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Have some fabulous fifties-style fun with these vintage fruit cocktail recipes

Have some fabulous fifties-style fun with these weird vintage fruit cocktail recipes

Take a trip back to San Francisco in 1955

If you love San Francisco, don’t miss this ’50s video blast from the past

Elizabeth Montgomery magazine covers

Elizabeth Montgomery couldn’t be happier – plus see 20 classic photos of the Bewitched actress

Vintage 1950s San Francisco junior high & high school report cards from one of Jerry Garcia's old classmates

Vintage 1950s San Francisco junior high & high school report cards from one of Jerry Garcia’s old classmates

How to be a perfect '50s housewife Love your refrigerator!

How to be a perfect ’50s housewife: Love your refrigerator!

'56 Chevy See the huge Chevrolet cars & station wagons

How about a ’56 Chevy? See the huge Chevrolet cars & station wagons that were big in 1956

57 Chevrolet! Sweet, smooth and sassy!

The ’57 Chevy: See why they said 1957’s classic Chevrolet cars were sweet, smooth and sassy

Vintage actress Doris Day 1959

Longing for an uncluttered life? Doris Day tells you how to get organized! (1959)

Sunday special Country fried chicken (1955)

A good old-fashioned country fried chicken recipe from the ’50s

Here's a retro shampoo commercial so gosh darn wholesome, it's like a '50s cliche in a bottle

Here’s a retro shampoo commercial so gosh darn wholesome, it’s like a ’50s cliche in a bottle

Fried chicken, Far East style Indian-accented curry recipe from 1950

Fried chicken, Far East style: An Indian-accented chicken curry recipe from 1950

Vintage kitchen ideas

22 vintage kitchen ideas you don’t see much anymore

Man and woman from the fifties at their wedding - Groom kisses the bride

129 ways to get a husband: Truly terrible tips from the 1950s

Dangerous old playgrounds our great-grandparents survived (2)

47 dangerous old playgrounds that our great-grandparents somehow survived

LIFE Feb 17, 1958 Telephones

How to use a vintage rotary dial telephone: Top tips for callers from 1957

Easter glory cake recipe

Easter Glory cake recipe (1953)

The ultimate mid-century modern home

Tour the ultimate mid-century modern house: The Scholz Mark 58 Home of the Year

See what Lucille Ball had to say about her marriage to Desi Arnaz back in 1950

See what Lucille Ball had to say about her marriage to Desi Arnaz back in 1950

See the first version of the Chevrolet Corvette, which made its debut in 1953

See the first version of the Corvette, which made its debut back in 1953

100+ vintage cake recipes for every occasion

Sweet! More than 100 classic cake recipes for every occasion

Two women gossiping 1950s

Talking behind her back: 11 really mean vintage ads that could give anyone a complex

Chrysler cars for 1956 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto have the forward look with Flight-Sweep

Chrysler cars for 1956: Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto have the forward look with Flight-Sweep

A lucky clover cake for St Patrick’s Day (1950)

We loved Lucy Lucille Ball magazine covers from the '50s

We loved Lucy: ’50s magazines featuring the lovely Lucille Ball on the cover

Maple-pecan chiffon cake recipe - 1956 classic dessert (2)

Maple-pecan chiffon cake recipe: A classic dessert from 1956

1959-Rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly & three others killed in air crash

Buddy Holly & three others killed in airplane crash (1959)

The perfect 50s housewife

How to be a perfect ’50s housewife: In the kitchen

breathtakingly gorgeous vintage evening gowns

16 breathtakingly gorgeous vintage evening gowns with long skirts so full they’d make a Disney Princess jealous

Candyland 1960s

Look back at Candy Land, the vintage board game that made millions of kids dream of an ice cream & lollipop world

Typical 1950s suburban home - downstairs family room

What did a typical 1950s suburban house look like? Feast your eyes on this fab prefab home built in 1958

Retro recipes revisited: Tomato soup cake

ice cream cone cupcakes

Festive ice cream cone cupcakes (1957)

