Retro rainbow cake recipe with 5 layers of fluffy whipped Jello
Five flavors of whipped gelatin form this colorful, spectacular dessert: a rainbow cake – an eye-catching red, pink, orange, green and purple layered dessert recipe!
Vintage recipes
Old-fashioned buttermilk coolers like these are a quick & delicious way to beat the heat
Try these old-fashioned buttermilk coolers with easy recipes that are fast to make, delicious, and a cool alternative to plain fruit juice, soda, punches or milkshakes.
The original Rice Krispies treats recipe from 1940 & its delicious history
The original Rice Krispies treats were invented in the 1930s. By 1940, the recipe was known across the country — and their popularity has hardly waned since. Here, get the original version of the treats recipe, along with some modern variations!
20 recipes from Campbell’s emergency dinner cookbook (1968)
Vintage recipes in this Campbell’s emergency dinner cookbook include Pot roast, Frankfurter boats, Campbelled eggs, Skillet meatloaf, Spanish rice, Macaroni & cheese, Tuna supreme, Chicken crunch & more.
Why vintage Squirt soda wasn’t sweet like other soft drinks, plus five ’60s cocktail recipes with Squirt
Squirt soda, not sweet like other soft drinks. In fact, it’s definitely dry. It starts with sun-ripened citrus fruit and ends up with natural dryness, a quality never before achieved in soft drinks.
Chocolate mint-whipped cream cake recipe (1968)
For this chocolate mint-whipped cream cake, you layer rich, moist chocolate cake with mint-flavored whipped cream, and frost it with some of the best chocolate frosting.
6 easy old-fashioned ways to deliciously decorate store-bought cakes
How can you decorate store-bought cakes you got from the supermarket freezer? Here are six great ways to customize them – making an ordinary cake into an extraordinary dessert.
How long does it take to make jello? See a chart!
How long does it take to make jello set? Get a chart with the times needed to make Jell-O gelatin desserts and salads.
Caramel-pecan harvest rolls: A warm & delicious retro recipe
Can’t you smell the warm, friendly fragrance as these caramel-y rolls come out of your oven? Try this retro recipe for fresh-baked homemade caramel-pecan harvest rolls!
Recipes for old-fashioned ice cream bombes, plus tips & tricks
When it comes to desserts, what is a bombe – and how do you make one? We have answers! Get several recipes and tips for creating beautiful old-fashioned ice cream bombes right here.
10 old-fashioned gooseberry pie recipes
A good old-fashioned gooseberry pie has not been forgotten – the recipes are still enshrined in the hearts and the private recipe collections of many people. Here are some classics!
Brownie icebox cookies, made with brownie mix
This old-fashioned chocolatey cookie recipe couldn’t be easier! It’s made with a base of brownie mix, which you chill to make your own slice-and-bake cookies.
Easy cooking measurement conversions for old-fashioned recipes
Here’s a handy guide to dozens of cooking measurement conversions for old-fashioned recipes — and their modern-day equivalents!
Special K cookies recipe (1961)
With this easy recipe from the 1960s, you can enjoy the crispness, flavor and nourishment of this popular Kellogg’s cereal in Special K cookies. Give ’em a try!
36 classic Christmas cookie recipes children will love (1962)
Here is a group of irresistible cookies of every kind which you’ll enjoy making as much as giving. From Woman’s Day magazine (December 1962) Cookies are part
150+ vintage Christmas cookie recipes
If you’re looking to recreate that special vintage Christmas cookie recipe that your grandmother used to make, or want to discover old-fashioned cookies to make new again, here’s a big tasty collection of treats for you!
Truman Capote’s cold banana pudding recipe from 1968
Here’s how to make Truman Capote’s favorite retro recipe for a delicious cold banana pudding that’s topped with an airy meringue..
Classic strawberry torte recipe (1967)
Four thin yellow cake layers tower upward – separated by thick creamy whipped cream with fresh berries – in this delicious classic strawberry torte recipe from the ’60s!
Deviled lettuce with Miracle Whip: A retro 60s recipe
Mix cream cheese, deviled ham and Miracle Whip with a variety of flavorful salad vegetables, then pack it in a head of lettuce, and you have a 60s luncheon treat: Deviled lettuce.
