by RetroRuth | Feb 17, 2016 | Best & Worst, Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Easter, Halloween, Holiday, The BEST, Valentine's Day
Today we have a bit of a recipe mash-up between vintage and modern, but since it involves cookies I am sure everything is going to be just fine. Adapted (slightly changed) from Betty Crocker New Picture Cookbook [cooked-sharing] These are Butter Cookie Cut-Outs! A few...
by RetroRuth | Jan 27, 2016 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
If you have ever hungered for chocolate cottage cheese, then today’s recipe is for you! These are Marbled Cocoa Squares! From American Dairy Association Test Kitchen, Creative Cooking With Cottage Cheese, 1950 [cooked-sharing] All joking aside, this is actually a...
by RetroRuth | Jan 20, 2016 | Best & Worst, Desserts, The BEST
It’s Wednesday, and I need some rice pudding. Preferably chocolate. There we go. Much better. This is Chocolate Rice Pudding! From White House Milk Company, 1935 [cooked-sharing] Everyone was sick again this week at our house. We seem to have a perpetual cold/flu this...
by RetroRuth | Jan 13, 2016 | Best & Worst, Bread and Pastries, Desserts, The BEST
This week I have a special recipe test for all of you! It is sort of a guest test, but in another way it isn’t. This week, we all get to enjoy a recipe tested out by my mother! This is Stollen! From Best Loved Foods of Christmas, Pillsbury, 1959 [cooked-sharing]...
by RetroRuth | Dec 23, 2015 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This year I had a whole plateful of 1940’s cookies planned for testing. Unfortunately, seasonal sickness had other plans. Like it usually does in our house. After I got Alex on a round of antibiotics for her ear infection, I was hurriedly able to crank out one cookie...
by RetroRuth | Dec 9, 2015 | Best & Worst, Candy, Christmas, Desserts, Holiday, The BEST
Who needs an easy and delicious vintage fudge recipe for the holiday? This is one of my favorite candy recipes for Christmas and makes a fantastic addition to any cookie plate! This week we are posting a recipe that we know is an old favorite! This is Never-Fail...
