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 This recipe comes from a fun set of pamphlets/cookbook inserts that Bisquick put out in the 70’s. The insert this recipe comes from is...
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 This recipe is from the Art of Cooking, a community cookbook from St. Paul’s Church from 1965. Sorry, this scan got...
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 You can’t go wrong with chocolate. This recipe is from Guide To Good Eating...
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 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 book that was put...
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 They really don’t even look good on the...