Stove top meatloaf recipes from the sixties
Here are two recipes for a stove top meatloaf dinner – it’s so easy to make, it doesn’t even need to be cooked in the oven.
A dozen delicious classic apple pie recipes (1960s)
Here are 12 amazing classic apple pie recipes, collected from newspapers published across the US throughout the ’60s!
Pressed butter cookies & classic spritz cookie recipes
Go a little retro this year! Make delicious holiday butter cookies and lots of different pressed Christmas cookie designs – including spritz – from these easy vintage recipes.
Golden apricot coffee cake recipe (1960)
Here’s a Minnesota State Fair champion’s vintage recipe for Golden apricot coffee cake. It’s topped with sunny apricot jam and crispy slivered almonds.
How to make whipped fruit juice toppings (1961)
You can combine your favorite kinds of juice with dry milk to make fluffy, flavorful whipped fruit juice toppings using this sweet retro recipe from the sixties!
Onion meatloaf, vintage-style: The soup mix recipe from 1964
If you’re in the mood for a savory old-fashioned dinner, here’s a delicious way to make onion meatloaf with soup mix, vintage ’60s-style.
Gala pimiento-nut dip from the 1960s
This easy pimiento-nut dip recipe comes from the ’60s — the age of cocktail parties and cute and/or kitschy foods.
Gorgeous glazed fruit cheesecake (1967)
This gorgeous glazed fruit cheesecake is topped with shiny sweet fruit, arranged in a pretty pattern. Get the vintage recipe from the ’60s here!
Pink lemonade ice cream cake recipe (1968)
This pink lemonade ice cream cake is surprisingly easy to make – it starts with a boxed cake mix, and gets dressed up with filling and frosting. Try it!
Pudding in chocolate shells: Try this easy no-bake retro recipe from 1962
Does the idea of pudding in chocolate shells sound like a win? Try these easy no-bake pudding “cupcakes” – made with creamy pudding inside little chocolate candy crusts.
Gingerbread cake with molasses meringue topping recipe from 1965
This delicious gingerbread cake has a light and fluffy molasses meringue topping – perfect for the holidays! Get the retro recipe right here.
Wieneroni casserole was a ‘frankly delicious’ retro way to serve hot dogs
This vintage 1960s recipe for a Wieneroni casserole combines flavorfully glazed hot dogs with pasta for a truly retro-style dinner.
Apricot rum baba cake: A classic dessert recipe from 1960
What a treat for someone with a sweet tooth – an elegant apricot rum baba! Moist and rich and redolent of apricot nectar.
Tomato aspic with potato salad: The quintessential ’60s summer luncheon dish
Combine a bright red tomato aspic gelatin ring filled with a creamy potato salad with eggs, and you have a super ’60s lunch dish!
Green Beans Bravo vintage ’60s salad recipe
Base this hearty Green Beans Bravo salad on the rich flavor of tender Blue Lake Green Beans, and you’re in business with a new favorite for buffet suppers.
7-Up float: Combine Seven-Up soda & ice cream for a truly retro treat
Seven-Up floats! Ice cream and 7-up – what a cool, cool combination for a summer afternoon! Get a few different vintage float recipes here.
Burger Bundles casserole recipe from 1968
This Burger Bundles casserole features big meatballs stuffed with herb-seasoned stuffing mix, then baked in a mushroom soup sauce.
Make a basic beef pot roast with this vintage James Beard recipe (1964)
Here is a delicious vintage recipe for a basic beef pot roast — and you know it will be good, because it’s how James Beard would have prepared it back in the ’60s!
Swedish rosettes: Crisp, feather-light cookie recipe from 1960
Swedish rosettes, a light Scandinavian cookie, uses a rosette iron to create its distinctive shape. The result is as delicious as it is beautiful.
How to make old-fashioned 7-minute frosting, plus a dozen variations to try
Here, find out how to make the popular old-fashioned 7-minute frosting — plus get some how-tos on whipping up some tasty new ways to enjoy this icing!
Fudge ribbon pie with peppermint ice cream recipe from 1968
Fudge ribbon pie combines peppermint ice cream and a creamy fudge sauce, frozen and then topped with a peppermint meringue.
