Quick chocolate mousse recipes (1995)
Here are three quick and easy egg-free chocolate mousse recipes to try!
Vintage recipes
Make a cute marshmallow bunny birthday cake (1941)
This jolly marshmallow bunny birthday cake is adorable, especially light for children, and so easy to make!
The quick & easy shortcut apple cobbler recipe (1971)
This recipe, which combines the popular taste appeal of apple pie filling and a tender crispy cobbler topping, is made easily and quickly with refrigerated cookies, molasses and a prepared apple pie filling.
Caramel surprise chiffon pie recipe (1953)
So for dessert tonight, why not start make a caramel surprise chiffon pie with that true caramel flavor you’ll never forget? Your family will love you for it.
Pineapple, coconut & rum mingle in this tropical pina colada cake (1986)
This pina colada cake is an attractive, delicious dessert made with packaged yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, coconut – and, of course, rum.
Toll House quick ice cream recipe (1986)
This easy recipe for homemade Toll House quick ice cream is greatly simplified because it doesn’t need an ice cream maker — simply combine all of the ingredients and pop it in your freezer until it’s firm!
Three-pepper beef kabobs: An easy dinner recipe from 1993
For this three-pepper beef kabobs recipe, you cube the sirloin and round up the vegetables, but let the kids string them together on the skewers.
Make Rice Krispies birthday ice cream cups! (1997)
Celebrate with ice cream in a sweet bowl you can eat! These Rice Krispies cups can hold ice cream, frozen yogurt, pudding, candies, or any other kind of treat. It’s easy to make enough for everyone!
Delicious old-fashioned frosting recipes for homemade cakes & cupcakes
Cakes look custom-made when they’re frosted Frosting on the cake has come to mean an extra frippery or frivolity — something not necessary, but certainly enchanting. Nowhere
Golden green bean bake recipe (1987)
Here’s a great new way to make the good old green-bean-bake – in the microwave! Green beans, soup and more help update a classic Thanksgiving recipe.
Tuna mac & cheese, ’90s-style
In a rush and need something quick for dinner? Try this tuna macaroni and cheese from the 1990s! It’s easy, delicious, and it takes just 20 minutes to prepare.
Sweet! Old-fashioned sugar cookie recipes
Back in 1971, a California newspaper asked readers to submit their best sugar cookie recipes. Most of the cookies were made with tried-and-true vintage recipes, passed down from generation to generation. Here are 8 of the best!
Mexican Chef’s Salad & Salsa De Jitomate recipes (1969)
California avocados, Doritos tortilla chips and ground beef make it hearty and nourishing. You make it fast.
Chocolate mini-chip holiday cookies (1994)
Find out how to make these pretty little rolled chocolate chip cookies that you can even decorate for the holidays!
4 fabulous Fiesta Banana Cake recipes from 4 different decades
Allow two pieces per person when you serve this luscious, moist-rich Fiesta Banana Cake! It’s just too good to last! But who cares? Your cake baking reputation will be made.
Little Easter candy nests made with Rice Krispies treats (1997)
They’ll think you’re sweeter than a marshmallow chick when you make these quick-as-a-bunny egg nests with Rice Krispie Treats and Easter candies!
Whirligig-design Devil’s food vintage chocolate cake recipe (1950)
This vintage devil’s food cake was called a “whirligig” in this recipe likely because of the spiderweb-like design in the chocolate on top. A whirligig is a
Orange-filled party cake (1985)
In the 1980s, Crisco published a series of ads featuring country music star Loretta Lynn — and this one — featuring a recipe for an orange-filled party
6 savory vintage recipes for Boeuf Bourguignon/Beef Burgundy (1970s)
Dinner can undergo a delightful change of pace when you serve beef burgundy, or as the French would say, boeuf bourguignon.
Classic cookie recipes from the ’30s
To lots of folks, the Christmas season starts when they begin to make classic cookie recipes, when people spend many hours making sweet, fruity, spicy and nutty cookies that are relished by young and old.
Layered strawberry angel food cake: Retro recipes
Here are two easy, delicious strawberry angel food cake recipes! One cake features a low-fat creamy frosting, and the other has zesty lemon curd in between the layers.
2 different retro desserts called Banana Boats (1974)
Get two ways to make Banana Boat desserts — one’s like a banana cream pie, and the other is a warm chocolaty treat made on a BBQ or grill!
Chocolate, peanut butter & banana lollipops (1980)
Three popular flavors come together in one delicious dessert in this vintage recipe for banana ‘lollipops.’ These treats are coated with melted chocolate and peanut butter chips, then rolled in a nutty cereal mixture.
How to make a cute circus train cake (1972)
This circus train makes a perfect birthday cake for a child! After you bake and frost this fun cake, let the kids decorate their own ‘cars.’
