Grandma's Vintage Recipes (2024)

Thursday, July 25, 2013

OLD RECIPE CLIPPING FOR PEANUT BUTTER MERINGUE PIE

Another of the recipe clippings from mom's shoebox! This is from our local hometown newspaper when I was growing up in Indiana.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

POCAHONTAS PIE

I just came across this recipe that I have had since the early 70s. I used to make this and take it to my grandmother's house for our big family Thanksgiving celebrations.

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Monday, July 22, 2013

ROSALYNN'S CHEESE RING

Here is another of the old recipe clippings from my late mother's recipe shoebox. This clipping doesn't have a date but it is easy to realize how old it is. This was printed while Jimmy Carter was the Democratic Presidential Nominee! Click on the picture for enlargement and easier reading.

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Saturday, July 20, 2013

ICE BOX ROLLS

How long has it been since you heard the term "Ice Box"? I can still vaguely remember going into town with my family and picking up the big ice blocks and watching Dad bring them home and carry them into the house with big ice tongs. There was a door at the bottom of the ice box where he put them. Can you imagine how inconvenienced we would feel today if we had to do that?

This is another recipe from my Marshall Township 1955 recipe book. This recipe was submitted by Mrs. Don Fish. Don was a local farmer and school bus driver whose children attended our school. I can remember him allowing us to have class parties at his farm and he would take us on hayrides in the Fall.

1 cake yeast
2 cups lukewarm water
1/2 cup sugar
4 tbsp fat
1 tsp salt
7 cups flour

Crumble yeast cake in bowl, add water, sugar, salt. Add 1/2 of the flour, then the melted fat. Add rest of flour. Mold into loaf and let raise until twice its size. Push down and put in ice box. Use as desired. Make into rolls and let stand 3-4 hours. Bake 20 minutes at 420 degrees.

(I wonder if it was really 420 degrees or if that is a misprint and it was 425 degrees?)

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Friday, July 19, 2013

CRANBERRY BREAD CLIPPING

This is another of the old recipe clippings with the old almanac calendar pages on the back. This is also from my late mother's shoebox of recipe clippings.

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Monday, July 15, 2013

REMEMBER THESE?

Are you old enough to remember these calendars? I remember my grandpa did everything according to the Farmer's Almanac and he lived by these calendars. I was going through some old recipe clippings when I turned the recipe over and found this. Brought back lots of memories!

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Old Ad From My Hometown

This isn't a recipe but something I came across worth sharing. This is an ad from the local newspaper in the town where I was born and grew up. We were so excited when the Satellite opened and we had an actual "fast food" place in town. This ad is from the mid 1960s. Imagine buying a ten cent hamburger today!

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

OVEN CARAMEL CORN

This recipe was given to me many years ago by my cousin's wife. She has been gone close to 30 years but we still enjoy her caramel corn.

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
5 to 6 quarts popped corn
1 cup nuts, optional

Mix the brown sugar, butter, syrup, and salt together. Boil 5 minutes. Add the soda and cream of tartar; mix well and pour over the popped corn and nuts, if using.

Bake in a large roaster pan in a 200 - 250 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes during baking time. Spread out and cool on waxed paper on cabinet top. Seal in airtight container.

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

MOM'S 5-CUP SALAD

I love it when I come across old recipes in my mom's handwriting. Today I came across this recipe she had written on the back side of a sheet of notebook paper. It is especially meaningful to me today since she passed away ten years ago today.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

PORK SPARERIBS - COUNTRY-STYLE

This is an old Ft. Worth recipe.

3 to 4 lbs country-style spareribs
oil for browning
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup water
2 tsp prepared mustard
1 cup ketchup
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp flour

Heat the oil in a heavy Dutch oven and brown the ribs.

Mix the chopped onion, water, mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar,and flour until well blended. Pour the sauce over the ribs and simmer until the ribs are tender and the sauce is thickened.

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FAQs

Why is Grandma's food so good? ›

They all seem to agree that when you cook for your family with love, you spend the extra time to adjust and perfect a recipe and to gather the best ingredients. In this way, grandma cooking can differ greatly from the simplified weekday meals we sometimes chuck together last minute.

How do you preserve grandma's recipes? ›

A sizeable collection can be stored in standard archival file folders and boxes. Weak or damaged paper also can be placed in polyester sleeves and then in folders and boxes. Recipes also can be scanned and accessed electronically while the originals are kept in safe storage.

What is the cooking show with grandmas? ›

Clash of the Grandmas | Food Network.

What happened to the TikTok chef? ›

The TikTok food community is mourning today following the news that chef Lynn Yamada Davis, a beloved cooking creator, has passed away at the age of 67. Her daughter confirmed to The New York Times that Davis died on January 1 near her home in New Jersey. Her cause of death was esophageal cancer.

Who is the influencer who makes old recipes? ›

Dylan Hollis, (born September 7, 1995) is a Bermudian-American social media personality and baker. He is best known for his TikTok videos where he makes, samples, and comments on unusual vintage American recipes.

What to do with grandma's old recipes? ›

If you have larger or full-sized 8 1/2 x 11″ recipes, you can easily store them in print pages or 3-ring page protectors, which will display Grandma's beloved apple pie recipe while keeping it safe from your everyday kitchen mishaps.

How do chefs store their recipes? ›

One of the most common ways of keeping recipes organized is with recipe binders. Rather than keeping recipe books to flick through for recipe referencing, chefs will have the recipes they need collated in binders. This means that they can quickly and easily find necessary items without other recipes getting in the way.

What can I do with old recipe books? ›

If you love cooking, you'll never get rid of your favorite recipes. You can sell, donate or recycle the cookbook, but the knowledge in those pages, that will stay with you forever!

What female country singer has her own cooking show? ›

Music superstar and best-selling cookbook author Trisha Yearwood brings her family-inspired recipes and food traditions to her new Food Network series, Trisha's Southern Kitchen.

What happened to Paula Deen cooking show? ›

A televised biography of Deen was aired as an episode of the Food Network's Chefography program, in March 2006. On June 21, 2013, due to a controversy regarding Deen's admission that she had used racial slurs in a social media post, The Food Network announced they would not renew her contract.

What is the oldest cooking show? ›

It was 1946 when cooking shows made their transition to televisions. According to the Guinness World Records, British chef Philip Harben's Cookery was the first show to be broadcast on television. This was closely followed by the first American cooking show, I Love to Eat.

Why does old food taste good? ›

There are a few reasons some foods taste better left over, he said. Time gives the flavors in dishes a chance to meld, and refrigeration slows some of the chemical reactions that occur in foods, which could enhance flavor rather than degrade it too quickly.

Why does moms food taste so good? ›

Mum's food usually tastes the best because it carries with itself reinforcements of positive childhood memories. It usually carries with itself memories of a time when you didn't have to worry about bills and jobs and where your next paycheck is coming from.

Why are grandmas so cool? ›

Grandmas will love their grandchildren unconditionally. There is no love as special. Grandmas are always there for their grandchildren, no matter what. They listen, doesn't pass judgment, and remember all their grandchild's accomplishments, and forget all their mistakes.

Why did food taste better in the old days? ›

The largest difference between foods of today and of a century ago is the amount of processing and additives involved. In the early 1900s, the majority of meals were prepared freshly from raw ingredients, but today, even home-cooked meals may feature pre-made bread, sauces, or other ingredients.

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