by RetroRuth | Apr 10, 2021 | Tested Recipes
Well, hello there everyone! It’s been a crazy, exhausting, emotional week here on Mid-Century Menu. But I’m here to tell you a couple of things that will be impacting the normal rhythm of this blog. Hopefully for only a few months! The social media...
by RetroRuth | Mar 20, 2021 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Easter, Holiday, Tested Recipes
Well, hello! This week we have a recipe that I kind of tested, but also may have had to substitute 1/3 of the ingredients for other stuff. Because that is how I prepare, apparently. This is Chocolate Prune Cake!!! From Prunes For Epicures, 35 Intriguing Recipes -...
by RetroRuth | Mar 12, 2021 | Easter, Holiday, Lamb Cakes & Frostings, Tested Recipes
Guess what time it is?? That’s right, it’s Lamb Cake Time! It’s the 10th Lambieversary of the Lamb Cake Contest! Can you believe it? The 10th year! Ten! That’s crazy and so amazing. This year we are celebrating ourselves, our ability to...
by RetroRuth | Mar 3, 2021 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Tested Recipes, The BEST
This week, we are going to make a dessert with bananas and prunes! This is Black and White Fluff! From Prunes For Epicures, 35 Intriguing Recipes - United Prune Growers of California, 1933 Now, if you don’t recognize this book, it is the book I made California...
by RetroRuth | Feb 12, 2021 | Tested Recipes
Hello! This week we are going to pour a bunch of 7-Up into baked beans. Because why not? These are 7-Up Baked Beans! 7-Up Baked Beans - You're Really Cooking When Your Cooking With 7-Up 1957 This was another recipe chosen by Patreon patrons! There was a tie in the...
by RetroRuth | Feb 6, 2021 | Tested Recipes
I have some buttermilk and some avocados in my fridge, so it’s time to make some bread! Avocado Bread! Oh, sorry. I mean, “Avacado” Bread Avacado Bread - A Book of Favorite Recipes Compiled by Woman's Society of Christian Service, 1971 It took a bit...
