1960s
Jell-O Crown Jewel/Window Glass retro desserts (1960s)
Crown Jewel Dessert as a mold, a pie, and a spring-form pan dessert! Also known as Broken Window Glass Cake, this easy dessert fits busy schedules.
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1950s
Celebrate the USA with these red white and blue stars & stripes desserts (1955 & 1972)
This star-shaped dessert seems so very American. It starts with red Jello, and has a white layer with marshmallows, then is topped with blueberries — a fruit that is native to North America.
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Lime-strawberry surprise! Gelatin plus cream cheese & mayo (1966)
This three-layered Christmas-colored lime-strawberry surprise recipe features two flavors of jello, and a creamy layer in the middle made with cream cheese, mayonnaise and nuts.
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Lime-strawberry surprise! Striped gelatin plus cream cheese & mayo (1966)
This three-layered Christmas-colored lime-strawberry surprise recipe features two flavors of jello, and a creamy layer in the middle made with cream cheese, mayonnaise and nuts.
1970s
Souperior meatloaf, south of the border meatloaf & frosted meatloaf: Molded meatloaf retro recipes from the ’70s
Meatloaf retro recipes: Here are three tasty ways to make the most of meatloaf. All it takes is a little imagination, and the special flavors you get only from Lipton recipe & soup mixes.
1960s
Jell-O Salad Gelatin: Would you eat jello in celery & mixed vegetable flavors? (1964)
There’s new Jell-O salad gelatin in two flavors, celery or mixed vegetable. Either savory salad gelatin provides a receptive base for vegetables and meats. The results can be main dishes, or side salads or even jellied soups.
1980s
Philly cheese bells: The perfect retro appetizer for your Christmas party
Philly cheese bells are a shaped creamy cheese spread made from Philadelphia Brand cream cheese and spreadable Cracker Barrel cold pack cheese food.
1970s
Serve a ’70s style retro Cranberry Wobbler gelatin mold this Thanksgiving
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!
1960s
Wait – what? How to make edible cranberry candles as your holiday salad (1960s)
Who’d dream a salad so unusual and impressive could be so easy to make! Serve cranberry candles as your salad once. . . and you’ll be asked to serve it again and again.
1950s
Two ways to make savory souffle salads with Jello! (1953)
If you’re a salad-lover, but you’ve run out of new salad ideas, this will be the best news you’ve read in years! It’s a completely new kind of salad. One that wins applause — especially from men — like no other salad you ever served!
1970s
Jell-O harvest ring salad recipe (1979)
Bounce a church supper! Serve up veggies in a harvest ring Jell-O mold salad, or try this recipe for a molded gelatin with a carrot-cucumber salad.
1950s
How to decorate a party house-shaped cake (1956)
You’ll be the cleverest hostess at any party, year ’round when you bake a cake that looks like a house, a church, a barn or a school.
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All-American Jell-O flag & patriotic parfaits (1999)
All-American Jell-O flag molded dessert recipe Prep: 30 minutes Ingredients 4 cups boiling water 2 packages 4-serving size Jell-O Berry Blue Gelatin 2 packages 4-serving
1980s
Wilton Star Wars cake pans & decorations (1980s)
Shaped pans and candles from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back From a galaxy far, far away… Wilton brings you exciting shaped pans and candles
1970s
Jell-O pineapple hula hoop (1979)
Pineapple hula-hoop Jell-O mold dessert recipe Bounce a family dinner. Serve a pineapple hula hoop. Ingredients 2 packages (3 oz. each) or 1 package (6
1970s
Jell-O Waldorf Wheel (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.
1970s
This ’70s Jell-O Celery Nut Circle gelatin mold combines lime jello with sour cream, nuts and celery
Here’s a different way to serve a salad — inside a gelatin mold, with a combination of lime Jell-O on top of a layer of a sour cream-jello blend that’s studded with nuts and chopped celery!
1960s
Multi-Stripe Delight Jell-O with frosted grapes (1960s)
Layers of Jell-O Gelatin form a color spectrum that delights eye as well as palate. Prepare several fruit flavors of jello as will fill your finest crystal bowl or stemmed glasses.
1960s
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.
1960s
8 retro meatloaf recipes (1967)
1. Beef loaves with frankfurters (hot dogs) Ingredients 3 pounds ground beef Salt and pepper 2 cups soft stale-bread crumbs 1-1/2 cups carbonated water or
1980s
Holiday ribbon ring: A vintage Christmas Jell-O mold recipe (1987)
Give someone you love a ring tonight Another delicious recipe from the Jell-O pages Holiday ribbon ring recipe Ingredients 2 (4-serving size) package Jell-O Brand
1960s
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
1950s
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
1950s
Exciting new cranberry surprise – souffle salad with mayo (1958)
Exciting new Cranberry Surprise! Cranberry holiday surprise — it’s new and easy! Serve with your holiday turkey, ham, chicken — or any meal. This colorful
1960s
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.
1960s
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.
1980s
Retro Thanksgiving side dishes from the ’80s: Thanksgiving turkey team-ups
Any way you carve it, the big bird will taste even better with these sensational Thanksgiving side dishes
1950s
Monterey souffle salad recipe (1955)
What do you get when you combine lemon jello with tuna, mayonnaise, onion, celery and pimento? A Monterey souffle salad! Here’s how they used to make it.
1800s
5 juicy orange dessert recipes (1890s)
Dessert recipes made with oranges Orange pie Grate the rind of two oranges and squeeze the juice. Cream one-fourth of a pound of butter and
1960s
Raspberry Apple Salad (1962)
There’s bright flavor to savor in Miracle Whip It takes more than 20 fresh-ground spices to create that intriguing… subtle… can’t-be-copied taste. And only Kraft
1970s
Savory Cossack mold with mayo (1972)
Why you should try our real mayonnaise, even if you’re happy with yours Cossack mold recipe Ingredients 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 cup cold water
1980s
Sweet & spicy wings, cocktail canapes & salmon pate (1987)
Look where Good Seasons is spending the holidays Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wings Ingredients 1 (2/3 ounce) package Good Seasons Italian salad dressing mix 1/2 cup
1980s
Under-the-sea salad, Rainbow cake & more (1982)
Cool them off with Jell-O brand gelatin Recipes: Under-the-sea salad (see the 1963 version here: Under-the-sea Jell-o salad recipe) Spiced fruit dessert Moist ‘n fruity
1950s
Ice box cookie cake recipe (1953)
Yippee! A new grand dessert Ice box cookie cake — so speedy-easy with Jell-O puddings and pie fillings and Nabisco’s new Cocoanut Bars! Ice box
1960s
2 ways to make Cheery Cherry Coke Salad (1960s)
Cheery Cherry Coke Salad recipe (1964) Mrs Carrol (Esther) Goen of 320 W Oak prepared a zippy molded salad that sparks a table with its
1960s
Creamy chicken mold recipe (1965)
Shimmering and regal! Creamy chicken mold is a tantalizing mixture of chicken, mayonnaise or salad dressing, broth, gelatin, seasonings and lemon juice. Shimmering and regal!
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