If you’re looking to recreate that special vintage Christmas cookie recipe that your grandmother used to make, or want to discover old-fashioned cookies to make new again, here’s a big tasty collection of treats for you!
These two retro pumpkin coffee cake recipes will make for a delicious breakfast or brunch — and they will even fill your home with that heavenly pumpkin spice aroma.
Stick cloves in an orange and you have a pomander ball – well, it is almost that simple. Pomander balls became popular around the 17th century and have been in use ever since. Here’s how to make one!
Pumpkin is so versatile that it is a natural for our rich heritage of regional cooking. The varieties of pumpkin pie are seemingly endless. The following recipes are a sampling of some of these American favorites.
Dessert recipes: Fast fixin’ chocolate chip cake, Lemon supreme pound cake, Double pineapple upside-down cake, Cinnamon streusel cake, Cake mix chocolate chip cookies, Sock-it-to me sour cream pound cake
Sweet delight – this quick apple coffee cake: A classic recipe from the ’70s is a golden cake dotted with raisins topped with sliced apple and brushed with apple-jelly glaze,
In the ’60s, monkey bread was one of the ‘in’ things around Hollywood and Beverly Hills. From those days, we have three old-fashioned monkey bread recipes!
Can’t you smell the warm, friendly fragrance as these caramel-y rolls come out of your oven? Serve fresh-baked homemade Caramel-pecan harvest rolls in minutes!
Swedish heirloom cookies: Bake them now, pop them in the freezer, and serve any time! Extra delicious munching for everyone, these spicy little goodnesses!
More than good, Libby’s pumpkin pie is smooth, gently spicy and perfect! Get the classic pie you love – the original vintage recipe is right here.
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New Betty Crocker Cinnamon twists recipe – Serve plain or frosted Betty Crocker tells… how your yeast rolls can always be as good as these!
Get three retro pumpkin dessert recipes from the ’70s — including an easy no-bake pumpkin pie and delicious pumpkin muffins!
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.
Cranberries, like the turkey, have become traditional for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners – and although the turkey reigns supreme, classic cranberry sauce adds the ruby-red jewel.
This delicious vintage Graham streusel cake starts with a boxed mix, the batter divided and adorned with a streusel-type crunch, and after baking, is drizzled with a light powdered sugar glaze.
Team the unique cranberry flavor with that of the seasonal favorite, the sweet potato. Here are three tasty recipes featuring sweet potatoes & cranberries!
How do you feel about rice pudding? It’s not exactly a controversial subject, but people are usually “for it” or “against it.” If you’re a
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.
A birthday cake is a personal gift by Elizabeth Sparks Happy Birthday! Nothing says “Happy birthday” like a birthday cake. A birthday cake is a
Children love them Here is a group of irresistible cookies of every kind which you’ll enjoy making as much as giving. Cookies are part of
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
Lollipop cookie recipe This begins the season for family, friends and the irresistible taste of Challenge Butter. The kind that comes from only the purest
Though many have tried, no cook has ever been able to improve upon the taste of traditional pumpkin pie. Carnation’s famous pumpkin pie recipe is a Thanksgiving classic – and we have the ’50s recipe right here.
Spice your autumn feasts with Pride O’Pumpkin cake A real holiday cake… fragrant with spices… crunchy with tender-sweet nut meats. And it’s ABC easy to make
Blueberry Pumpkin Muffins recipe Ingredients 1-2/3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1 cup Libby’s
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.
Gingerbread Fancies – Christmas cookie recipe Ingredients 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 egg 4-1/2 to
Here are some classic Christmas cookie recipes from the ’70s for peanut blossoms, black-eyed Susans, coconut circles, orange drop cookies, pineapple-filled cookies, and Danish pastry apple bars!
The more they eat, the better you feel (1972) Instant Quaker Oatmeal Maple & Brown Sugar Apples & Cinnamon Raisins & Spice Natural Flavor Flavor
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
Looking for a date… recipe? Try these three classic date dessert recipes from 1982: date-cinnamon bread, date-bran cookies and banana-date snack squares.
Sugar ‘n Spice Cookies recipe Ingredients 2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 cup
Classic chocolate candy recipes for Christmas from more than a century ago It would not seem to be Christmas to the little people without candy
Pour Icy Christmas Cakes Festive holiday cakes. Made with no-lump Brownulated Brand Sugar — the great-tasting brown sugar that pours. The only one that’s so
Why can’t they stay put? What McCormick-Schilling Gourmet Spices do to and for foods is so intriguing, it’s no wonder they’re always in use! Sure
With Libby’s Pumpkin, pie is only the beginning Try something new with pumpkin today Pumpkin delights Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Mix; 1/3 cup
Pick an easy, creamy apple dessert. Celebrate the crisp days of autumn with a tasty apple treat. It’s easy with Eagle’ Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk.
A new twist on an old favorite The secret ingredient is the light, mellow flavor of Grandma’s Molasses. Bet you’ve never had an apple pie
Try these recipes for Double Dutch Intrigue cake, Lemon Whippersnaps & Apple swirl cake — desserts made easy with the help of cake mix!
Nabisco announces New Sparkling Toastettes New Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toastettes. With a shimmery new glaze on top. A little touch of sugar that makes a
Reynolds rapture: Baked apple sundae in a festive foil “jacket” It’s a baked apple. It’s an ice cream sundae. It’s a dessert that says “holiday” all
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