How to cook a Christmas goose the (really) old-fashioned way

If you’re looking for tips on doing something just like they did it 100 or more years ago, you’re in the right place! Here are some tips

Snow-topped jam thumbprint cookie recipe

If you love the rich taste of maple syrup, we’d like to tempt you into giving a sweet twist to your holiday baking: these vintage-style snow-topped thumbprint cookies with a hint of maple!

Eggnog kringla cookie recipe (1990)

Two Christmas traditions (eggnog and Kringla) rolled into one soft, cakelike cookie. Here’s how to make classic eggnog kringla cookies with this recipe from 1990.

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..

Retro Thanksgiving recipes: Turkey fondue, Ham crepes, Caramel rum pumpkin cake & more (1974)

Get retro Thanksgiving recipes for turkey fondue with horseradish sauce; winter garden salad; caramel rum pumpkin cake; ham supreme in crépes; two-tone tower salad and ported raspberry pie.

The original Toll House Cookie recipe, plus the famous chocolate chip cookie’s history

The now-ubiquitous chocolate chip cookie came to be back in 1938, and soon were called ‘famous.’ Here’s the original Toll House cookie recipe, plus more of their history!

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!

Rocky Road bar cookies, made with slice & bake cookies, marshmallows and chocolate

Made on a base of slice n bake cookie dough, these indulgent Rocky Road bar cookies are topped with chocolate frosting, marshmallows & nuts. Here’s the recipe from 1973!

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.

Holiday chocolate nut squares retro bar cookie recipe (1997)

This holiday chocolate nut squares recipe makes a delicious vintage cookie bar – filled with chocolate, pecans or walnuts, plus coconut on a sweet cookie dough base!

Fluffy Fruit Pie recipe: Cherry, lemon & pineapple flavors from the ’50s

This vintage recipe for a fluffy fruit pie from the ’50s combines maraschino cherries, crushed pineapple, lemon gelatin and more to make a delicious retro dessert.

Peanut butter burst cookie recipe (1983)

Peanut butter burst cookies are made with delicious peanut butter chips, and these treats from the ’80s are still a favorite today. Here’s the retro recipe!

Nilla wafer cranberry cheesecake: A beautiful holiday 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!

Creamy Dutch Apple dessert recipe (1979)

Here’s an easy recipe for a retro treat from the ’70s – a creamy Dutch Apple dessert, with layers of graham cracker crumbs, sweet cream, apple pie filling, and a delicious topping.

Peppermint marble angel cake retro recipe (1990)

This peppermint marble angel cake gets an extra festive touch from peppermint extract and bonus bits of crushed peppermint candy. Here’s a vintage recipe from 1990!

Crisco’s country apple pie with little cheese apples

Country apple pie recipe: Crisco’s old-fashioned recipe from 1952 This apple filling is rich with spice, extra nice. And the pie crust — yum! It’s sure to

Johnny Appleseed Pie recipe: Vintage-style apple pie made with maple syrup (1972)

Here’s a vintage Johnny Appleseed Pie recipe from the Log Cabin kitchens for an apple pie that Johnny Appleseed himself would have been proud of, with extra flavor from maple syrup.

Make a vintage pumpkin meringue pie with one of these 3 recipes from the 70s

Here are three different recipes for vintage pumpkin meringue pies – one with a homemade pie and meringue topping, a second with a ginger-infused meringue, and the last using a pre-made pumpkin pie with a nutty meringue on top.

ColorVision cake recipe: A fun & fruity retro dessert from the ’50s

For this easy ’50s ColorVision cake recipe, pick 3 colors, then make your cake to match. Raspberry, strawberry, cherry, orange, lemon… any delicious flavor of fruit you like best. Here’s how.

10 vintage Philly cream cheese frosting recipes (1952)

These easy vintage cream cheese frosting recipes are one-bowl affairs with almost endless variations. Name a favorite flavor, and the chances are you can make it this easy way.

Creamy cottage cheese dip: Vintage recipe from 1972

Cottage cheese — like that used in this creamy cottage cheese dip recipe — is a little lower in fat and calories than sour cream, and just as delicious.

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.

Get the $40,000 prize-winning apple nut lattice tart recipe (1986)

Here’s a scrumptious apple tart recipe what was worth $40,000 as the winning pie from America’s Bake-Off Contest in 1986!

Vegetable chowder: A retro soup recipe from 1950

This simple recipe for vegetable chowder – a thick milk-based veggie soup with onion, potatoes, green beans, carrots and bell pepper – comes directly from the 1950s.

Try this classic chocolate fudge truffle cheesecake recipe from Hershey’s

Here’s a classic recipe for a chocolate fudge truffle cheesecake from Hershey’s and Eagle Brand – a delicious retro dessert from 1990!

