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Mystery Pecan Pie, 1964 – A Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Re-Run

Mystery Pecan Pie, 1964 – A Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Re-Run

by RetroRuth | Nov 19, 2014 | Pie, Thanksgiving

I know, I know. I have re-run this recipe before, but this pie is just So. Dang. Good. Seriously! This recipe has everything. It is vintage, it has a little bit of magic (the ingredients re-arrange themselves in the oven) AND it tastes amazing. What more can you...
Mystery Pecan Pie, 1964 – A Vintage Thanksgiving Recipe Re-Run

Mystery Pecan Pie – A Mid-Century Thanksgiving Recipe Test From The Archives

by RetroRuth | Nov 20, 2013 | Desserts, Holiday, Pie, Thanksgiving

The biggest cooking day of the year is coming up! Are you ready for Thanksgiving? I am already starting to plan for T-Day, so I thought I would pull this recipe from the archives since I am planning on making this again this year. This pie is fun to make and tastes...
A Patriotic Gelatin Mold For Fourth Of July – A Vintage Gelatin Test

A Patriotic Gelatin Mold For Fourth Of July – A Vintage Gelatin Test

by RetroRuth | Jul 3, 2013 | Best & Worst, Fourth of July, Hello Jell-O, Holiday, The BEST

   I have been keeping a secret from you guys, and it is pretty major. Are you ready? Here we go: I may have scored the greatest gelatin mold of all time. I’m serious. I got my grubby little mitts on this thing probably 10 or so months ago, and I have been...
Potato Chip Cookies – A Vintage Recipe Test

Potato Chip Cookies – A Vintage Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Mar 13, 2013 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts

Hooray for cookies! This week we are making a little recipe I found in a community cookbook from 1970 called, “Cooking in Circles.” Tom is a big fan of cookies, even more so than pie and much more so than cake. He also loves potato chips, so when I saw this recipe for...
Lime Jell-O Salad – A Vintage Gelatin Recipe Test

Lime Jell-O Salad – A Vintage Gelatin Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Jan 30, 2013 | Contests, Hello Jell-O

Yes, we are still posting gelatin recipes! This lovely layered extravaganza was submitted to our Glistening and Jiggly contest by Kelly. Kelly writes: Hello Ruth, I am submitting my contest entry at the last minute, but am sure it’s a winner. It is an old family...
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