Creamy chicken salad mold: A really retro recipe from 1965
This creamy chicken salad mold is a tantalizing mixture of chicken, mayonnaise or salad dressing, broth, gelatin, seasonings and lemon juice.
How to make a chocolate souffle with pudding mix (1961)
Here’s an easy way to make a chocolate souffle with pudding mix – or make one with another pudding flavor, like vanilla or butterscotch.
How to make the original Baker’s German chocolate cake
Baker’s German chocolate cake – made with a luscious coconut-pecan frosting – quickly became one of America’s most famous cakes. Here’s how to make the original version!
Chocolate-cherry torte recipe from 1966
A glamorous-looking dessert like this chocolate-cherry torte can be the ultimate in party food. And isn’t it great when it tastes every bit as good?
Glori-fried chicken with gravy recipe (1966)
Soup’s the seasoning and the smooth cream gravy in this delicious classic Glori-fried chicken recipe from the sixties.
Blueberry-marshmallow pie recipe from 1965
For this blueberry-marshmallow pie, you make fruit filling luscious with a marshmallow-whipped cream topping. Who’d believe anything so good could be so easy?
How to make four cute old-fashioned Easter basket cakes
Here are three super-cute, easy-to-make vintage Easter basket cakes you can make, based on ideas from the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s!
Banana rum pie recipe from 1968
This banana rum pie starts with vanilla pudding, fluffy white frosting, and those beautiful bananas that know no season. Then add pecans and chocolate drizzle.
Tri-level brownies are triple delicious (1968)
You make 3-layer tri-level brownies with staples like butter or margarine, flour, sugar, rolled oats, and unsweetened chocolate. Here’s how!
Potato corn triangle biscuits: A quick retro recipe made with instant mashed potatoes
These golden, three-cornered potato corn triangle biscuits will make any meal sparkle. The flavor (from instant mashed potatoes!) will bring back memories.
Chocolate Charlotte Russe retro recipe (1967)
This modern chocolate Charlotte Russe is just as good but twice as fast as its classic cousin – and ladyfingers from the store and pudding mix are the time-savers.
Cute vintage Easter cakes from the 1950s & 1960s
Here are a few ways to make a happy Easter surprise — cute vintage Easter cakes, using ideas and recipes from the fifties & sixties!
What is tutti-frutti? Find out, and learn how to make it
A perfect way to preserve summer fruits for year-round enjoyment is to do as your ancestors did and make some tutti-frutti. What’s that? Find out!
How to make a cute retro jelly bean carousel cake (1965)
Here’s a retro jelly bean carousel cake that’s cute and creative for a child’s birthday. Anyone who loves jelly beans (doesn’t everyone?) will love it.
Corn con carne with meatballs recipe (1962)
Corn con carne: Creamed corn makes a sauce for meatballs South of the border fun with good-cooking and good-looking Del Monte Cream Style Corn It’s easy to
Choco-mint party cake (1967)
This choco-mint party cake recipe starts with a pre-made angel food cake, and adds a flavorful colored frosting that oozes out from between the layers.
Old-fashioned popcorn balls: 16 delicious classic recipes, plus expert popping tips
Get classic recipes for old-fashioned popcorn balls, along with peanut brittle, molasses, caramel sugared and confetti popcorn versions – plus tips for the best way to pop corn.
Old-fashioned marshmallow Easter eggs & cute cupcake baskets (1963)
Find out how to make some old-fashioned marshmallow Easter eggs, including krispie eggs, frosting eggs & an adorable nest cupcake basket!
Crispy oven-baked fish with a cornflake coating: Get the retro recipe
Instead of plain bread crumbs, try making crispy oven-baked fish with a cornflake coating! Kellogg’s corn flake crumbs create a crunchy crust, which is made more bright with Tabasco pepper sauce. Get the 1960s recipe here.
Crusty SPAMbake recipe (1968)
New idea for dinner: a crusty SPAMbake. You make it quick with SPAM and Kellogg’s Corn Flake Crumbs.
12 vintage elderflower and elderberry recipes
Here, get old-fashioned elderberry recipes for wine, elderberry jam & jelly, cobbler, pie and more delicious vintage-style treats!
