This recipe is from the James Beard’s Menus for Entertaining, and is part of An Easy Luncheon or Sunday Night Supper for 4.
“I keep a jar of good prunes in my kitchen the year round, preserved in Marsala, port or sherry.  Sect about 2 to 3 pounds of dried prunes of good quality, place in [...]

This one is from The Holiday Cookbook from 1955.
Combine in a small saucepan and heat to boiling:

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 3-in. piece stick cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt

Boil uncovered for 5 min. Add:
2 cups (about 1/2 lb.) cranberries, washed and sorted.
Continue to boil uncovered without stirring, about 5 min. or until skins pop open.  Cool and [...]

There are a bunch of fast, basic, and easy “one-pot meals” in Outdoor Cookery, and dag nabit… I’m gonna post ‘em! Here is the first in a series of one-pot meals.
Ranch Style Baked Beans
1 can pork and beans
1 can chili seasoned beans
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons bacon drippings
1 minced onion
1 tablespoon mustard
Heat and Serve. [...]

This fine recipe is from the New Nestle’s Tested Recipes.  Great illustrations!  The recipe, well I have yet to try it. But if I re-did it, it would have fresh organic milk and a nice organic sharp cheddar cheese in place of the instant milk and American cheese.
Ingredients
2 cups squash, cooked and mashed (crookneck [...]