Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forumSpeaking of vintage recipes: Donut Prune Salad. I wonder why this recipe never took hold.
http://vintagebug.blogspot.com/2006/08/doughnut-corporation-of-america.html
Grasswire2
(13,569 posts)I have many many old cookbooklets. Much hilarious stuff, such as making tortillas from Bisquick.
Arkansas Granny
(31,516 posts)The recipe for toast tells you to slice the bread 1/2" thick. As I recall, it goes into great detail on how to clean a chicken.
It looks a lot like this one.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,692 posts)Definitely worth a read.
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/index.html
The Polack MSgt
(13,188 posts)I haven't been sidetracked like that since I discovered superdickery .
http://www.superdickery.com/
JHan
(10,173 posts)becca da bakkah
(426 posts)....women's church group circa 1954. It's titled "Steak For Fifty People". You think, oh boy, a way to make steak stretch for a crowd. The first opening is,"Take 50 steaks......"
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)recipes, but that was immediately followed by remembering Serious Eats' instructions on how to cook a pig's head. Guess that's what happens when a busy site's covered the first couple thousand topics. 2018 or not, the recipe starts with one pig's head.
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)Are they mad? FOUR PRUNES per person? Holy shit!
The Polack MSgt
(13,188 posts)preferably right before they have several hours off duty.
Vinca
(50,271 posts)The picture in the recipe above it at the link made me think that a donut wouldn't be a bad base for strawberry shortcake. Have to try that next strawberry season.
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)Gag
Callalily
(14,889 posts)And actually, the slicing donuts in half, crisping the slices and serve with jams, jellies, etc. doesn't sound all too bad.
I save my high school Home Economics book, and still use a few recipes from it!
dem in texas
(2,674 posts)From a 1974 Texas Junior League Cookbook
Tuna Chili
8 oz. tomato juice
2 Tb. Williams chili mix
1 can tuna
Garlic powder to taste
1 can mushrooms
Minced onion
Mix together well and simmer for 10 minutes.