Lamb shanks in foil bundles: 3 recipes from the 1960s
A new way to make Lamb Shanks tender and juicy. Bargain cuts cook fork-tender in “Quilted” Kaiser Foil. Beats old-time pot roasting. Rich juices are in! Pot washing is out!
2 delightful & delicious caramel-pecan cheesecake recipes (1999)
These two gooey and delightfully-indulgent caramel-pecan cheesecake recipes come to you from the late 1990s!
The best way to make a cake from scratch: Easy tips & checklists from the cake-baking masters of the 50s
Turns out the majority of baking techniques our great-grandparents used to make a cake from scratch still apply today.
Peach icebox pie: A transparent pie made with gelatin, fruit and vanilla wafers (1949)
It’s a see-through dessert! This gelatin-based pie offers a clear filling, making it possible for you to see the embedded peaches and cherries when looking at the whole pie, and with every slice.
3 Musketeers chocolate velvet pie (1969)
Chocolate Velvet Pie – Made with 3 Musketeers Bars Chocolate Velvet Pie recipe Ingredients 1/2 package pie crust mix Four 3 Musketeers Bars (or 16 Fun-Size bars) 2
Jell-O Waldorf Wheel ring recipe (1979)
This molded gelatin recipe is Jell-O’s take on the classic Waldorf Salad — a turn-of-the-century hotel menu item that featured apples, celery, nuts with a creamy dressing on top.
Snickers bar chocolate rice pudding recipe (1969)
Desserts made out of candy? Kids growing up in the late ’60s and early ’70s probably could hardly believe their good luck when this Snickers bar chocolate rice pudding recipe showed up.
How to make Shepherd’s pie, in both old and new styles
Shepherd’s Pie prepared in old way, but with modern-day products (1961) By Cecily Brownstone Among my collection of old cookbooks is one called “What to Do With
A birthday cake is a personal gift (1965)
A birthday cake is a personal gift by Elizabeth Sparks – High Point Enterprise (High Point, North Carolina) June 24, 1965 Happy Birthday! Nothing says “Happy birthday” like
Pumpkin Dutch Apple pie recipe (1994)
Here’s a little tasty twist on the classic Thanksgiving dessert: Pumpkin Dutch Apple pie, featuring several of the season’s best flavors!
Vintage slow cooker recipes: Pot roast stroganoff (1974)
Here are three delicious vintage slow cooker recipes for Crock Pot dinners — a pot roast stroganoff, a rich chicken dinner, and a savory lamb stew.
Make a delicious and sweet heart-shaped cake, the old-fashioned way
Make this pink heart-shaped cake for Valentine’s Day – or a bridal party or for a birthday, for a wedding anniversary, or just to please someone you love.
Chocolate angel swirl cake recipe (1986)
Create a taste of heaven Dreams of a heavenly light Christmas will come true when you start with Duncan Hines light, delicious angel food cake. Chocolate angel swirl
Kookie brittle recipe (1967)
Toll House Kookie Brittle recipe A delicious variation on America’s favorite cookie treat Ingredients 1 cup margarine 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 2
Ice cream-lined cake recipe (1949)
Like ice cream and cake at your house? Here’s a delightful new way to serve it, based on a recipe from the late 1940s (which was pretty much the cake heyday).
These 4 old-fashioned New Year’s cake recipes are so simple and delicious: Cocoa marble, orange & more (1950)
A New Year wish you can make come true! To bake the most luscious New Year’s cakes you ever tasted, follow these four easy recipes from the ’50s.
How to recreate a vintage Victorian New Year’s dinner straight from 1891
Celebrate with a vintage New Year’s dinner! This 1891 menu features roast duck, baked macaroni and fruit pudding, plus classic recipes to try today.
Icy Christmas cakes recipe: Mini glazed cakes from 1969
Icy Christmas cakes are little festive holiday cakes — like glazed cookies with a warm spiced flavor, plus a sweet burst from candied cherries.
8 great classic gingersnap recipes
Crisp, freshly-baked spicy cookies, made from these classic gingersnap recipes, are sure to entice the whole family.
Christmas gifts from the kitchen: Classic homemade candy and cookies (1936)
Who will not welcome a Merry Christmas Greeting in the form of a pretty package of your own homemade candy or cookies? Get recipes for caramels, fudge, butterscotch, marshmallow coconut squares and holiday cookies here!
6 classic lamb recipes: Broiled, baked, browned & beyond (1969)
Here are six classic lamb recipes — including those broiled, baked or browned in a skillet — and given that extra touch that makes for a main course with guest appeal!
Truffles, torte, PB&J pie & banana pudding: Vintage cream cheese-based dessert recipes (1985)
Recipes for Philly Pleasures: Truffles, torte, PB&J pie & banana pudding These luscious new recipes all begin with Philadelphia Brand cream cheese, which actually has half the calories
Easy sugar cookies made with vegetable oil (1964)
Cookies made without butter? This vintage recipe uses vegetable oil instead.
