by RetroRuth | Mar 7, 2018 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The BEST
Who is ready for a huge, floofy fluffball of a dessert? This is Cherry Chocolate Ice Box Dessert! From Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers, Desserts, 1963 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the Desserts Volume of the Favorite Recipes of Home Economics...
by RetroRuth | Nov 2, 2016 | Best & Worst, Hello Jell-O, Holiday, Thanksgiving, The BEST, Uncategorized
It’s coming up on turkey time, so it’s time to bust out the vintage recipes! I am re-running my most favorite vintage Thanksgiving recipes this month, you lucky readers. It’s very exciting! And we are going to start it off with some gelatin. Because...
by RetroRuth | Nov 12, 2014 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Hello Jell-O, Holiday, Side Dishes & Salads, Thanksgiving, The BEST
It’s the final countdown to turkey time, so Tom and I decided to break out some vintage recipes to test! These are Frosted Cranberry Squares! From Mr.s Lorry L Mudge, Better Homes & Gardens, November 1965 [cooked-sharing] These are doubly appropriate for us, since...
by RetroRuth | Aug 14, 2013 | Best & Worst, Hello Jell-O, The BEST
This week we have a gelatin that is decidedly NOT gross. Sea Breeze Salad! This thing is basically jelled lemon pie filling with pineapple in it. Nothing bad here. Surprising, isn’t it? Well, we were invited to a picnic earlier last month where I knew there would be...
by RetroRuth | Mar 2, 2011 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Hello Jell-O
Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu! This week we are delving into an area we haven’t played in much in the Mid-Century Menu: Desserts. Not pies or cakes, but Jello-based desserts. Mostly the Jello here is filled with onions and celery, and hardly ever turns...
