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Jellied Hamburger Loaf – Vintage Recipe Test

Jellied Hamburger Loaf – Vintage Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Sep 1, 2020 | Beef, Casserole, Hello Jell-O, Main Dishes

I don’t know if I even need an intro for this one. It’s Jellied. Hamburger. Loaf. From Our Best Hamburger Recipes by Martha Logan [cooked-sharing] This is another recipe chosen for us by the lovely patrons over on our Patreon. I know I mention Patreon...
Fried Bananas For Soup, 1934 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

Fried Bananas For Soup, 1934 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Jan 25, 2019 | Main Dishes, Soup

It seems cruel to make someone test recipes while they are sick, and this week Tom had the flu. So I made him a nice bowl of hot chicken noodle soup. With Fried Bananas on top! This was one of those crazy topping ideas I got from a 1941 book entitled, Easy Ways To...
Tom’s Mom’s Sloppy Joes – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

Tom’s Mom’s Sloppy Joes – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Jan 8, 2014 | Beef, Main Dishes

So, one of the greatest things about going home to your folk’s house for the holidays is that you don’t have to cook. The second greatest thing is when the meals that your folks cook are vintage! Not only did I get a post out of this meal, but I didn’t have to MAKE it...

Vintage Kitchen Kitsch on eBay

by RetroRuth | Aug 3, 2013 | Vintage Cooking, Vintage Cooking Kitsch on eBay

This week Snow White sells us dairy products, mock turtle soup is rolled up in beef, you can dial-a-drink, and Veg-All and Velveeta finally get together! In an omelet! Vintage 1955 Walt Disney Snow White Dairy Recipe Book American Dairy Association Why I Want This:...

Cranberry Mayonnaise Cake And Porcupine Meatballs – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Nov 30, 2011 | Beef, Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Main Dishes, The BEST

Are you exhausted from Thanksgiving, Readers?? I know I am! S,o here is a classic Mid-Century feast from our archives. This post originally ran on March 24, 2010, but features an amazing Cranberry Mayonnaise Cake that Tom and I loved and ate right down to the last...
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