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 [cooked-sharing] You can’t go wrong with chocolate. This recipe is from Guide...
by RetroRuth | Mar 29, 2017 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This week Alex wanted to help with our tested recipe and I had a bunch of ripe bananas, so we decided to make a quick little dessert. These are Banana Marshmallow Squares! From Pillsbury Bake-Off Cook Book, 1972 - Contestant Mrs. Joe Hubbell [cooked-sharing] I’m not...
by RetroRuth | Jun 29, 2016 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fourth of July, Holiday, The BEST
If you love S’mores, you are going to love this fun version made with brownies! We are trying to get in the patriotic spirit here on Mid-Century Menu, so I thought I would bust out this easy recipe from a few years ago and share it again. It even has colored...
by RetroRuth | Dec 24, 2014 | Best & Worst, Candy, Christmas, Desserts, Holiday, The BEST
This week we are posting a recipe that we know is an old favorite! This is Never-Fail Fudge! From Farm Journal Country Cookbook, 1959 [cooked-sharing] 3.2.1311 This recipe is a variation on the typical marshmallow/marshmallow fluff fudge recipe that most housewives...
by RetroRuth | Feb 12, 2014 | Hello Jell-O, Holiday, Valentine's Day
This week I dug into the archives to pull out a Valentine’s Day gelatin, because I am pretty sure it doesn’t get much better than a pink gelatin mold with marshmallows in it. Much better than chocolate, right? Anyway, this recipe originally ran in February of 2012,...
