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Black and White Fluff, 1939 – A Vintage Recipe Test

Black and White Fluff, 1939 – A Vintage Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Mar 3, 2021 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Tested Recipes, The BEST

This week, we are going to make a dessert with bananas and prunes! This is Black and White Fluff! From Prunes For Epicures, 35 Intriguing Recipes - United Prune Growers of California, 1933 [cooked-sharing] Now, if you don’t recognize this book, it is the book I...
Pineapple Nut Puffs – A Vintage Recipe Test

Pineapple Nut Puffs – A Vintage Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Nov 13, 2020 | Candy, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Tested Recipes

This week we are going to make a super-easy recipe because other things in life are really hard right now. These are Pineapple Puffs! [cooked-sharing] Now, this recipe was once again chosen by the lovely Patrons from our Patreon. And most of them chose it for the same...
Marshmallow And Fruit Grill Out – Vintage Guest Recipe Test!

Marshmallow And Fruit Grill Out – Vintage Guest Recipe Test!

by RetroRuth | Oct 9, 2020 | Desserts, Tested Recipes

This week we have Susan to thank for this recipe test! And here is Marshmallow Fruit Grill! From All Out For A Chick-n-Que Cookout Recipes Compliments of Jewel [cooked-sharing] Now, Susan is a patron from our Patreon account, and she was very, very excited when she...
Lima Beans and Marshmallows – A Patreon-Chosen Vintage Recipe Test

Lima Beans and Marshmallows – A Patreon-Chosen Vintage Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Jun 12, 2020 | Beans, Best & Worst, Side Dishes & Salads, Tested Recipes, The BEST

Well, hello again. Welcome back to another installment of “recipe tests that are chosen for me by patrons”. This week we have this lovely girl. And yes, under that perfectly browned, melty marshmallow-goodness IS a pile of lima beans! This is Lima Beans...
Salad, 1952 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

Salad, 1952 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Feb 22, 2019 | Holiday, Salads, Side Dishes & Salads, Valentine's Day

So, this was supposed to be a Valentine’s Day post, but I missed it by a week. Which is ok, since this isn’t technically a Valentine’s Day dessert. Er…salad. Valentine’s Salad. Instead of the ubiquitous strawberry, the pink in this dessert actually comes from...
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