One a penny, two a penny: Recipes for Hot Cross Buns (1912)
We do not hear the cry “Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns, One a Penny, Two a Penny, Hot Cross Buns,” when we awaken on Good Friday morning in this country.
Easy salt clay dough recipe (1981)
Holiday bake-fest
For years beyond telling, a favorite holiday craft project for parents and children has been making charming tree ornaments and c... Read more...
A birthday cake is a personal gift (1965)
Birthday cake is a personal gift
by Elizabeth Sparks
Happy Birthday!
Nothing says "Happy birthday" like a birthday cake. A birthday cake is a... Read more...
Gingerbread house gallery: Christmas cookies & candy (1987)
Gingerbread gallery
For the merriest of holidays, here is our brand-new collection of gingerbread houses. Make our fairy-tale cottage and... Read more...
Make muffins in fun fall shapes (1985)
Delightfully-shaped, delicious muffins
Bake your own delightfully-shaped, delicious muffins in McCall's cast-iron muffin pan -- it's as... Read more...
The versatile Bundt Pan (1974)
Yours to own or give: The versatile Bundt Pan
A temping trio of Bundt Pan specialties, clockwise from top: souffle with frozen-daquiri ta... Read more...
3 citrus cookie recipes with lemon & orange (1912)
Lemon cookie recipes
Ingredients: Six cups of sifted pastry flour, three rounding teaspoons of baking powder, two cups of granulated sugar, one cup o... Read more...
3 cake recipes: Golden cream, Lemon cream, White (1892)
Golden cream cake recipe
One cupful of sugar, one-quarter cupful of butter, one half cupful of sweet milk, the well-beaten whites of three eggs, on... Read more...
Help: Oven temperature conversion chart
Many of the vintage recipes featured on this site have very old-fashioned -- and often vague -- cooking directions. Here's a chart to help you det... Read more...
Hints for the baking day: Roll & cake recipes (1911)
Perfect Parker House rolls
At night, pour one pint of lukewarm milk over two tablespoons of sugar, and two of lard. Add a little salt, one quart of... Read more...
