1970s
Perfect turkey gravy: An easy vintage recipe from 1976
Want to know how to make the perfect turkey gravy? Here’s a great classic recipe that eliminates the possibility of greasy gravy and lumps of flour.
Want to know how to make the perfect turkey gravy? Here’s a great classic recipe that eliminates the possibility of greasy gravy and lumps of flour.
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.
Get some retro Cheez Whiz recipes for fondue, casserole and other cheezy dishes like ham & rice roll-ups, Mexican bean dip and more.
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.
A perfect way to preserve summer fruits for year-round enjoyment is to do as your ancestors did and make some tutti-frutti. What’s that? Find out!
Here, get old-fashioned elderberry recipes for wine, elderberry jam & jelly, cobbler, pie and more delicious vintage-style treats!
Cranberries, like the turkey, have become traditional for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners – and these 20 classic cranberry sauce will add the ruby-red jewel to your feast.
Now is the season when fruit is abundant, cheap and in the best condition for making jams, preserves and jellies. Preserves mean fruit that is cooked with sugar, equal weight, and left whole or nearly so.
Meat is the foundation of a dinner, and vegetables, sauces, jellies, preserves and relishes help to make the whole complete. Here are several traditional sauces and sides to serve with meats.
This classic brandy-tinged almond-covered cheese ball is so easy to make – and only takes a few minutes to mix and shape. Here’s how!
“Hey, Andy, look at this. Onion dip with Miracle Whip.” There’s only one thing better than homemade onion dip. And that’s homemade onion dip made
Here are some homemade vinegar recipes for making your own special fruit and herb vinegars, using things like raspberries, strawberries, cherries, pineapple, mint, onions, celery, tarragon and other foods.
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.
Delicious traditional holiday recipes and classic Christmas favorites, including Chess pie – Walnut nuggets – Plum pudding – Fruit cake – Walnut stuffing – Cookie gems – Scotch trelbies – Panettone – Mint fudge
Three glamorous 1950s pumpkin pies: A baked golden pumpkin pie, pumpkin chiffon pie with corn flake crust, and a no-bake orange pumpkin chiffon pie recipe with gingersnap crumb crust
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!
It’s surprising what you can do with watermelon — cook it, chill it, pickle it — for a side dish, salad, dessert, drink, relish or topping. Here are some great watermelon recipes for you to try!
Give gifts from the heart this holiday — Homemade preserves. Loaves. Cookies. All made with delicious Chiquita bananas! Find recipes for Banana cookies, Country banana bread & Cranberry-banana marmalade
What can you make with green tomatoes? Here’s an old-fashioned recipe for fried green tomatoes, plus 10 more ways to use them!
Serve 7 turkeys for Thanksgiving! (1942) One on a platter, and six made from cranberry sauce! There’ll be oh’s and ah’s aplenty when you bring
For flavor effervescence, the combination of fresh cranberries and pumpkin is a rare treat — and one all will relish.
This zesty horseradish dip recipe gets its zing from both radishes and horseradish, smoothed into a savory sour cream and beef soup mix base.
The best-ever barbecue sauce is great for hot dogs, hamburgers, broiled chicken, grilled ham slices and steaks — or add a couple of tablespoons of it to a can of baked beans for some taste magic!
The wholesome apple in cookery by Fannie Merritt Farmer Scandinavian legends affirm that the apple was the favorite food of the gods. It was one
Lipton summer salad topping recipe & Lipton Chili Con Carne recipe No other soup — canned or mix — gives your recipes this special flavor California
Give your barbecues a real headstart to compliments with this classic recipe for fresh, savory jiffy barbecue sauce! The recipe is easy and delicious.
The following 20 salad dressings and sauces are, without exception, easily made, and of such variety that it is possible to have a desirable change with nearly every salad made.
Any way you carve it, the big bird will taste even better with these sensational Thanksgiving side dishes
6 different ways to preserve fresh raspberries Raspberries are such a perishable fruit that they should be preserved as soon as possible after their arrival
First, a tip from the recipe author: Always cook cranberries in a porcelain-lined or graniteware kettle. 1. Stewed cranberries (whole) Wash the berries; clip off
Salad Superb! The dressing secret is Del Monte Catsup Imperial Dressing recipe Pineapple distilled vinegar accents the ripe tomatoes and zesty seasonings in Del Monte
Osterizer Spin Cookery What’s spin cookery? It’s modern menu-making for palate-pleasing entrees like this Chicken Encore prepared from left-over chicken or turkey, with savory-smooth sauce.
Del Monte cream style corn … is a real satisfier. Rich corn cream crammed with tender golden kernels. Full of natural sweetness, hearty flavor. Your
Sauces for peaches by Charlotte Scripture There’s nothing wrong with peaches and cream — but try one of these sauces on unsweetened peaches. Custard sauce
Dressing makes the salad Sour cream dressing Mix together 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon each flour and sugar and a dash
Late summer is the season when raspberries are abundant, cheap and in the best condition for making jams, preserves and jellies. Here are six old-fashioned recipes for raspberry jam!
On saving the berries of July for December by Margaret Hamelin 1. Gooseberry conserve recipe Wash and stem five pounds of gooseberries and add four
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