by RetroRuth | Jan 24, 2020 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Welcome to Vintage Cocktail Friday! This week we are going to make a melon cocktail that has no melon in it. This is Melon Cocktail! From vintage tabletop fortune card [cooked-sharing] And no, we aren’t just drinking heavily because it’s storming out every weekend and...
by RetroRuth | Aug 7, 2019 | Appetizers, Cocktail Party, Side Dishes & Salads, Vegetables
This week we have a really fun little appetizer that you can make in a few minutes. And it’s a great way to trick your kids into cooking! These are Cucumber Rings! From Michigan Consolidated Gas Holiday Cookbook, 1970 [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from the Michigan...
by RetroRuth | Mar 10, 2017 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
It’s Friday, and I could totally use a drink! This is Blue Devil Cocktail! From Bottom's Up, 1934 [cooked-sharing] This cocktail is from “Bottoms Up”, one of our favorite vintage cocktail manuals. Some of the drink books we have just recycled classic drinks over and...
by RetroRuth | Jun 1, 2016 | Best & Worst, Desserts, The BEST
It’s been hot around here lately, so this week we decided to make a frozen treat. This is milk sherbet. From Food for Home and Trade, Girls' Trades and Technical High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1942 [cooked-sharing] This recipe comes from a book that I received for...
by RetroRuth | Feb 5, 2016 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Even though it’s only February, we were in the mood for ice cream this week. An ice cream soda, to be specific. This is Adult Soda! From Discover Gold, Galliano, 1969 [cooked-sharing] The only difficultly we had with this one was a very determined toddler who wanted...
