Colorful Cookies–The Third Place Best Winner In the Glistening And Jiggly Contest

by RetroRuth | Jul 25, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Hello Jell-O, The BEST

Guess what? It’s time for cookies! Fun, bright cookies made with a package of Jell-O. Yep, that’s right. Jell-O. It turns out that not all gelatin dishes are meant to be put into a mold. This was sent into us by P’Gell, who also sent us an interesting looking recipe...

Applesauce 7-Up Salad – The Fourth Place Best Recipe Winner In The Glistening And Jiggly Contest

by RetroRuth | Jul 18, 2012 | Best & Worst, Contests, Hello Jell-O, The BEST

Now that all the unpleasant awesomeness of the Worst Recipe is behind us, we can all kick back and enjoy the best gelatin recipes that were sent in. There was very stiff competition for this, as Tom and I both had favorites that we really wanted to see win. In fact,...

Brownie S’mores with Easy Red, White and Blue Marshmallows – A Fourth of July Mid-Century Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Jul 4, 2012 | Best & Worst, Desserts, The BEST

Happy Fourth of July, Everyone! I hope you are all participating in  – or planning to participate in – some fun today! Tom and I are just hanging out and relaxing today. Oh, and probably making up more of these bad boys: And by bad, this time I mean really,...

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Icing and Filling – A Retro Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | May 9, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST

So, right now I am in gelatin up to my elbows. Mixing, stirring, molding and unmolding delicious and deliciously questionable gelatin recipes that you wonderful people sent to me for our gelatin contest. So, I decided to bring out something that was ultra-yummy and...

Black Magic Chocolate Cake Made With Condensed Tomato Soup – A Retro Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Apr 25, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST

I cannot resist cakes with weird ingredients. I just can’t. So, when I came across a recipe for a chocolate cake that had, as the “secret” ingredient, a can of condensed tomato soup, I knew I was going to have to make it. The recipe came from a recent Salvation Army...

Party Cheese Ball – A Mid-Century Holiday Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Dec 28, 2011 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, The BEST

So, here is the plan: Tom and I are going to eat a TON of vintage appetizers on New Year’s Eve. What do you think? Good plan? This plan has been…oh…several weeks in the making. Originally, I was going to post a vintage appetizer a week for twelve weeks, but when that...