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Purple Jell-O poke cake recipe (1978)

Jell-O: Purple poke cake recipe Ingredients 1 package (2 layer size) white cake mix 1 (3 oz.) package Jello Blackberry flavor gelatin (or any other flavor) 1 cup boiling water 1 cup cold water Direc... Read more...

Howard Johnson’s ice cream shops & restaurants in the 1950s

Haven for the folks... heaven for the kids (1950) One way or another, everybody goes for Howard Johnson's! You get ice cream with the famous "28 flavors," fried clams and other New England favorites. Hurry-up ... Read more...

Howard Johnson’s ice cream: Good old days goodness (1966)

There's Good-Old-Days goodness in every flavor... under the orange roof! How ever you love it... to eat in a heaping cone... or to sip by the glass... or spoon by the bowl-full... you'll never discover finer i... Read more...

Fruit cocktail eggnog pie (1956)

New holiday pie idea Fruit cocktail's so gay to fold into the filling, to ring in a wreath round the top of your pie! And how nice for you -- there's no work to do. Summery-sweet cling peaches, pears, grapes, ... Read more...

Souffle salad with Jell-O (1953)

Ahhh! A really new salad idea - made the new fast-frost way! If you're a salad-lover (who isn't?) ... ... but you've run out of new salad ideas (who hasn't?) ... this will be the best news you've read in years... Read more...

Cherry swirl coffee cake recipe (1986)

Vintage cherry swirl coffee cake recipe Somethin' good is comin' up when you get the Bisquick down. So why wait another day? Get the Bisquick off your shelf, and help yourself to somethin' good. Bisquick ... Read more...

Stouffer’s ice cream debuts (1974)

Since they were already a well-known freezer brand, the company tried to expand outside the TV dinner/frozen meal market back in the mid-seventies. Stouffer's ice cream had a 10-month trial in the New York metr... Read more...

Classic magic cookie bars recipe (1988)

Magic Cookie Bars recipe Easy to make. Hard to resist. Makes 24 to 36 bars. Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 (14-ounce) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed M... Read more...

Double chocolate mint cookies recipe (1986)

Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies Introducing: Magnificent mint-chocolate morsels Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies recipe Ingredients 1 (10 oz.) pkg. (1 1/2 cups) Nestle's Toll House Mint flavored se... Read more...

Instant Quaker Oatmeal flavors for kids (1972 & 1986)

The more they eat, the better you feel Instant Quaker Oatmeal Maple & Brown Sugar Apples & Cinnamon Raisins & Spice Natural Flavor Flavor Variety Instant Quaker Oatmeal: 5 rea... Read more...

Saturday morning cartoons & cereal ads (1967)

You might say they invented Saturday morning Every Saturday morning at least one out of every three commercial minutes available on the three television networks is used to extol the virtues of ready-to-eat ce... Read more...

Inside a Piggly Wiggly grocery store (1918)

First self-service groceries Piggly Wiggly store in or near Memphis, Tennessee, was the first self-service grocery store in US. Here are photos from shortly after it opened in 1918. Interior of store S... Read more...

Creamy strawberry pie & Lemonade cake recipes (1979)

Moist cake and creamy pie recipes Jell-O brand pudding is the secret ingredient that helps make fabulous, rich, creamy pies. Or it can turn an ordinary cake mix into a masterpiece. Makes a delicious homemade c... Read more...

15 tips to be a cool & cook-less cook this summer (1955)

Do's and don'ts to keep your family fed and the house cool during the heat of summer.

Kellogg’s Concentrate cereal (1959-1965)

The little gold box (1963) How it helps you balance your diet every day without a single chart Kellogg's Concentrate cereal The new concentrated nutrition cereal. Defatted wheat germ added -- 10 minerals and... Read more...

The up-to-date summer hostess (1906)

The summer hostess The summer hostess domiciled by the sea or in the country finds that even more people partake of her hospitality in summer than in winter. Her entertaining never ceases, formally or infor... Read more...

How to make 30 classic cocktails & drinks (1946)

This is the way to make thirty favorite drinks Also see: 50 drinks & toasts (1968) Drink recipes for: Planter's Punch - Gin Rickey - Sloe Gin Fizz - Tom & Jerry - Hot Toddy - Side Car - Sherry Flip ... Read more...

Apple crunch pie, Chocolate peanutty pie & Cranberry ribbon pie recipes (1986)

Jeepers! Creepers! How'd you make those pies? Easy! With a little help from Jell-O Pudding and Cool Whip, it's easy to whip up these spectacular pies. And once your family tastes them... Jeepers, creepers! ... Read more...

Celebrities sell out for Skippy Peanut Butter (1960)

A paid testimonial from Bert Lahr for Skippy Peanut Butter How did we get Bert Lahr to appear in an ad for Skippy Peanut Butter? Easy. WE PAID HIM. We approached Mr Lahr with a lot of money (really not too muc... Read more...

Now’s the time for Jell-O salads! (1952)

Now's the time for Jell-O salads! Don't let a week go by without serving one. Recipes below: 1. Jellied Potato Salad 2. Carrot and Apple Salad 3. Vegetable Salad Mold 4. Peach and Cheese Salad 5. Eme... Read more...

Jell-O pudding macaroons (1968)

Now, pudding is macaroons. To munch on, brunch on, midnight snack on. Anything this easy deserves to be enjoyed often. Jell-O pudding macaroons recipe Ingredients 1 package (3-1/4 ounces) Jell-O vanil... Read more...

Cinnamon apple cream cake recipe (1940)

Now it's here - Streamlined cake-baking Daughters are learning from mothers -- and mothers are learning from daughters how much easier it now is to make championship cakes, now that the ingredient known as ... Read more...

Toll House Pie: Chocolate chip pie recipe (1986)

Toll House Pie: Chocolate chip pie recipe All it takes is a morsel of perfection Toll House Pie Ingredients 2 large eggs 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup firmly-packed brown ... Read more...

1847 Rogers Bros Silverplate (1921-1922)

1847 Rogers Bros: Silverplate (1921) The Ambassador Pattern in 1847 Rogers Bros Silverplate carries the prestige of a name. This new pattern is the accredited representative of a bland of silverplate that has ... Read more...

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