How to make an old-fashioned chocolate mint sundae cake (1949)

Chocolate mint sundae cake “Yes! It’s easy to get better cakes — use Spry with Cake-Improver!” says Aunt Jenny. “It is proof you’re wanting, ladies? Then cast

Green Angel Lime Cake recipe (1978)

This Green Angel Lime Cake recipe is based on angel food cake, but gets a little extra zip from the addition of green lime flavor Jello – then the whole thing is slathered in a light fluffy fruit-flavored frosting.

Make ahead fruit salad with cling peaches & Miracle Whip (1962)

Look what YOU can do with cling peaches and Miracle Whip! With such perfect partners in the pantry, you can make any number of tempting salad combinations.

Retro recipe for orange zucchini cake with orange-cream cheese frosting, plus a bonus recipe variation

Orange zucchini cake may well be the most delectable and rewarding cake recipe you’ll ever try. The zucchini, combined with the flecks of orange-gold citrus rind gives a lovely, confetti-like appearance to this dessert.

Pink ‘Easter Bonnet’ cake with berry jam frosting & filling (1958)

This Easter cake’s pink jam frosting and red filling come from fresh berry preserves, and make a perfect addition to a white or yellow cake.

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!’

3 amazing homemade fudge recipes, minus the chocolate (1970)

Caramel! Maple! Buttermilk! When there are such amazing flavors that can be made into homemade fudge candy, why does chocolate fudge always grab the attention?

Tangy brown ribs, Mexicali meat loaf, Quick cheesy beef casserole & nutty burger retro dinner recipes from the ’60s

Why not give your family a Sunday kind of meal right in the middle of the week? Like, on Wednesday, for instance. Here are four fab retro dinner recipes from the ’60s to try!

Fruit ‘n cream supreme dessert recipe (1982)

From the 1980s, here’s a deliciously light dessert that’s almost as much fun to make as it is to eat: quick ‘n easy Fruit ‘n Cream Supreme,

Mangia! 10 magnificent classic meatball recipes (1970s)

Versatile meatballs have become one of the most often served and enjoyed — foods on American tables. Get 10 recipes for these family favorites here!

Baker’s Chocolate Wellesley fudge cake recipe (1941)

The double chocolate richness of Wellesley fudge cake is a favorite from way back — practically irresistible when you make it, as your grandmother doubtless did, with Baker’s Chocolate.

Calico green bean salad recipe (1968)

This calico green bean salad from the ’60s combines a variety of vegetables in a light celery seed dressing. Find out how to make it here.

41 classic egg recipes (1912)

Think you know just about every way to prepare eggs? We bet that at least a couple of the recipes in this collection from 1912 will be new to you. Take a look!

Vintage cherry blush cake & cherry-nut cake recipes

Two deliciously pink vintage cherry cake recipes here – one version made with boxed mix, and the other made from scratch. Have a look!

Make old-fashioned spiced peaches & homemade preserves with these vintage recipes

If you think peach jam is good, wait until you try these vintage recipes for homemade sweet, warmly-flavored spiced peaches and preserves made from fresh peaches.

Chocolate Texas sheet cake recipe (1986)

This rich and chocolaty classic Texas sheet cake is a chocolate lover’s dream cake — and it takes only 15 minutes to bake!

Presenting the insanely indulgent Milky Wonder Cake: A retro recipe for this super-sweet Bundt cake made with nine Milky Way chocolate bars. Yep.

Indulgent much? This retro recipe for a Milky Wonder Cake makes one of the sweetest desserts ever. With the frosting, you’re looking at nine candy bars and four cups of sugar in one cake.

24 delicious old-fashioned recipes for bananas (1907)

Here are two dozen delicious (and often unique) ways to serve bananas — try one or more of these recipes for a taste of life back more than 100 years ago!

Onion side dish recipes: Potato au gratin, Creamed with peas, Stuffed with spinach & bacon (1973)

Try these three delicious onion side dish recipes: Onion, carrot and potato au gratin, herbed creamed onions and peas, and stuffed onions with spinach and bacon.

Choco peanut butter dreams cookies (1987)

These Choco peanut butter dreams cookies are topped with a generous dollop of chocolate on top, sprinkled with chopped peanuts.

42 interesting popcorn recipes you have probably never tried

Popcorn pie? Macaroni and popcorn? Popcorn omelet? If you thought popcorn balls and cheesy popcorn was the limit of corny creativity, you were wrong. Here are 42 popcorn recipes to try.

Easy ice cream cone cupcakes: A classic party treat from the 1950s that’s always a hit with kids

Here’s an old-fashioned favorite perfect for a child’s birthday party: ice cream cone cupcakes! We have the vintage recipe right here.

