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Explore curated everyday vintage recipes from mid-century classics and sweet retro desserts to nostalgic drinks.
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Vintage ration & depression era recipes that prove creativity never goes out of style
Bessie R Murphy / Irish Potato Raisin Bread/ Irish Potatoes/ 1920
Bessie R Murphy/Creamed Irish Potatoes/ Baked Irish Potatoes/French Mash Irish Potatoes/ 1920
Bessie R Murphy/Baked Irish Potato Puff/Irish Potatoes AU Gratin/Peas Nest/1920
Depression Dinner/ Doris Barkley/ Sauces/ Bertha Nettleton/ 1918
Janet M Hill/Corn bread/1918
Ration Spice Cake/Public Recipe
Timeless refreshments for entertaining
Julia Child 1961/ private collection
Thanksgiving dirty soda/blog recipe
Cocktails and mixed drinks 1967
Shirley Temple Mocktail/public recipe
Arnold Palmer mocktail/ personal recipe
Party drinks/Mid-Century Recipes/cocktails/Fleishman's/public/Manhattan/Old-fashioned/Whiskeys Sour
Kahlua White Russian Cocktail/Kahula Recipe Book 1986/public recipe
State Fair Ham Loaf/ Public Recipe/ Mixed with Vintage World's Fair Advertisement Made In 1963
Sweet & Sour Meatballs/Carnation/1950s/Public Recipe
Brown Derby Spaghetti/1945/personal collection
hormel/recipe/hampastry/personal/VintageFoodOddities
Spice island recipe /baked ham/1950's recipe/1950/public
Good housekeeping personal collections
Batter Franks Recipe Card/1971/Betty Crocker/ personal collection
betty crocker/ fondue/ instructions/ batter franks
Impossible pie Pistachio Salad/vintage clippings/Personal collection
Spumoni Cake/ Public Recipe
Kahlua Butterscotch Sauce/1986/ Kahlua Recipe Book/ Public
peach cake/ newspaper/ public domain
Crisco Caramel Chip Pie/ this style of tagline was big in Crisco’s advertising campaigns in the 1950s–1960s.
Betty Crocker/brownie pie/public recipe/get the transcribed recipe below
fudge rice krispies public recipe/ricr krispies/fudge
Butter Mix Cookies/Betty Crocker/ Personal Collection
apple filled oatmeal cookie recipe/fall cookies/public
orange cookies/cookie recipe/public/fall cookie recipe
Baby Ruth Candy Bar Cookie recipe/clipping/public/vintage cookie recipe/public
sugar cookie recipe/church recipe book recipe/public
sugar molasses cookie recipe/vintage cookie recipe/public
hoot owl cookie recipe/1950's recipe/fall cookies
peanut butter cookie recipe/clipping
cry babies cookie recipe
butter cookie recipe
hot puffs/card/1975/personal collection
sour cream dip/personal collection
fried artichoke/western cookbook/1930s recipes/public
idaho nachos personal collections
better homes soup recipes/1953/personal collection
retro luau- chedder spread from personal collection/hawaiian food
kraft dips 1955/public recipe/1950srecipes
Hawaiian Fondue-1971/personal collection/card
Kraft Summer Meal Ideas/Public Recipe
watergate salad/Vintage Recipe Collection personal/1970s recipes/transcribed
Old fashioned mac and cheese/public
strawberry pretzel salad/public domain recipe
corn bread/personal/better homes and garden/cornbread recipe/1950s recipe
Brown Derby Cobb salad/1945/personal collection
Bacon Mac and cheese better homes and gardens/personal collection/
heinz public recipe/surprise baked potato recipe/1950s recipe
Bisquick Velvet Crumb Cake/Public Domain/transcribed recipe
crisco doughnut recipe/crisco/personal collection
baked star corn beef hash recipe
Banana doughnuts/personal collection/1953 A Picture Treasury of Good Cooking - Taylor & Ziegfeld Vintage cookbook
betty crocker/toast toppers betty crocker personal collection
cinnamon coffee cake/public/1950s recipe
carnation eggs recipes/scrambed/welsh rabbit/curied eggs/egg and cheese
grape nuts
Retro Snacks
Old-fashioned snacks to share
peanut butter apple cookies/public/clipping
Rice crispy/rice crispy squares/1950's recipe/vintage advertisement recipe
cheese snacks recipe/betty crocker/1950s recipe/mid century recipe
butter rum mints/old fashioned recipe/personal collection
homemade maple fudge/public
vintage candy/homemade
Candy recipes/1930s/candy recipe
chocolate balls/canada starch co./1930's recipe
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