The future Your own personal flying cars, powered by electricity

The future: Your own personal flying cars, powered by electricity (’50s & ’60s)

Live Jetsons-style in the home of tomorrow! Ideas for retro-futuristic space-age inventions (1958-1961)

For a retro party: Vintage holiday punch and cocktail recipes from the '50s & '60s

For a retro party: Vintage holiday punch and cocktail recipes from the ’50s & ’60s

Vintage style, loud and proud! See 12 bold striped & checkerboard floors from 1950s homes

Vintage style, loud and proud! See 12 bold striped & checkerboard floors from 1950s homes

How about a cup of classic hot chocolate 10 different recipes to try

How about a cup of classic hot chocolate? 15 cozy cocoa recipes

A treasury of 100+ vintage Christmas cookie recipes

A treasury of 150+ vintage Christmas cookie recipes

Vintage Christmas party appetizers you don't see much anymore

The kitschy, the bad and the ugly: 18 vintage Christmas party appetizers you don’t see much anymore

Bad vintage Christmas ads 20 retro holiday sales pitches that you'd never see today

Bad vintage Christmas ads: 20 retro holiday sales pitches that you’d never see today

Classic Christmas cookie recipes from the '50s Sugar cookie snowflakes, paintbrush cookies, frosty fruit bars (1)

Fancy Christmas cookie recipes from the ’50s: Snowflake sugar cookies, paintbrush cookies & frosty fruit bars

Retro versions of classic board games you can get again

Retro versions of classic board games: 12 hits of yesteryear you can get again

Vintage Swedish heirloom cookie recipe from 1956

Swedish heirloom cookies (1956)

Best ride on the range Ford's new glamour wagons 1957 1958 (1)

Best ride on the range: The glamour of the Ford station wagon (1957)

A collection of cute & colorful classic Christmas cookies

A sweet collection of cute & very colorful classic Christmas cookies

Home decor, 1950s-style: Be generous with color

10 of the best-loved traditional holiday recipes from the 1950s (3)

12 of the best-loved traditional holiday recipes (1950s)

Vintage velvet crumb cake: A classic cake recipe from 1952 that’s good for breakfast and dessert

20 housewives who REALLY loved their toilet paper

And now for a little ad awkwardness from the fifties: 20 glamorous housewives who REALLY loved their toilet paper

Vintage pineapple pie recipe from 1950

The delicious old-fashioned pie you remember: Ann Pillsbury’s classic pineapple pie recipe from 1950

old-fashioned green bean casserole recipes

11 of the best old-fashioned green bean casserole recipes from the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s

50s recipes - pumpkin pie with a gingersnap crumb crust, and an orange-pumpkin chiffon pie

Thanksgiving desserts with fifties flair: Pumpkin pie, pumpkin chiffon & orange-pumpkin chiffon pie

Vintage Milton Bradley board games for family fun (1950s & 1960s)

Milton Bradley board games for family fun (1950s & 1960s)

LIFE Jun 1, 1959 Ford Station Wagon

The ’59 Ford Ranch station wagon: Designed for families on a budget

Easy lemon cheesecake pie retro recipe from the 1950s

Easy lemon cheesecake pie: A retro recipe from the 1950s

10 stunning vintage evening dresses

10 stunning vintage evening dresses worthy of the red carpet: Eye-catching form-fitting bodycon styles from the 1950s & 1960s

15 fabulous examples of fun and fashionable flooring from the fifties

15 fabulous examples of fun & fashionable flooring from the fifties

Cinnamon twists Classic yeast breakfast rolls - 50s style (1)

Cinnamon twists: Classic yeast breakfast rolls recipe from 1950

Can’t fail 5-minute fudge recipe - vintage candy

Can’t fail 5-minute fudge recipe (1950s & 1960s)

Say, say, oh playmate Look back at the history of this old song and clapping game

Say, Say, Oh Playmate: We traced the story of this old song and hand clapping game, and have the lyrics

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