4 good old-fashioned Apple Brown Betty recipes

Here are four classic Apple Brown Betty recipes – that’s the name of a delicious old-fashioned dessert made with apples topped by sweet spiced crumbs.

Lime-strawberry surprise! Striped gelatin plus cream cheese & mayo (1966)

This three-layered Christmas-colored lime-strawberry surprise recipe features two flavors of jello, and a creamy layer in the middle made with cream cheese, mayonnaise and nuts.

Double dark brownie pie recipe (1987)

Looking for some divine dark chocolate decadence:? Try this vintage double dark brownie recipe with a delightfully gooey chocolate glaze.

Swedish heirloom cookies (1956)

Swedish heirloom cookies: Bake them now, pop them in the freezer, and serve any time! Extra delicious munching for everyone, these spicy little goodnesses!

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!

Mayonnaise-rich retro Christmas appetizer recipes from 1965

The secret of these retro Christmas appetizer recipes – piping hot and bubbly cheese canapes, cucumber bites, deviled eggs, ham cornucopias and crab dip? Find out!

Cute & colorful classic Christmas cookies

Get colorful classic Christmas cookies for treats like stained glass cookies, Merry Maker cookies, peppermint pinwheels, Christmas bell and tree cookies, ribbon Christmas cookies, pastel pretties & more recipes.

How to make an edible Christmas tree with star-shaped cookies (1962)

Star cookie tree (edible Christmas tree with star-shaped cookies) Ingredients & supplies Cookie dough Decorating frosting Colored candies Styrofoam [covered with foil on cookie side] Center support

Holiday praline delight pie & praline pie in a crunchy praline pie shell (1970s)

Here’s Jell-O pudding’s holiday pie – a holiday praline delight pie from the 1970s – plus a recipe for a praline pie in a crunchy praline pie shell!

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.

Homemade candy recipes for Christmas: Opera nut creams & crystallized nuts from 1981

This Christmas, give a gift that won’t last — try these two delicious homemade candy recipes for opera nut creams & sweet crystallized nuts.

Baked ham gets a stunning retro makeover with this genius 1965 glazing trick

This retro recipe for a cold glazed baked ham is coated with a version of chaud droid, then decorated with pimiento, green pepper and olives.

Have a sweet Christmas with these green Rice Krispies wreath treats (1990s)

Looking for some fun food to share this Christmas? Don’t be square! It’s easy to make Kellogg’s Rice Krispies wreath treats. Here’s a classic recipe.

Snowman desserts: Fun vintage Christmas treats from the ’60s

Find out how to make an assortment of jolly snowman desserts with these retro recipes: two made of cake, one of popcorn, the others cookie dough.

Charming classic Christmas treats to give: Vintage holiday recipes from the 1960s

Get classic holiday recipes from the sixties: Caramel crunch popcorn, Lemon European cake, and a festive Gumdrop nut wreath.

Holiday ribbon ring: A vintage Christmas Jell-O mold recipe (1987)

This vintage Christmas-themed molded Jell-O ring in red and green colors will help make the season bright!

Holiday appetizer recipes from the 60s: Saucy cocktail meatballs, Cheese trees & Wreath rollups

Here’s how tho make 3 holiday-themed appetizer recipes from the ’60s made with the help of tomato soup: Saucy cocktail meatballs, Cheese trees & Wreath rollups.

What Christmas dinner at the White House was like during the Victorian era (1889)

Here’s the White House Christmas menu from the 1880s – with dishes like Mrs Harrison’s Sausage Rolls, Mrs Kenna’s Regent Punch and Mrs Cullom’s Chocolate Creams.

3 decadent vintage holiday desserts: Apple crunch cake, pumpkin cream pie & luscious pecan pie

Delicious vintage holiday desserts are as easy as pie! Get recipes for old-fashioned apple crunch cake, pumpkin cream pie delight & luscious pecan pie.

Have yourself a little tomato soup fruitcake for a very retro Christmas (1960s)

Here’s a recipe for a surprise holiday cake! It’s a tomato soup fruitcake that you make it with Campbell’s tomato soup. Get the retro recipe right here.

Thanksgiving dinner: How to carve turkey step-by-step, plus illustrations

That amazing turkey dinner is going to need carving, so why not learn how to do it right? Here are some easy tips for how to carve turkey that you can keep in mind this Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday!

11 of the best old-fashioned green bean casserole recipes from the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s

Take a look at a few of the many ways the recipe for a Thanksgiving staple – the old-fashioned green bean casserole – has been made over the years.

Indulgent pumpkin pie with 50s flair: Classic, pumpkin chiffon, and orange-pumpkin chiffon pie

This Thanksgiving, we invite you to revisit pumpkin pie of the 1950s with three glamorous vintage recipes — from traditional to unique — that have been passed down through the generations.