3 ways to make an old-fashioned Nesselrode pudding dessert with chestnuts

Iced Nesselrode Pudding, a chestnut-based chilled sweet, was considered to be very expensive, very fancy, very tasty — and was, consequently, very popular during the Victorian era.

6 simple salad dressing recipes from the 1950s

These 6 simple salad dressing recipes from the fifties are easy to make, and might just be the old-fashioned taste you’re looking for to perk up the flavor of your green salads.

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.

Savory potato fritters recipe (1943)

This retro recipe for savory potato fritters comes from Heinz, and during WWII, they said these made for an ideal meatless main dish for lunch or supper.

Quick creamy chocolate mint pie (1985)

Depending on your preference, this retro creamy chocolate mint pie recipe from the 80s uses either Creme de Menthe liqueur, or you can use a little peppermint extract.

Vintage Heinz mashed potatoes supreme recipe

What is mashed potatoes supreme? It’s a recipe for an unusual, distinctive dish made from ordinary, economical ingredients.

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!

Easy brownie pizza retro recipe (1989)

You can top this easy brownie pizza with any (or all!) of your favorite toppings – and don’t forget whipped cream or ice cream!

Rice Krispies ice cream sandwiches & Fudge Sundae Pie (1982)

Here are two ice cream desserts that get some crunch from crispy rice cereal – ice cream sandwiches & Fudge Sundae Pie! The recipe isn’t quite like the usual Rice Krispies Treats recipe, so read on!

Easy petits fours: Tiny old-fashioned teacake recipes from the ’50s

Here are a couple recipes for petits fours – along with ways to make the frosting, fondant and decorations for these tiny cakes, all in the ’50s style!

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!

Pineapple upside-down bundt cake: The brilliant 1970 Dole recipe worth making today

Here’s a delicious pineapple upside-down bundt cake — an easy-to-make pound cake dessert with a crushed pineapple glaze.

Pear-cranberry cobbler recipe (1990)

This deliciously festive pear-cranberry cobbler recipe from the ’90s is filled with seasonal fruit and a crumbly topping.

Frozen mocha cheesecake (1983)

Here’s a vintage ’80s recipe for a marvelous no-bake frozen mocha cheesecake you can make in a breeze!

Old-fashioned clove cake recipe (1957)

You’ll love this old-fashioned clove cake that’s really different from any other spice cake you ever tasted.

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!

Spaghetti pie recipe (1974)

This spaghetti pie was the most delicious way one magazine’s food editors knew to stretch one pound of ground beef into six servings.

Honeyscotch ice cream topping: An old-fashioned recipe from the ’50s

Save this vintage Honeyscotch ice cream topping recipe to whip up again and again! It’s honey-smooth and honey-sweet – but not too sweet.

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.

Ring around the rum cake recipe from 1972

This rummy bundt-style Ring around the rum cake has a sauce on top made with apricot nectar, mandarin oranges and your favorite kind of rum.

Rocky road bar brownies (1971)

No matter how good your family brownie recipe is, it will taste even better with a little of this frosting on top to make them rocky road bar brownies.

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.

A retro recipe for soda pop ice cream (1972)

Gone on Grape? Crazy for Cola? Batty about Birch? Whatever your soda pop passion, this retro recipe for soda pop ice cream is a cool, new way to enjoy more of it.

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.

Oatmeal Scotchie bar cookies recipe from 1982

Nothing draws a full house like the great taste of Oatmeal Scotchie bar cookies! All you need is a pan and these ingredients for the perfect treat.

Ranchero rollups: Easy soft tacos recipe from 1991

Want to go on the Santa Fe Express? Mexican-style stewed tomatoes are the quickest way to add a rich, zesty flavor to this Southwestern recipe for Ranchero rollups.

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

This is maple-pecan chiffon cake with maple-flavored frosting, for the day you want something very, very special! Your guests will think you are wonderful!

Lemon layer cake with lemon buttercream frosting recipe from 1985

Delight your guests with a lovely lemon layer cake with a luscious lemony buttercream frosting and lucious fruit preserves on the inside.

Neapolitan Bundt Cake recipe: Chocolate, strawberry & vanilla (1974)

Begin with a cake mix, and follow this Great Neapolitan Bundt Cake recipe. Better make extra copies for your friends, though. This cake is *that* good.

Pasta gardena recipe from 1988

This vibrant pasta gardena sauce gets a boost from fresh tomatoes and a bit of vinegar, and makes a delicious dinner when served over your favorite kind of pasta.

300 Vintage Pressure Cooker Recipes (ebook)

Need some dinner ideas? Help is here! Inside this cookbook, find hundreds of delicious vintage pressure cooker recipes for chicken, beef, pork, lamb, as well as soups, side dishes and desserts.

