This curious recipe comes from the ever weird and wonderful, Cocktail Companions, published in 1954.  Why this fine cookbook is no longer in print, and gracing the NY Times Best Sellers list, I will never know.  But now…. the Bologna Pie Recipe! 12 slices bologna 1 3 oz. package cream cheese 1 tsp. grated onion [...]

This recipe comes from the 1959 Sunset Barbeque Cook Book. A leg of lamb or mutton should be spitted more or less parallel to the bone. A rolled boneless should may either be spitted on the diagonal or straight through the meat. Both roasts take about the same length of time to cook: medium rare [...]

Well it is that time of the year, time for camping, and fishing, and what better cookbook to choose than the classic 1950 Outdoor Cooking With Reynolds Wrap? Here we have Camp Menu No. 2 – Fisherman’s Delight, and I bet it tastes darned good when you are out camping. This recipe is for individual [...]

You say you don’t have a potato salad recipe for your 4th of July celebration? Well here you go, a classic from the 1955 Holiday Cookbook. Wash, cut into halves and cook covered in boiling salted water to cover 6 medium-size (about 2 lbs.) potatoes Cook about 20 minutes., or until potatoes are tender when [...]

This wonderful recipe comes from the 1954 Flako Recipe Album. Brush up on those cooking skills, this is a tricky one!  This recipe is the one in the lower right in the photo. 1 package Flakorn Corn Muffin Mix 1 egg 2/3 cup milk 2 (14 oz.) cans chicken fricassee Empty contents of package into [...]

Mmmmm… Meat Cookies!  This recipe for Sanbusek, aka Meat Cookies, (actually, it is more of a turnover) is from Cooking With A Foreign Accent, published in 1952 by Sunset Publishing. The recipe is part of their Lebanese Dinner Recipe section, and sounds very tasty.  Almost like a basic Cornish Pasty minus the potato. Tiny turnovers, filled [...]

Mmmm… mmmm! Pretty as can be! This taste-tempting delight comes from the 1965, Dinner in a Dish, by Betty Crocker. This recipe uses two additional recipes, the Cheese Pie Shell, and Tuna Salad, linked below. 1 pkg. (3 oz.) lemon-flavored gelatin 1-1/4 cups boiling water 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce 1 tbsp. vinegar 1/2 [...]