthy Wellington! Un-Wealthy Wellington Author: Vincent Price, 1972 Ingredients 2 lbs ground round 2 boxes pie crust mix (or enough for two pie crusts) 2 T...

Vincent Price’s Pumpkin Pie – A Vintage Halloween Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Oct 30, 2013 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday, Pie, Thanksgiving, The BEST

Well, since tomorrow is Halloween we thought we would do things up right around here and make a recipe from Vincent Price! And yes, it is because the Vincent Price Cookalong is going to be this Monday, November 4th. We are pretty excited around here, and so we decided...

Vintage Kitchen Kitsch on eBay – Halloween Goodies!

by RetroRuth | Oct 26, 2013 | Halloween, Holiday, Vintage Cooking Kitsch on eBay

I hope everyone is getting geared up for Halloween! This week we have Halloween parties with weenies, ugly apples and scary food by Kilmore Daily!  Vtg HALLOWEEN Black Cat MASK Cake Decorations Cupcake Toppers Why I Want This: Oh my goodness, there are SO MANY...
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