Super Puddin’ – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Mar 9, 2014 | Cake & Cupcakes, Guest Bloggers

Technically, the name of this dessert is “Lemon Cake Top Pudding.” But I’m supposed to want to call it Super Puddin’ after I try it. I guess “Pile of Lemon Goop” wasn’t going to sell enough fruit. Super Puddin’ –...

Tuna Fish-Apple Sandwiches – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Mar 2, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Sandwiches & Pies

The mid-century kitchen wasn’t all about jello and tomato soup. Sometimes, they just made sandwiches. Tuna Fish-Apple Sandwiches – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday Author: Linda Douglas Ingredients 1 7-oz. can tuna fish 1/2 cup red skinned apple, diced 1...

Prune Casserole – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Feb 23, 2014 | Cake & Cupcakes, Guest Bloggers

The email that included this two-page spread of cake-casserole recipes said, “For the ‘Cake Casseroles’ I was thinking the prune one, of course.” OF COURSE. Although the fruit cocktail one looks pretty scary, too… Prune Casserole –...

Souper Special Omelet – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Feb 16, 2014 | Eggs, Guest Bloggers

If you’ve been reading Mid-Century Menu long enough, you’re used to tomato soup going into cake. Not just once, but twice. But it can also be dumped on top of an omelet. SOUPER. Souper Special Omelet Author: Campbell’s Soup (1958) Ingredients 2 tbsp....

Homemade Sundae Sauce – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Feb 9, 2014 | Desserts, Guest Bloggers

Welcome to Recipe Guest Test Sundae! Er, Sunday. Homemade Sundae Sauce – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday Author: Royal Instant Pudding (1955) Ingredients 1 package chocolate or butterscotch instant pudding 1 cup light corn syrup water Instructions CHOCOLATE: Stir...

Chicken Cornetti – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Feb 2, 2014 | Casserole, Chicken, Guest Bloggers

A mid-century recipe is just slightly more fun with a strange name. This, for example, looks like “insane pasta chicken corn casserole,” but Del Monte’s marketing department felt that “chicken cornetti” would be a much more appealing...