1970s
Libby’s pumpkin cheesecake recipe (1994)
Just the name of this delicious delight – Libby’s pumpkin cheesecake – tells you it’s going to be amazing. Here’s the easy recipe for this fall dessert.
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1980s
Vintage Thanksgiving dessert: Pumpkin spice cake roll with cream cheese filling, frosted with chocolate (1970s)
Roll a pumpkin cake! It’s the perfect festive cake for Thanksgiving or Christmas — lightly-spiced pumpkin cake, filled with a fluffy cream cheese mixture, then frosted with chocolate and decorated with pumpkin candies.
1950s
Libby’s pumpkin pie recipe: Find out how to make the classic homemade pie
More than good, Libby’s pumpkin pie is smooth, gently spicy and perfect! Get the classic pie you love – the original vintage recipe is right here.
1800s
Flavor the old-fashioned way: How to make homemade extracts from essential oils
Flavors, extracts and essences Essential oils are obtained from woods, roots, barks, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, etc., by the process of distillation. Extracts are produced
1960s
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.
1990s
Traditional Christmas fudge & vintage one-bowl holiday fudge recipes from the ’90s
These two delicious holiday fudge recipes will really make a lasting impression, whether you make the Christmas fudge with chocolate chips, or the other with unsweetened chocolate!
1950s
Easy lemon cheesecake pie: A retro recipe from the 1950s
Lemon cheesecake pie appeals to menfolks and everybody – because it’s not too sweet, thanks to the tang of fresh lemons. Try it!
1980s
Cranberry-pumpkin bread recipe (1987)
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.
1960s
6 chocolaty walnut brownie desserts from the sixties – including a retro ribbon loaf cake
You make these exciting walnut brownie desserts with boxed brownie mix. They’re quick! They’re easy! And you’ll love the homemade flavor of chocolately-good brownies.
1980s
Christmas gifts from the kitchen: Caramel fudge balls & cut-out shortbread cookies (1981)
Here are two retro Christmas recipes for caramel fudge balls — caramelly (non-chocolate) homemade candies, and pretty cut-out shortbread cookies
1960s
A baker’s dozen delightfully delicious vintage pecan pie recipes
In addition to traditional pecan pie recipes, we have vintage variations with delicious extras like caramel, chocolate, coconut, butterscotch, coffee and bourbon.
1980s
44 creative & classic Christmas cookie decorating ideas for kids: Let them eat toys! (1987)
Christmas toy cookies for kids of all ages 44 fabulous designs, from drums to choo-choo trains… fun to bake, even more fun to eat! Christmas
1970s
3 vintage buttery butterscotch cut-out sugar cookie recipes – plus how to make cookie marionettes
These sweet and buttery butterscotch cut-out sugar cookies have melted butterscotch chips stirred in for a special cut-out cookie flavor. See what fun you can make with these VIP sugar cookies here!
1970s
Light, creamy and fluffy pumpkin pies: Two new old-fashioned no-bake pies to try for Thanksgiving (1970s)
What’s new about these old-fashioned no-bake Thanksgiving pie recipes? They make a light and creamy and fluffy pumpkin pies, because they’re made with delicious non-dairy Cool Whip.
1900s
Recipes for a Colonial-style Thanksgiving dinner menu, as envisioned in 1902
Roasted turkey with pumpkin sauce, Georgia potatoes, succotash, election cake and other classic Thanksgiving dishes
1800s
What is a Charlotte russe? 8 delicious classic Charlotte dessert recipes
Today, many of the great desserts of old are being rediscovered and enjoyed – luxurious offerings like the Victorian classic Charlotte Russe.
1920s
5 easy and elegant old-fashioned pineapple pie recipes from 1922: Taste the classic tropical-style dessert that still gets raves
Here’s one of the best desserts you’ve ever tasted – and one of the easiest to make! Here are old-fashioned pineapple pie recipes you can enjoy in 5 different delicious ways.
1940s
Chocolate & vanilla parfait chiffon cake (1948)
Here’s a vintage dessert recipe from the ’40s: Chocolate & vanilla parfait chiffon cake! ‘Airy-light, yet so rich-tasting as butter cake. Chocolate-y through and through!’
1960s
6 cute cupcakes with fluffy frosting and delicious decorations (1995)
Need some cute cupcakes that are easy to decorate and won’t take too much time (or money)? Get some great cupcake decorating ideas here from 1995!
