by RetroRuth | Jan 13, 2016 | Best & Worst, Bread and Pastries, Desserts, The BEST
This week I have a special recipe test for all of you! It is sort of a guest test, but in another way it isn’t. This week, we all get to enjoy a recipe tested out by my mother! This is Stollen! From Best Loved Foods of Christmas, Pillsbury, 1959 [cooked-sharing]...
by RetroRuth | Dec 2, 2015 | Best & Worst, Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday, The BEST
The fantastic and furious Christmas season is upon us! I should feel guilty for busting out the cookies so early on you guys, but I really don’t. I am going to try to repost all of my favorite holiday treats this year so I can bring you some new tested treats before...
by RetroRuth | Dec 22, 2014 | Best & Worst, Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday, The BEST
My favorite time of the year is here! I thought I would gather up a bunch of good vintage cookie recipes to help with your holiday baking! Bonus recipe at the end: Vintage Fruitcake! Oh, and if you are going to make only one of these cookies, try the Chocolate-Filled...
by RetroRuth | Dec 23, 2013 | Cake & Cupcakes, Christmas, Desserts, Holiday
This is it! The final day of The Five Days of Fruit Cake! And that is pretty funny, because we are ending this on a non-cake note. Unless you consider an icebox cake a cake. No-Bake Festive Fruit Cake Author: California Raisin Board, 1953 Ingredients 1/2 cup PET...
by RetroRuth | Dec 22, 2013 | Cake & Cupcakes, Christmas, Desserts, Holiday
It’s Day Four of The Five Days of Fruit Cake, and today we have a fruit cake made of sweetened condensed milk and corn flakes. Which is a little crazy. Ever-So-Easy Fruit Cake Author: Borden, 1972 Ingredients 3 eggs, slightly beaten 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1...