Aspics without ado (1966)
To make a dazzling display at any dinner or lunch, serve a shimmery, splendorous aspic. (What’s an aspic? A savory, rather than sweet, gelatin encasing meats, fish,
Date-walnut double decker bar cookie recipe (1972)
This delicious date-walnut double decker bar cookie has a buttery, pastry layer topped by a moist, chewy layer filled with dates and walnuts. Find out why it’s been a favorite since the ’70s!
Mince parfait pie & Date nut parfait pie (1952)
This delicious mince parfait pie is a twist on the old-fashioned favorite, mince pie. These holiday parfait pies are so beautiful, and so easy!
Cranberry Christmas canes & cinnamon apple canes (1963)
Cranberry Christmas Canes cookie recipe Mmmm! Tender flaky cookie-buns crammed with cranberries, raisins, honey, nuts… bake ’em easy with Fleischmann’s Yeast and this new no-kneading no-rising refrigerator
Paula’s golden cream chocolate cake (1938)
Paula gives mother-in-law her comeuppance! “That little flibbertigibbet!” I thought the minute I clapped eyes on my son’s bride coming down the Pullman steps. “can’t boil water,
Caramel apple cheesecake recipe (1998)
Give Uncle Ed a reason to stay awake after his Thanksgiving turkey dinner Caramel apple cheesecake >> You might also like: Libby’s famous pumpkin pie recipe (1987)
Thanksgiving leftovers? Try a turkey-cranberry layer loaf & this turkey salad (1948)
Give new life to your Thanksgiving leftovers with these two old-fashioned turkey recipes from the 1940s!
Chocolate refreshers brownies with nuts & dates (1960)
Goody for you! Who can resist Chocolate Refreshers brownies, made with nuts and dates and semi-sweet morsels?
Cookie ice cream sundae pie recipe (1960)
Ice cream scooped into a sweet cookie crust — perfect for parties!
Easy ‘square dance’ retro checkerboard cake (1950)
This easy cake with a cute retro checkerboard cake is shown here in pink and yellow, but you could make it with any two-color combination
Try pumpkin cake instead of pie for Thanksgiving (1948)
A wonderful twist on Thanksgiving tradition — a light, appetizing treat from the forties – pumpkin cake!
Try this nutty golden harvest pumpkin pie recipe from 1959
This nutty classic dessert recipe – a retro golden harvest pumpkin pie – is made the way grandma used to make it back in the fifties. Take a look!
5 ways to make buckwheat pancakes the real old-fashioned way
Buckwheat pancakes made of pure buckwheat are best, but as some do not like the distinct flavor of the grain, here’s a variety of old-fashioned recipes.
Two different ways to make an old-fashioned cranberry-pumpkin pie
The combination of fresh cranberries and pumpkin is a rare treat, especially when contained in a delicious holiday pie. Find out how to make two different old-fashioned cranberry-pumpkin pie recipes here.
Zesty horseradish dip: Vintage recipe from 1972
This zesty horseradish dip recipe gets its zing from both radishes and horseradish, smoothed into a savory sour cream and beef soup mix base.
Pumpkin chiffon honey pie: A vintage recipe for a light no-bake pumpkin pie sweetened with honey (1948)
Your guests will hope for more as they taste the super-goodness that honey brings to this glorified pumpkin pie — the pumpkin chiffon honey pie.
Old-fashioned banana cream pie made with powdered milk (1956)
Never before a banana cream pie so light, so tender. Light in calories, too. The secret is ‘Magic Crystals’ that burst into fresh milk flavor, without heavy fat.
Double chocolate chunk ice cream pie recipe (1988)
This vintage recipe for a chocolate pie features a filling of ice cream blended with pudding, then studded with bittersweet chocolate and poured into a graham cracker crust.
Try these 3 prize-winning orange cake recipes (1964)
Here are the top 3 prizewinning recipes from the All-Florida Orange Dessert Contest in 1964: Orange sunburst cheesecake, Orange loaf cake & Orange party cake.
Pride O’Pumpkin cake will spice up your autumn (1953)
This Pride O’Pumpkin cake is a real holiday cake… fragrant with spices… crunchy with tender-sweet nuts. Get the retro recipe from the ’50s here!
Choc-o-Lantern Halloween cake recipe (1948)
You’ll be the star of the party when you serve this Choc-O-Lantern Halloween cake. Bewitching and so delicious!
It’s the Great Pumpkin cookie recipe! (1986)
Libby’s Great Pumpkin cookies. This is one big, delicious cookie. It’s also one wholesome cookie, because it’s made with America’s favorite pumpkin, Libby’s.