Chocoroons: Cookies with coconut filling & chocolate frosting (1964)
This retro ’60s recipe for Chocoroons – Pillsbury’s scrumptious bar cookies – combines coconut with chocolaty flavor from Nestle’s Quik!
14 retro hamburger recipes for some differently delicious dinners
Why should hamburgers be limited only to the common, everyday variety? Why not dress them up? Here are 14 retro hamburger recipes you might want to try.
Treet: Spam-like sugar-cured ham from Armour from the 40s & 50s
Treet is the meat (1945) The meal-ready meat most folks like best! Yes! Treet is the Meat! More people choose Treet than any other meal-ready meat! And
Chocolate cinnamon buns: Recipe for an old-fashioned breakfast treat
Imagine fragrant, warm cinnamon rolls with each bite full of chocolaty flavor! That’s what you’ll get with this vintage recipe for chocolate cinnamon buns.
7 vintage 7-Up cake recipes
Try one of these vintage 7-Up cake recipes with lemon-lime soda! ‘Never before have you had a cake so light, so airy, so high, and with such a delightful new flavor.’
Classic molasses cut-out cookie recipes from the ’60s
Get some great retro recipes for some classic molasses cut-out cookie recipes: Swedish crisps, gingerbread men & Christmas tree cut-out cookies!
Corn quiche Lorraine: Retro recipe for quiche with bacon, cheese & corn
Corn Quiche Lorraine is made with eggs, bacon, cheese, cream and creamed corn, then baked in a pastry shell. Get the vintage recipe here!
Classic Christmas sweets: Homemade candy & fudge recipes (1960)
Joyous in the holiday season, homemade candy & fudge are gifts happily remembered: golden taffy nuggets sweetly flavored with molasses, white velvet creams, chocolate cream fudge and more deliciousness.
5 easy tart & fruity holiday punches with soda – retro recipes from the ’60s
Holiday punch takes on a whole new dimension when you spark up the brew with deliciously fizzy drinks like ginger ale, 7-Up and Sprite!
9-minute ‘can’t fail’ holiday fruitcake: The classic recipe from 1969
Once upon a time, fruitcake took days to prepare. Weeks even. But not anymore! Here’s the famous 9-minute ‘can’t fail’ holiday fruitcake.
How to make a Dutch Baby (German pancake) ’60s-style
A Dutch Baby is a unique sweet treat – a little bit popover, a little bit pancake, and a whole lot of delicious. Here’s a recipe for this vintage dessert, coming to you from 1968!
The delicious original m&m cookie recipe from the 60s
Here’s how to make that classic m&m cookie recipe loved by generations — and just as tasty today as ever.
20 traditional homemade mincemeat recipes, including old-fashioned mince pies
Here are 20 classic mincemeat recipes (used to make the holiday favorite, mince pie) – as remembered through the decades by chefs, cookbook authors, in newspapers and family cookbooks.
7 retro recipes for clever coconut Christmas cakes, including a snowman, gifts & a candy cane
Get some creative retro recipes for coconut Christmas cakes, with various festive holiday designs and themes from the 1940s through the 1980s!
Top Hat Supper retro dinner recipe made with Spam & mashed potatoes
Called a Top Hat Supper, it consists of slices of Spam or Treet topped by a ‘hat’ of well-seasoned instant mashed potatoes.
21 old-fashioned fruit punch recipes (1969)
What can you serve in the punch bowl? Some society ladies of Southern Mississippi offered these 21 fruity vintage punch recipes in the summer of 1969!
Can you really make cookies with pudding mix? Find out for yourself with these 7 vintage pudding cookie recipes
Cookies… made with boxed pudding mix? Yep, it’s a thing, and they’re pretty delicious, too! Get retro recipes for chocolate chip cookies, butterscotch, oatmeal, lemon & more pudding mix cookies here.
Chicken ham pinwheels: Pretty sliced appetizers (1969)
Here’s an easy and attractive appetizer recipe from the sixties for chicken ham pinwheels: a meaty oven-baked roll that you slice into pieces, sushi-style.
Old-fashioned 7-layer bars recipes: 7 ways to make deliciously decadent magic cookie bars
Whether you call them 7-layer bars, magic cookie bars or something else, It’s just layer after layer of delectable ingredients, spread on top of the other right in the baking pan. No mixing!
