Old-fashioned rice flour recipes: Classic cakes & cookies without wheat (1918)
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.
Vintage recipes
6 old-fashioned sweet maple sugar & maple syrup recipes (1913)
If you want a taste of good old-fashioned maple flavor, here are some vintage maple syrup recipes that should give you the classic taste you’re looking for.
5 airy, light dessert recipes: Orange chiffon pie, Lime Bavarian Charlotte & others (1965)
These light dessert recipes are not without calories, but they’re not filling. And they’re so breathtakingly beautiful – a delight to look at as well as to eat.
Old Aunt Jemimia’s pumpkin pie: From 100 years ago, a real pumpkin pie recipe turned into a poem
An old-fashioned poem detailing how to make a pumpkin pie! ‘Enough cold water to form a paste. Colder the water, better the taste. – Half teaspoonful cinnamon, big cup of milk. Stir until as smooth as silk.’
Retro Thanksgiving side dishes from the ’80s: Delicious turkey team-ups
Any way you carve it, the big bird will taste even better with these sensational Thanksgiving side dishes
Three easy & classic Cool Whip dessert recipes (1971)
These great-looking dessert spectaculars make you a hero, even though they’re so easy to make… desserts to please all ages. Find dessert recipes for Sour Cream Bavarian, Nesselrode Pie and Snowman Cut-up Cake.
Blackberry Zebra layered Jell-O dessert (1978)
You can’t keep kids from picking blackberries. Oh, the blackberry fiends in your family are going to love the taste of new Jell-O Blackberry flavor gelatin. It’s
11 one-dish hot-dog meals (1965)
With eggs, cheese or vegetables, in hearty soups or salads, frankfurters make a meal that every member of the family will enjoy.
Strawberry torte with pink whipped cream & meringue layers: A stunning vintage dessert from 1962
This 1962 strawberry torte layers meringue-topped cake with pink almond cream & fresh berries — a classic spring dessert that’s easier than it looks.
Classic chocolate & vanilla pinwheel cake recipe: No frosting – the chocolate topping is baked in
Pinwheel cake (1954) Terrific NEW cake idea! Chocolate topping baked right in. No frosting! A spectacular cake — rich and luscious because you use Baker’s Chocolate and
Retro 1950s recipes you can make with evaporated milk
No fresh milk on hand? Here are some recipes you can make with canned evaporated milk – all coming to you from the 1950s!
Cinnamon apple cream cake recipe (1940)
A fall eating winner — Cinnamon apple cream cake Now cake-baking has no terrors for the youngest bride with no cooking experience. Good cakes keep good husbands, and Presto
Monterey souffle salad recipe (1955)
What do you get when you combine lemon jello with tuna, mayonnaise, onion, celery and pimento? A Monterey souffle salad! Here’s how they used to make it.
How to make coffee the old-fashioned way, like they did in the 1900s
Considering that we nearly all drink it, why is it that we so seldom get a good cup of coffee?
Philly velvet cream chocolate cheesecake recipe
Make-ahead dazzler: Philly chocolate cheesecake – the retro 60s recipe This chocolate thriller is just one of many Philly desserts that you can make days (even weeks!)
Miracle Whip on top of canned fruit was what they called a “salad” in the 50s
Miracle Whip on top of canned peaches (1955) Only Miracle Whip can make peaches taste so good… Miracle Whip was created to make even the simplest salads
Scotch toffee bars & Sugar ‘n spice cookies (1964)
Sugar ‘n Spice Cookies recipe Ingredients 2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 cup shortening, soft
Banana Breeze no-bake pie (1974)
A luscious, creamy, no-cook filling in a crunchy, no-bake crumb crust. Convenience ingredients cut your time and work. Almost as easy as peeling a banana.
Peanut butter golden brownies with chocolate topping (1979)
New! Toll House Peanut Butter Golden Brownies. The peanut butter in the batter is delicious with the chocolate frosting on top
Fudgie-scotch ring dessert recipe (1972)
Sweeten up your holidays! It’s so easy and so good. Why not make several? They add a festive touch to family gatherings; a personal touch as a
Two-tone walnut cookie canes recipe (1962)
Two-tone walnut cookie canes — the more the merrier!
Cheddar bean bake: A simple summer recipe from 1973
Here’s a simple summer recipe that you can cook right on the grill! This delicious cheddar bean bake recipe makes the perfect side dish.
Polka dot pie with toasted marshmallows (1951)
To top off a meal or serve with late-evening coffee, this festive polka dot pie with toasted marshmallows is as cheerful as sunshine.
Cocoa peanut logs with Cocoa Krispies cereal (1968)
Cocoa Peanut Logs You make ’em crunchy and quick with Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies cereal How to make classic Cocoa Peanut Logs Ingredients 1 cup (6 oz. package)
Baker’s Easy Why-Not Coconut Pie recipe (1967)
Easy Why-Not Coconut Pie What’s the occasion? No occasion. — What’s happening? Nothing’s happening. — Why coconut pie? Why not. Of course Baker’s Coconut is festive. And delicious. And
Corn-crisped chicken recipe (1966)
To make this delicious corn-crisped chicken, you coat the poultry with Kellogg’s Corn Flake Crumbs and seasonings, then bake on aluminum foil.
Karo fireside baked beans (1965)
The new way to cook is with Karo! Karo Fireside baked beans What a wonderful new way to zip up an old favorite! The difference is all
Chocolate Angel Pie recipe (1985)
In this retro recipe for a chocolate angel pie, a light, creamy double chocolate filling sits inside a perfect pastry crust.
Golden Fudge Fancifills recipe (1979)
Tastes like you spent the whole day baking In fact, these Golden Fudge Fancifills take you hardly any time at all. Just wait until they taste that
Rice Chantilly recipe (1982)
Beef up your steak Steak is so special, it deserves to be served with something special. Something that breaks out of the old potato routine. Something like
The classic Southern Lane cake recipe
Emma Rylander Lane created her Lane Cake back in the late Victorian era, and it soon became a Southern classic. In 1967, the original recipe was brought up-to-date by her granddaughter, and that’s the one featured here.
How to have a retro Hawaiian luau party
Why not go native at your next party with a retro Hawaiian luau party? It’s now officially as American as a New England clambake.
