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 | Aug 16, 2017 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST
So, this week we are doing a pity recipe. If you read last week’s post, you know I recently had some jaw surgery. Which wasn’t fun. At all. So I decided to make myself some cake. And I picked a beer cake, because nothing goes better with pity than beer. This is...
by RetroRuth | Jun 28, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is almost upon us, so I thought I would give you all the gift of cake. Rocket-ship cake. This is Cake Canaveral! From Birthdays And Family Celebrations, Better Homes & Gardens, 1963 [cooked-sharing] So, my friend Carolyn (of the Aspic Aquarium)...
by RetroRuth | Jun 14, 2017 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
I’ve got lots and lots of rhubarb right now in my garden, so I am trying in vain to use it all up. And though I have lots of great recipes to choose from, I wanted to whip up something new. Well, new to me anyway. These are Rosy Rhubarb Swirls! From Country Cookbook,...
by RetroRuth | May 31, 2017 | Best & Worst, Desserts, The BEST
This week we are making some cinnamon biscuits and topping them with apple cider vinegar syrup! These are Quick Vinegar Rolls! From Salina Journal in Salina, Kansas, December 17, 1973. It was submitted by Mrs. Jerry Gasaway of Ada, Kansas [cooked-sharing] This recipe...
