Gifts shining as though made by Santa’s own elves, all the more pleasing since you made them yourself with these vintage holiday recipes with Kahlua.
Queen Elizabeth II sent this scone recipe to President Eisenhower in 1960, because he had loved the little pancakes so much when he visited her in 1959.
In the ’60s, monkey bread was one of the ‘in’ things around Hollywood and Beverly Hills. From those days, we have three old-fashioned monkey bread recipes!
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
I’ve long wondered about a 1950 recipe for a Magic Tomato Soup Cake, which sounded terrible. How did soup work in a cake? We found out!
Delicious traditional holiday recipes and classic Christmas favorites, including Chess pie – Walnut nuggets – Plum pudding – Fruit cake – Walnut stuffing – Cookie gems – Scotch trelbies – Panettone – Mint fudge
Velvet crumb cake has the fluffy, loose texture, the old-time good eating, of Grandmother’s butter cakes. But it’s even more tender!
Here’s how to make two moist and delicious loaves of classic cranberry-pumpkin bread. This retro recipe makes a breakfast or dessert that’s filled with warm and fruity flavor, and just the right blend of fall spices.
New Betty Crocker Cinnamon twists recipe – Serve plain or frosted Betty Crocker tells… how your yeast rolls can always be as good as these!
Looking for some deliciously sweet fall snacks? Try these two classic recipes: some amazing pumpkin spice cookies with lemon icing, and the traditional seasonal favorite, Libby’s pumpkin nut bread!
Team the unique cranberry flavor with that of the seasonal favorite, the sweet potato. Here are three tasty recipes featuring sweet potatoes & cranberries!
Here are 10 great recipes old-fashioned waffles – including chocolate waffles, sour cream waffles, Southern waffles, coffee waffles, gingerbread waffles and more delicious variations.
As this cranberry-nut coffee cake is removed, warm and fragrant, from the oven, it’s just about the most tempting cake one can find. It also makes a good dessert for a family dinner.
Get fiber into more foods your family will like, like this delicious vintage banana bread recipe that has the bonus benefits of bran.
If the idea of Toll House chocolate chip muffins sounds delicious to you, try these three recipes for chocolate streusel pecan muffins, orange butterscotch muffins and mini-chip crumb muffins!
Give gifts from the heart this holiday — Homemade preserves. Loaves. Cookies. All made with delicious Chiquita bananas! Find recipes for Banana cookies, Country banana bread & Cranberry-banana marmalade
Grandma’s one-bowl applesauce cake recipe. It’s especially versatile. It’s the perfect snack almost any time. Bake it as squares, a ring, a loaf or cupcakes. Glaze it or not. Offer it for special flavor at brunch, lunch, or nightcap breaks.
Make honey-cornmeal biscuits — either cut-out or drop biscuits — and smooth, sweet honey butter with these recipes from 1987.
These wheat-free bread recipes come from 1918, during the height of World War 1, when the country was asked to save wheat for the troops.
This very British drop scones recipe was sent by Queen Elizabeth II to Dwight David Eisenhower, on January 24, 1960, in response to the President’s earlier request.
Blueberry Pumpkin Muffins recipe Ingredients 1-2/3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1 cup Libby’s
If you’re a gardener whose plot runneth over with excess zucchini, clip these recipes and count your blessings. Zucchini is a versatile vegetable that shows
These classic recipes for fruit stuffing combine a traditional rice or bread stuffing for a Thanksgiving turkey with apples, cranberries, oranges and other fruits.
We do not hear the cry “Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns, One a Penny, Two a Penny, Hot Cross Buns,” when we awaken on Good Friday morning in this country.
During World War I, there was a need for Americans at home to eat less wheat, so many recipes were created using all kinds of other flours and similar products — rice flour, potato flour, corn meal, etc.
Here’s a look at a few of the wheat-free recipes created during WWI — classic recipes for cakes and cookies made with rice flour in place of wheat flour.
Some charming hostesses have discovered the possibilities of the waffle iron as a means of social enjoyment and refection for their house or country club parties. Here are seven delicious waffle recipes to try.
For some tasty classic breads that feature oatmeal in a starring role, try these recipes for oatmeal heritage bread, oat batter bread, and country oat cornbread.
Looking for a date… recipe? Try these three classic date dessert recipes from 1982: date-cinnamon bread, date-bran cookies and banana-date snack squares.
These “quick breads” are not difficult to make, and are delicious as they come — warm and fragrant from the oven with a rich brown crust that looks as good as it tastes.
Hooray! It’s Aunt Jemima Day “I want blueberries!” “Bacon for me.” “May I have banana slices?” Now everybody can have his own favorite! Just shake
Peanut Butter Muffins recipe Tops are shiny from jelly glaze, crunchy with peanuts. Perfect with a glass of cold milk, or as an accompaniment to
With Libby’s Pumpkin, pie is only the beginning Try something new with pumpkin today Pumpkin Delights Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Mix; 1/3 cup
Start the day with SmileCakes and Mrs Butterworth’s syrup! Bisquick — for the lightest-hearted pancakes. Easy, just add milk and egg to Bisquick for golden
Lemon Nut Bread recipe Here’s a moist delicious nut-bread that is really unusual! It has a delightful fresh lemon flavor – and what an
Pancakes made with buckwheat flour Among the household recipes, there are many for buckwheat cakes cherished with the family traditions. Cakes made of pure buckwheat
Woodstock: What people said the famous music festival was REALLY like (1969) 
Retro party food: 12 classic cheese ball recipes from the ’70s 
The Great Depression: Newspaper headlines from the stock market crash (1929) 
Say, Say, Oh Playmate: We traced the story of this old song and hand clapping game, and have the lyrics 
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