by RetroRuth | Feb 14, 2018 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Holiday, Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Who is ready for some pudding cake? This is Loverboy Pudding Cake! From Two In The Kitchen, Bisquick, 1973 [cooked-sharing] This recipe comes from a fun set of pamphlets/cookbook inserts that Bisquick put out in the 70’s. The insert this recipe...
by RetroRuth | Oct 5, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This week we aren’t doing anything freaky, just making some nice, calm bar cookies. These are O’Henry Bars! From Art of Cooking from St. Pauls, 1965 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the Art of Cooking, a community cookbook from St. Paul’s Church from 1965. Sorry,...
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 | Dec 23, 2016 | Best & Worst, Christmas, Cocktail Party, Cocktails, Holiday, The BEST
Time for some Christmas Cocktails! This is Brandied Coffolate! From Martha Holmes Holiday Recipes, 1976 [cooked-sharing] I am excited to start with this one. Chocolate, coffee and brandy? Ummm…yeah. Sign me up! This recipe is from a 1976 Martha Holmes Holiday Recipe...
by RetroRuth | Dec 21, 2016 | Candy, Christmas, Desserts, Holiday
So, who’s excited for Christmas? I am. And to celebrate, I made a candy that did NOT photograph well. Yeahhhhhhh. So. Anyway. These little reindeer nuggets are Chocolate Bon Bons! From Party Sweets by Mary Blake, Carnation, 1960 [cooked-sharing] They really don’t even...