Serve a ’70s style retro Cranberry Wobbler gelatin mold this Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, when they come home for turkey dinner, give your dinner some bounce – a retro Cranberry Wobbler gelatin mold for a holiday side dish!

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!

Jell-O Salad Gelatin: Would you eat jello in celery & mixed vegetable flavors? (1964)

Jell-O salad gelatin came in two flavors, celery or mixed vegetable, and both savory salad gelatin mixes made to be a base for vegetables and meats.

Roll-in-one stuffed meatloaf recipe: An easy one-dish meal from 1966

How can you get your family to eat their vegetables? Hide them inside this roll-in-one meatloaf! This mid-sixties recipe for a rolled, stuffed meatloaf comes from the Campbell’s soup company.

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 

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.

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.

Classic pumpkin chiffon pie recipe: A light and airy pumpkin pie with a crunchy graham cracker crumb crust (1979)

This year, treat everyone to a pumpkin chiffon pie with a light and airy filling that’s simple to make. It’s pumpkin perfection: fluffy filling, crunchy crust, a crown of whipped cream.

Frozen Caribbean pie: Bananas, pineapple, rum, cream, lime and mayo (1972)

Here’s a delicious, fruity tropical dessert that’s cold and refreshing – Frozen Caribbean pie – like a fruity salad in a pie shell.

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!

Toll House chocolate chip cupcakes (1963)

First came Toll House Cookies, then Toll House Marble Squares… Now, the most exciting recipe yet: Toll House chocolate chip cupcakes.

Recipes from vintage Disneyland: Party pancakes in chocolate, strawberry & eggnog flavors (1956)

From fabulous vintage Disneyland come these retro recipes for Party Pancakes, from the colorful Aunt Jemima Kitchen at the California theme park.

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

15 old-fashioned apple recipes from Fannie Farmer (1913)

Fannie Farmer’s old-fashioned apple recipes by Fannie Merritt Farmer The wholesome apple in cookery (from 1913) Scandinavian legends affirm that the apple was the favorite food of

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!

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.

Retro Reese’s 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.

Boris Karloff’s guacamole recipe: Frankenstein’s monster does the avocado mash (1966)

Anyone who remembers Frankenstein and his monster might think the actors’ favorite recipe would have wolfbane and batwings, but no. Here’s Boris Karloff’s guacamole recipe.

Two classic apple butter pumpkin pie recipes from the ’70s

The Thanksgiving classic gets a kick from apple goodness in these two delicious classic apple butter pumpkin pie recipes from the ’70s.

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.

Two sensational Southern banana pudding recipes

Here are two recipes for easy-to-bake banana pudding, made Southern-style with vanilla wafers and a topping of light, fluffy meringue.

Fruits Royal Hawaiian: A carved pineapple basket with fruit salad inside (1965)

Back in the ’60s, they called this recipe Fruits Royal Hawaiian — a easy-to-carve pineapple basket filled with a luscious fresh fruit salad. Get the how-to here!

Retro dinner recipe: Lamb chops with peas confetti (1965)

Serve seasoned and piped mashed potatoes and green peas confetti alongside lamb chops or pork chops for a delicious dinner!

A gooey, chocolatey fudge batter pudding recipe from 1950 – because ‘Men like puddings’

When baked, this fudge batter pudding has a chocolate sauce on the bottom and the top of the cake. There are also four variations of this chocolate dessert recipe to try!

Award-winning peanut brittle cookies from the ’50s

Fill your cookie jar today with these really prize-winning peanut brittle cookies made with peanuts, vanilla and fresh-ground cinnamon. They were the Best of Class Winner in Pillsbury’s 1958 Bake-Off!

3 retro recipes for sweet potatoes & cranberries: layered casserole, orange-yam-berry casserole & cranberry-sweet potato bread

Team the unique cranberry flavor with that of the seasonal favorite, the sweet potato. Here are three tasty recipes featuring sweet potatoes & cranberries!

Jell-O Rainbow poke cake recipe (1982)

What will you find at the end of the rainbow? More smiles than ever. Here’s an easy recipe for a fun and fruity rainbow poke cake you can make with your favorite Jell-o flavors!

Holiday pumpkin pie recipe: Quick homemade pie you make with a blender (1967)

Holiday pumpkin pie… homemade in a minute with Knox and your blender. Quick as a mix to fix — but there’s nothing artificial about it.

Corn pie with ground beef crust: A good old-fashioned dinner recipe from the ’40s

A good old-fashioned meat-stretcher is a corn pie with ground beef crust. It’s easy to make, and you will have a mouth-meltingly delicious corn pie that’s a conversation piece as well as a satisfying mainstay.