Breaded pork chops recipe from 1987

These breaded pork chops are marinated before bring lightly coated in breadcrumbs, then pan fried for an easy dinner dish.

Tangy chicken with tomatoes & herbs (1988)

Need an easy dinner that’s a little bit different? Try Tangy chicken with tomatoes & herbs — a deliciously kicky pasta sauce on top of your favorite pasta.

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!

Toll House pan cookies recipe: Classic chocolate chip cookie bars from 1982

These delicious chocolate chip bars – Toll House pan cookies – are an easy and delicious way to get an old-fashioned chocolate fix.

Easy turkey chili recipe from 1994

Try this easy turkey chili recipe from the ’90s. It’s simple. It’s quick. And so tasty the dinner table will need every chair you can find.

Perfect picnic ideas from the ’70s, with 18 summery retro recipes

We’ve gathered recipes, tips and more great picnic ideas from the ’70s so you can have a fab summer celebration, retro-style!

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.

Macaroni pie, an ‘old country’ recipe (1957)

This ’50s recipe for macaroni pie makes a casserole full of cooked pasta in a red spaghetti sauce, tucked into a pastry crust.

Ko-ko-nut pie: Vintage ’50s coconut dessert recipe

This Ko-ko-nut pie has a golden lacy top, its luscious filling with delicate coconut shreds – and now you can make it the good old fashioned way!

Get the chicken Brunswick stew recipe that won an award in 1982

This recipe for chicken Brunswick stew, made with stew seasoning mix, won a French’s recipe award for turning ordinary chicken into a really special dish.

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.

Banana split cake recipe (1982)

Try a banana split cake! This indulgent dessert has three delicious ice cream flavors along with rich fudge and split bananas in a graham cracker crust. 

This tostado pizza recipe will delight Mexican & Italian food fans (1975)

This Mexican-meets-Italian Tostado pizza recipe won the $500 second prize in the Better Homes & Gardens Budget Recipe Contest in 1974.

Tuna ring: A retro recipe from the ’50s

Try the Bisquick dish with an elegant air: Tuna ring! It’s a baked biscuit-like ring that’s served with a cheesy tuna sauce in the center.

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!

Golden thumbprints cookies: The classic cookie recipe from C&H

From the 1981 C&H private collection comes fresh look at one of your favorite Christmas cookies: Golden thumbprints, the classic sweet-topped cookies.

How to make herb batter fried chicken (1985)

In 1985, country music star Loretta Lynn shared this recipe for herb batter fried chicken, which she said was ‘crisp as a country morning.’

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.

Little tamale pies recipe from 1950

These little tamale pies are single-serving meals that have sliced tamales baked into a spiced corn batter. Get the recipe from the ’50s here!

How to make a perfect old-fashioned spice cake

Old-fashioned spice cake – a deliciously flavorful cake – was especially popular in the ’50s. Try making this homemade version and find out why!

Spumoni Elegante: How to make a deluxe version of a frozen dessert classic

This beautiful Spumoni Elegante is a deluxe version of a frozen dessert classic: fruit-studded cream filling encased in a luscious layer of velvety egg custard.

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.

Pistachio Inside-Outside Cake recipe (1976)

The frosting is in the middle of this nutty and fun Pistachio Inside-Outside Cake. Get the retro recipe from the ’70s here!

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 fantastic decorated ice castle cake (1979)

Except for the silvery cones atop the towers, this fantasy ice castle cake is completely edible, built with rich cake, paved with icing and rock candy.

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?

Quick taco bake recipe for a fast & easy dinner (1994)

This quick taco bake recipe from the ’90s is easy to prepare, using Bisquick as its base. It needs to be in the oven just 35 minutes before it’s ready to serve.

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.

Raspberry-walnut brownies recipe from 1989

These delicious raspberry-walnut brownies have a layer of raspberry jam topped with a velvet chocolate glaze, then sprinkled with chocolate-covered walnuts.

Gilbert’s garden pasta sauce recipe from 1989

Full of veggies, Gilbert’s garden pasta sauce recipe came from a fireman named Gilbert, by way of Hunt’s tomato sauce, back in the ’80s.

Pineapple rum torte recipe from 1987

Coconut tops this tropical pineapple rum torte filled with layers of cake in between delicious rum filling made with pudding and whipped topping.

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

Velvet crumb cake has the fluffy, loose texture, the old-time good eating, of Grandmother’s butter cakes. But it’s even more tender!

Cinnamon twists: Classic yeast breakfast roll recipe from 1950

This vintage cinnamon twists recipe takes just seconds to knead, needs only one rising, and the breakfast twists can be served plain or frosted.

How to make a macaroni & cheese pizza (1983)

This is macaroni and cheese pizza! It’s a scrumptious new version of pizza with a crust made from Kraft macaroni and cheese. Easy to make. Economical, too.