Vintage dinnertime: 3 ways to make supper on a bread slice, aka meatloaf on French bread (1960)
Check out this vintage recipe from the ’60s for Savory Supper on a Bread Slice – a meatloaf in the middle of a bread loaf that’s wrapped in foil and then baked.
7 mouthwatering mushroom appetizer recipes from the ’60s & ’70s
Those who entertain often or very little face the same dilemma: What to serve as appetizers that are different? Here are some suggestions mushroom appetizer recipes to vary the packaged onion dip-and-potato chip routine!
Chocolate Intrigue Cake: The delicious Bake-Off winning chocolate syrup pound cake recipe from 1962
How does the chocolate part get that way? The chocolate syrup in this Chocolate Intrigue Cake recipe is the secret behind the whole delicious mystery.
Baker’s double fudge chocolate frosting (1966)
Baker’s new double fudge chocolate frosting – deeper, darker and more delicious than any cocoa could ever make it because it’s made with four squares of rich, pure chocolate.
22 divinely delicious classic deviled egg recipes
The devilied egg is truly an American innovation, Here are 22 different old-fashioned and divinely delicious deviled egg recipes for you to try!
Classic butterscotch-nut pie, vintage chocolate-banana pie & old-fashioned ambrosia pie recipes (1960)
If you love the good, butter-rich flavor of butterscotch pudding just as is… wait till you taste it in a flaky pie shell!
Quick Spanish tomato beef-rice recipe (1961)
This easy and quick Spanish tomato beef-rice recipe from the ’60s is made in one pan, and makes a great dinner for four people.
2 classic butterscotch ice cream pie recipes
If you love those creamy, sweet butterscotch chips, here’s an easy recipe for a homemade butterscotch ice cream pie with a buttery graham cracker crumb base.
Campbell’s tuna crunch casserole: The easy retro recipe from the ’60s
Here’s the recipe for the retro favorite – tuna crunch casserole – made with Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup and other good stuff.
German chocolate cream cheese brownies
Blend sweet chocolate with crunchy nuts, velvety cream cheese, and get classic German chocolate cream cheese brownies. Moist. Delicious. Bake them, and break the plain old brownie habit. Here’s how!
How to make bacon strip pancakes: Vintage recipes from the ’60s
Best bacon strip pancakes (1960) You don’t have to get up early to prepare bacon pancakes. They are easy and quick to make, and are a real
2 vintage recipes for delicious strawberry satin pie
These two classic strawberry satin pies – including one beautiful enough to be featured on a magazine cover, the other an award winner – will dazzle you and your guests.
Get the famous Can’t Fail 5-Minute Fudge recipe, plus 10 more fast vintage fudge recipes
Get the famous Can’t Fail 5-minute fudge recipe, plus 10 more fast vintage fudge recipes that you can make at home even today!
Two easy classic Chicken Cacciatora recipes (1962)
Chicken Cacciatora is also known as ‘Chicken Hunter Style’ – the literal translation of ‘Pollo alla Cacciatora.’ Get two classic recipes for this dish here!
Classic Bonnie butterscotch brownies – a retro recipe from the ’60s
Hae ye tried Bonnie butterscotch brownies? Try ’em quick – they’re brownie-rich, brownie-chewy, and studded with golden butterscotch-flavored morsels.
How to make a cute Teddy Bear cake (1961)
Here’s a retro recipe for a cute Teddy Bear cake made of the nicest things you could imagine. And you can make one easily.
It’s time for retro appetizers in fun shapes! Get these Cheddar-sherry, ham spread & cream cheese spread recipes (1968)
What were these cheesy cheese spread recipes all about? They were appetizers and snacks that creatively-shaped — into a wreath, a chicken (with a tail made out of Fritos corn chips) and a Christmas tree.
Old-fashioned bake sale recipes: Cakes, pies & other deliciously sweet treats (1965)
Get 7 tasty classic dessert recipes from the ’60s: Quilting bee fudge cake, Pink beauty cake, Apricot velvet pie, Banana cream pie, Orange-pecan coffee cake, Spice puffs, Crispy sugar cookies