1950s
Old-fashioned popcorn balls recipes (1950s)
Get classic recipes for old-fashioned popcorn balls, plus peanut brittle popcorn balls, molasses popcorn balls, caramel sugared popcorn, confetti popcorn and popcorn squares
1990s
Nilla wafer cranberry cheesecake: Vanilla wafers crushed and whole make for a gorgeous dessert (1994)
Whether they’re right out of the box or in your favorite recipe, here is is an easy way to tempt the vanilla wafer lovers in your family: Make a nilla wafer cranberry cheesecake!
1950s
Recipes from vintage Disneyland: Party pancakes in chocolate, strawberry & eggnog flavors (1956)
From fabulous Disneyland in California comes this brand new, bright new idea! These Party Pancakes are from the colorful Aunt Jemima Kitchen at Disneyland.
1980s
7 chocolatey holiday cookie recipes from the ’80s
Get seven holiday cookie recipes from the ’80s: Chocolate chip squares, Mocha shortbread cookies, Chocolate almond macaroons, Butterscotch apple cookies, Butterscotch bars, Chocolate-dipped brandy snaps & Snowballs
1950s
How to make a classic marshmallow pumpkin pie (1958)
This prize-winning recipe uses pumpkin combined with marshmallows to create a heavenly pie that makes for a deliciously light and fluffy Thanksgiving dessert!
1980s
Pumpkin, rum, cream cheese and other good stuff team up to make this lush pumpkin cream velvet mousse (1977)
This recipe Libby’s for a pumpkin cream velvet mousse has an airy, rum-flavored pumpkin-cream cheese mixture with orange juice and spices, topped with a lattice of whipped cream and crystallized ginger.
1980s
Viennese sugar twists & Golden thumbprints: Classic Christmas cookie recipes (1981)
A fresh look at some of your favorite Christmas cookies, and one with a new twist.
1980s
Get your retro Reese’s cookies! A delish classic peanut butter chip/chocolate chip cookies recipe from the ’80s
Think chocolate chip cookies are your family’s favorite? You’re half right. Introducing Reese’s cookies: Chocolate chips and peanut butter chips… irresistible.
1990s
Quick Halloween desserts: Make a ghoulish graveyard dessert & some creepy jigglers
Here are two quick and easy Halloween desserts made with jello – a ghoulish graveyard dessert, plus some cute and creepy jigglers.
1970s
Have a safe, kid-friendly Meet ‘n Treat Halloween party! An alternative to trick-or-treating for Halloween from the 1970s
By substituting trick or treating with a Meet ‘n Treat Halloween party, this year’s festivities can become a time for sharing the fun with family and neighbors in a spirit of friendship.
1970s
14 different delicious and creative pumpkin pie toppings to try: Creamy, crunchy, sweet & tangy
Once you have made your perfect pumpkin pie – using the classic Libby’s pie recipe or another version – you might want to accent your delicious dessert with one of these tasty pumpkin pie toppings.
1970s
Peanut butter chiffon pie with pretzel crust & a black-bottom peanut butter chiffon pie (1972)
We know. A peanut butter chiffon pie with pretzel crust sounds as though it might be sticky or salty or heavy. But this dessert is incredibly light and outrageously delicious.
1950s
How to make easy vegetable oil pie crust: 2 classic Stir-n-Roll pumpkin pie recipes from the ’50s
Making a vegetable oil pie crust is quick! No cutting in solid shortening, no guessing on liquid. Just measure oil with milk and mix in! So easy! No messy board… you roll out stir-n-roll pastry between 2 pieces of waxed paper.
1960s
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!
1970s
Ruby Slipper Bundt cake recipe, plus how to make an orange jello pound cake (1978)
The Ruby Slipper Bundt cake recipe is a Jell-O poke cake-style dessert – a unique cake with raspberry gelatin baked right in! A bonus recipe is a similar treat: an orange jello pound cake.
Fall
Need an easy Thanksgiving dessert? Here’s a twist on a classic: Cheesecake-style no-bake pumpkin cream pie (1997)
This delicious twist on a classic cheesecake-style no-bake pumpkin cream pie starts with the smooth texture of powdered sugar, then adds cream cheese, pumpkin and all the rest.
1940s
Black Midnight Cake: A creative chocolate retro recipe for a spooky Halloween party (1941)
It’s bewitching, this black Midnight Cake – just the thing for your gay Halloween festivities. Strikingly dark and chocolaty as well as deliciously moist, tender and light – it’s the perfect black Devil’s Food.
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