Vintage Recipes Posts

Old Fashion Lemon Meringue Pie and Never Fail Pie Dough Recipes

Don’t be intimated by just the thought of making pie dough.  It really can be easy.  And to prove that point, below you will find the recipe for Mrs. Olive’s Never Fail Pie Dough.  Mrs. Olive was an elderly lady in the community where I grew up.  She was known as a great pie baker [...]

How to Make Delicious Cookies that are Easy to Ship to Soldiers, Kids at College, etc #5

These old fashion cookie recipes are perfect for lunchboxes, after school treats, or just because.  They are also great for shipping to the kids away at school, soldiers in the US or overseas, out-of-state grandparents, etc.  Today’s recipes include Old Timey Oatmeal Cookies that also offers a variation for making Oatmeal-Raisin cookies.  Geraldine’s Fudge Cookies [...]

Economical Meal Using Vintage Recipes; Beef and Rice Dish, Saucy Carrots and Sugar Cream Pie

If you are looking for an economical meal to feed your family that is also quick, easy, and sure to please, give these recipes a try.  The main part of the meal is a great dish made with inexpensive ground beef and rice.  Onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, etc combine with the beef and rice for [...]

Economical Meal Using Vintage Recipes; Beef and Rice Dish, Saucy Carrots and Sugar Cream Pie

If you are looking for an economical meal to feed your family that is also quick, easy, and sure to please, give these recipes a try.  The main part of the meal is a great dish made with inexpensive ground beef and rice.  Onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, etc combine with the beef and rice for [...]

Economical Meal Using Vintage Recipes; Beef and Rice Dish, Saucy Carrots and Sugar Cream Pie

If you are looking for an economical meal to feed your family that is also quick, easy, and sure to please, give these recipes a try.  The main part of the meal is a great dish made with inexpensive ground beef and rice.  Onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, etc combine with the beef and rice for [...]

Old-fashioned Apple Pie With Pastry Recipe That Could be From Your Grandma’s Recipe File

I remember growing up with my sisters, cousins, and others as we enjoyed playing in our grandparents apple orchard.  “In the old days”, as my grandkids like to say, we didn’t have air conditioning, electronic games and toys, tv, or other modern ways to entertain ourselves.  We played cowboys and Indians, house, school, etc to [...]

Old-fashioned Apple Pie With Pastry Recipe That Could be From Your Grandma’s Recipe File

I remember growing up with my sisters, cousins, and others as we enjoyed playing in our grandparents apple orchard.  “In the old days”, as my grandkids like to say, we didn’t have air conditioning, electronic games and toys, tv, or other modern ways to entertain ourselves.  We played cowboys and Indians, house, school, etc to [...]

Old Fashion Recipes for Never Fail Cake and German Apple Cake

These cake recipes will take you back to the days when mom and/or grandma baked delicious desserts just for you.  Perhaps the ‘never-fail cake’ will remind you of a birthday cake she made for one of your early birthdays.  Or a delicious piece of white cake topped with fresh fruits or berries from your backyard garden [...]

Vintage Recipes for Delicious Gift Breads: Banana Walnut Bread and Rhubarb Bread

One of the great things about grandma’s house was always the selection of delicious treats to be found in her kitchen.  Whether it was meal time or we just wanted a snack, there was always something delicious available.  And one of those “always available” items was bread.  Grandma cooked on an old cast iron wood [...]

Old Fashion Recipes for Walnut Breads: Walnut Date Loaf and Orange Walnut Bread

Walking into the house to the smell of fresh baked bread always brings to mind memories of grandma’s house or coming home hungry after school and knowing mom had been spending time in the kitchen.  Following are a couple of old recipes retrieved from my mother’s old tin recipe box that I got when she [...]