7 sweet & scrumptious Bundt cake recipes from the ’70s

If you’re looking for some delicious Bundt cake recipes to serve at your next holiday party — or any time of year, for that matter — you

Brown Derby restaurant’s chocolate black bottom pie recipe (1953)

Movie stars love this black bottom pie. You’ll love it, too. Key to its fluffy, chiffon lightness is Knox unflavored gelatin. Make Hollywood’s favorite Brown Derby black

How to make real classic strawberry shortcake

These two classic strawberry shortcake recipes come from the early 20th century, when fresh strawberries were often saved for special desserts like these.

Buttermilk spice cake & Burnt sugar cake recipes (1972)

Get the recipes for two classic desserts: a buttermilk spice cake with penuche icing, and a delicious burnt sugar cake.

Easy, saucy spaghetti recipes from the noodle’s ’60s & ’70s heyday

Family dinner or special party dish? Spaghetti is one of the few foods with special virtues that serves either occasion. There’s nothing like a good spaghetti recipe for bringing fame to a hostess.

3 easy walnut cookie recipes: Walnut clusters, walnut-orange crisps and walnut surprise squares (1950)

These 3 walnut cookie recipes are for new cookies, quick cookies, and old favorites, too! Make walnut clusters, walnut-orange crisp cookies and walnut surprise squares

How to make a “Hallo Witch” Halloween cake (1958)

For Halloween party fun, make a Hallo Witch Halloween cake! You don’t need any special pans — just cut a square cake as shown, then frost.

5 vintage fritter recipes: Apple, banana, pineapple, corn & egg

5 vintage fritter recipes Fritter batter: Classic recipe 2 eggs 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons melted butter 1/2 cup cold water 1 teaspoon sugar

Good cod: 35 classic ways to cook cod fish (1908)

Here are 35 different classic recipes to prepare one of the most popular types of fish: cod.

Classic cookie bars: Chunky chocolate cookie squares (1987)

Temptation squared: Classic cookie bars recipe from 1987

Make a pineapple treasure chest salad with mayonnaise from 1960 for a very… unique… centerpiece

Here’s a creative pineapple treasure chest filled with a delicious fresh fruit salad. It’s easy to make this stunning party centerpiece! Here’s how you can do it.

10 ways to make old-fashioned waffles (1939)

Here are 10 great recipes old-fashioned waffles – including chocolate waffles, sour cream waffles, Southern waffles, coffee waffles, gingerbread waffles and more delicious variations.

2 ways to make Cheery Cherry Coke Salad with gelatin (1960s)

Here’s a retro recipe for a zippy molded gelatin-based salad that has a jewel-like appearance. It’s a Cherry Coke Salad – and yes, that means it has 2 cups of Coca-Cola in it, too.

15 delicious old-fashioned lemon dessert recipes

Here’s a look back through time at some great old-fashioned ways to use lemons in desserts!

Two classic cranberry-nut coffee cake recipes – just like they used to make for a weekend breakfast

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.

Beautiful vintage Wilton cake decorating ideas & inspiration from the 70s & 80s

Even in the 70s and 80s, making beautiful party cakes wasn’t something just for professionals! See some pretty vintage Wilton cake decorating ideas here!

Halloween Jello recipes: Pumpkin Parfaits, Moon Medleys & Grape Frosts (1985)

Make these brilliant harvest desserts – Halloween Jello recipes! Whip up a glittering pumpkin parfait. A sparking new way to serve grapes. Or a glowing harvest moon salad.

Fancy fruit & veg! Do-it-yourself garnishes (1965)

Garnishes can also be an integral part of a dish. What could be prettier than a carrot larkspur, a turnip narcissus, or a cucumber lily? Or a rose, that by any other name, is a radish, lemon, lime, or tomato?

One pan turkey ‘n’ stuffing recipe (1983)

Here’s a clever way to use Thanksgiving leftovers! Add your turkey to this one pan turkey ‘n’ stuffing casserole – it’s an easy after-holiday lunch or dinner.

Easy Doozits and other sweet sixties recipes starring the combo of peanut butter & graham crackers (1962)

If you love peanut butter and graham crackers, try them together! Try making these Easy Doozits and some other great ’60s dessert recipes.

Classic banana bread with bran recipe (1979)

Get fiber into more foods your family will like, like this delicious vintage banana bread recipe that has the bonus benefits of bran.

Try these two ’80s-style cherry coffee cake recipes

Try these two retro cherry coffee cake recipe from the eighties – cherry swirl cake and a holiday cherry coffee cake, which is especially popular at Christmas.

20 frosted party sandwich loaf recipes to make… or avoid

Nothing says ‘luncheon’ like an old-fashioned frosted party sandwich loaf! And they’re so darn pretty, they can even do double-duty as lunch table centerpieces.

A party-perfect decorated dessert: The Milky Way ice cream log from the ’60s & ’70s

Here’s a recipe for a Milky Way ice cream log – and yes, it’s actually made of Milky Way candy bars. And ice cream. With frosting.