Your Library for Vintage Recipes
Explore preserved vintage recipes from mid-century classics and sweet retro desserts to nostalgic drinks.
Classic vintage cookie recipes
Brown sugar cookies/clipping/ public/ archival content
Old fashioned sugar cookie recipe - original circa 1930s Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies Ingredients 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 cups sugar 1 cup lard 2 eggs ¼ cup sour milk 1 teaspoon lemon extract Instructions Cream lard and sugar and add eggs. Beat. Add dry ingredients and sour milk. Beat, add lemon. Roll out on a floured board. Bake at 375° until done.
1962 Woman’s Day cookie recipe/ personal collection
January cookie recipe of the month/archival content #1960
peanut butter cookie recipe/clipping - archival content
apple filled oatmeal cookie recipe/fall cookies/archival content
crybabies cookie recipe/archival content
Baby Ruth Candy Bar Cookie recipe/clipping/public/vintage cookie recipe/public
sugar molasses cookie recipe/vintage cookie recipe/public - archival content
Vintage ration & depression era recipes that prove creativity never goes out of style
War Time Recipes/Public Domain/Janet M Hill/ 1918 - archival content
Ration Spice Cake/Public Recipe/ archival content
Bessie R Murphy/Creamed Irish Potatoes/ Baked Irish Potatoes/French Mash Irish Potatoes/ 1920/ archival content
Bessie R Murphy/Baked Irish Potato Puff/Irish Potatoes AU Gratin/Peas Nest/1920 / archival content
Bessie R Murphy / Irish Potato Raisin Bread/ Irish Potatoes/ 1920/ archival content
Bessie R Murphy/Creamed Irish Potatoes/ Baked Irish Potatoes/French Mash Irish Potatoes/ 1920/ archival content
Timeless refreshments for entertaining
Daiquiri recipe / personal collection - archival content
Party drinks/Mid-Century Recipes/cocktails/Fleishman's/public/Manhattan/Old-fashioned/Whiskeys Sour / archival content
Shirley Temple Mocktail/public recipe
Arnold Palmer mocktail/ personal recipe
Cocktails and mixed drinks 1967 / archival content
Thanksgiving dirty soda/blog recipe
Good housekeeping personal collections - archival content
State Fair Ham Loaf/ Public Recipe/ Mixed with Vintage World's Fair Advertisement Made In 1963 / archival content.
Sweet & Sour Meatballs/Carnation/1950s/Public Recipe - archival content
Brown Derby Spaghetti/1945/personal collection - archival content
hormel/recipe/hampastry/personal/VintageFoodOddities / personal collection - archival content
Spice island recipe /baked ham/1950's recipe/1950/public - archival content
Crispy Crunch Bars/ Personal Collection -archival content
brown derby pie recipes - archival content
fun with coffee/1951/coffee cream puffs/personal collection - archival content
Kellogg's Recipe for Taffy Meringue Ginger cake / Public Domain - archival content
Pocatello School District Recipe/ personal collection/ circa 1940s-1950s/This recipe comes from an adapted cafeteria cookbook used by the Pocatello, Idaho School District. While the full booklet exists, this page is shared as a single historical example of mid-century school cooking - archival content
Robin Hood Cake Recipe/1964/ Personal Collection - archival content
Spumoni Cake/ Public Recipe - archival content
Kahlua Butterscotch Sauce/1986/ Kahlua Recipe Book/ Public - archival content
kraft dips 1955/public recipe/1950srecipes / archival content - archival content
sour cream dip/personal collection - archival content
fried artichoke/western cookbook/1930s recipes/public - archival content
idaho nachos personal collections - archival content
better homes soup recipes/1953/personal collection - archival content
retro luau- chedder spread from personal collection/Hawaiian food - archival content
Tomato Aspic Rings\Carnation\ Personal Collection - archival content
Campbell's/ Lemon Herb Casserole Recipe/ Personal collection - archival content
watergate salad/Vintage Recipe Collection personal/1970s recipes/transcribed - archival content
heinz public recipe/surprise baked potato recipe/1950s recipe / archival content
corn bread/personal/better homes and garden/cornbread recipe/1950s recipe / personal collection - archival content
Brown Derby Original Cobb Salad Recipe/1945/personal collection - archival content
Bisquick Velvet Crumb Cake/Public Domain/transcribed recipe - archival content
crisco doughnut recipe/crisco/personal collection - archival content
baked star corn beef hash recipe/ archival content - archival content
Banana doughnuts/personal collection/1953 A Picture Treasury of Good Cooking - Taylor & Ziegfeld Vintage cookbook - archival content
betty crocker/toast toppers betty crocker personal collection - archival content
cinnamon coffee cake/public/1950s recipe / archival content - archival content
carnation eggs recipes/scrambed/welsh rabbit/curied eggs/egg and cheese / personal collection - archival content
grape nuts/ archival content - archival content
Retro Snacks
Old-fashioned snacks to share
caramel corn recipe - Blog
1973/ public domain/ book: 200 ways to make candy/ caramel candy recipes
Rice crispy/rice crispy squares/1950's recipe/vintage advertisement recipe/ archival content
Candy recipes/1930s/candy recipe/ archival content
cheese snacks recipe/betty crocker/1950s recipe/mid century recipe/ personal collection
butter rum mints/old fashioned recipe/personal collection
homemade maple fudge/public / archival content
vintage candy/homemade / archival content
chocolate balls/canada starch co./1930's recipe /archival content
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