The great marshmallow pumpkin recipe (1986)
A great marshmallow pumpkin is the perfect touch for a Halloween party: a confection of a centerpiece the kids can make.
Frightfully fun-to-make Halloween treats (1998)
CBK Halloween cookies recipe During the festive trick-or-treat season, Cynthia Bruce Kramer watches her sweet and spooky Halloween cookies fly off the shelves. Now you can get
Easy, colorful Jello desserts: Fruity heaven, Berry banana & Fruit float (1985)
Go bananas! With oranges, peaches, pears & Jell-O gelatin Go ahead. Whip up something delicious. With the perfect twosome. Jello brand gelatin and fruit. They’re easy to
Kraft cheese souffle recipe (1948)
You’ll amaze folks with your skill (needn’t tell ‘em how easy it was!) and delight everybody with this grand-tasting cheese souffle.
Banana-marshmallow pie recipe (1963)
Banana Mallow Pie Made with the world’s only “instant” meringue! You make it good and easy with Kraft miniature marshmallows — the good kind that stay soft
Late autumn fruits: 5 delicious classic apple dessert recipes (1960s)
Now’s the time to cook delicious apple treats — and with that hint of fall in the air, it’s a pleasure to spend a morning baking in the kitchen. Here are 5 classic apple dessert recipes you can enjoy!
Chocolate-peanut cream cake recipe (1939)
Just try this moist-keeping Peanut Cream Cake, rich with Baker’s Chocolate Was it you we heard wishing for a summer cake recipe? We know you’ll like this
Marshmallow fudge cake & Chocolate marshmallow cake recipes
Campfire marshmallow fudge cake (1925) 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups sugar 4 squares bitter chocolate, melted 2 eggs 2 cups cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2
Recipes for a successful party: ’60s California Dip & international variations
You make it in a flash. Just pour an envelope of Lipton onion soup mix into a pint of sour cream. Stir it with a fork… chill. You’ve got it.
Three zesty ’60s holiday side dish recipes: Turkey fruit salad, cranberry fruit molds & supreme salad dressing (1963)
Check out these zesty retro ’60s holiday side dish recipes for a tasty turkey fruit salad, cranberry fruit molds and salad bowl dressing supreme, all from 1963.
Chocolate orange cream pie recipe (1938)
“I got love and kisses for my Chocolate Orange Cream Pie!” “And I owe it all to Aunt Hetty’s sharp tongue!” Chocolate orange cream pie dessert recipe
Oreo cookie pie recipe for Halloween (1993)
What to serve unexpected ghosts Pumpkin Patch Pie recipe for Halloween fun Ingredients 1 pint orange sherbet; softened 1 tub (8 oz) Cool Whip non-dairy whipped topping;
Jell-O pudding macaroons (1968)
To munch on, brunch on, midnight snack on – pudding macaroons. Anything this easy deserves to be enjoyed often.
Savory vegetable ice cream recipes from the 60s, made with tomatoes, cucumber & avocado
At first glance, vegetable ice cream looks like a terrible idea… but it’s actually not quite that bizarre when you realize these aren’t desserts, but are meant to be served as a salad, or a light and savory chilled palate refresher.
Ice cream sundae pie recipe (1982)
Make an ice cream sundae even better – make it an Ice Cream Sundae Pie. Here’s how to make this frozen treat with a vintage ’80s recipe!
Easy Skippy peanut butter ice cream (1973)
Whipping up a batch of this homemade peanut butter ice cream is a lot easier than you probably think. Here’s a retro recipe to try!
Frosty rainbow pies: Homemade fruit sherbet-style desserts (1972)
Use your favorite fruit juice and create frosty rainbow pies with a light sherbet-like filling frozen in a light and flaky pie crust shell.
Light, luscious summer salad dressing recipes (1982)
Light ‘n luscious summer salads Karo and California summer fruits make it simple. Light ‘n luscious summer salads with fresh peaches, plums and nectarines. And nothing tops
Ritter baked beans ‘n’ bacon (1950)
“Best beans we ever tasted!” your whole family will say. Ritter’s beans-with-pork are in a class by themselves… Here’s an especially tempting, easy way to serve baked
20 delicious ways to serve potatoes
There are many ways to turn the humble spuds into a tasty side dish. Here are 20 different ways to serve potatoes, including scalloped, fried, mashed and stuffed!
3 swell one-dish dinners from 1950
Three simple one-dish meals that are simply swell! 1. Hearty Hash Casserole Tastes like you’d spent hours preparing it – instead of minutes. Because it’s Armour Corned
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.
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.
6 traditional gingerbread recipes (1910)
Here are six ways to make warm and wonderful old-fashioned gingerbread — the kind of classic cookies and cakes your great-grandmother probably used to make!
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
