Vintage Cookbooks – Papas Cutting Board

Spaghetti Squash with Vegetable Tomato sauce

I collect older cookbooks, as well as the spiral bound church cookbooks. I especially like the books with notes near the recipes. I like to keep a page in the beginning part of books of recipes to try, based on reviews online, as well as the recipes I have made with my notes next to them.

I added a lot of leftovers from the fridge. Just chop up whatever you have, follow the recipe loosely, and have fun with it. I added parmesan cheese and slivered almonds to the top, once I plated this. This is a delicious and very filling dish. We will definitely have this again.

Sprouts with mustard seeds

Classic Home Cooking 1995 Dorling Kindersley Cookbook. This is a big cookbook (over 500 pages), oversized, and heavy. There are colorful photos on every page. I decided to try a few of the veggie recipes, because the photos in the center of the book tempted me. Now, I will say, these recipes were bland, but they were good starting points. I added my own seasonings, and garlic, and scallions. I am sharing two recipes here, because I forgot to take a photo of the Summer Peas and Beans dish, so I am using the photo in the book. These recipes are on page 357 of this massive book. My husband ate 2 bowlfuls of these dishes in the past two days, and added the recipe to his bowl of soup that evening. I also like to top my veggies with slivered almonds or crushed walnuts. My husband likes this extra touch

Tomorrow, I will be making the Gingers Parsnips, and on Friday, I’ll be making the Glazed Carrots and Turnips, because I have these items in my refrigerator.

Which reminds me, quite a few of these recipes got my attention, because they are items I already have on hand.

Stuffed Eggplant & Ham Steak Cucumber Sauce

I enjoy taking old recipe books and recreating the recipes to work for a Keto and Low Carb Low Sugar Lifestyle. We enjoyed the Ham steak cucumber sauce; it was easy to throw together and I also used it as a dipping sauce for veggies.

I had never had eggplant, and after cutting it open, I was prepared to not like it, because it reminded me of Tofu. The texture, the smell, the feel of it; I thought, “I’m probably not going to care for this” We didn’t eat this the day I made it, because while preparing it, we filled up on other foods. So, I wrapped these and put them in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, I heated them in the microwave for 60 seconds. We were blown away by the flavor. We are seriously impressed, and this recipe is now added to my ‘make again file’. It is hard to take an appealing photo of eggplant dishes, but here ya go. I’m enjoying the recipes I’m finding in this book. The recipes are easy to convert to Keto Low Carb Low Sugar recipes.

1985 cookbook

1985

Vintage Recipe Pamphlets

I collect these small vintage pamphlets. Now and then, I like to grab these and make easy dishes based on what I already have on hand. It comforts me to bring attention to these old books.

This past weekend, I made recipes from 4 little booklets. I will include recipe, photo, and date of book.

I’m also sharing a couple of intriguing recipes and interesting ads from them.

This is what I made : Pet Milk, Pineapple and Lemon Juice drink from the Pet Milk 1926 book.

Tomato and Egg salad from the Meals without Meat 1943 book, and the Orange Cranberry Relish.

The Salisbury Steak dish from the Quick Dinners 1942 book.

Cocoa Angel Food Cake from the McNess Recipes from ’round the world’ (1930’s or 40’s)

Victor McLaglen (noted Hollywood Star) for Best Tomato Juice Cocktail using Worcestershire sauce, from the Mealtime Magic 1948 book which shows a cute little Claudette Colbert bird seed ad on the back. Sorry for any mix ups in the above explanations – I took pictures of all and put this together quickly for you. The recipes all came from these 4 booklets.

The ad about the McNess extracts not baking out or freezing out is interesting.

1956 Woman’s Day

I took a tray of baked breads and bars to a thrift store that I enjoy finding treasures in, yesterday. As soon as I walked in, one of the guys said, “I’ve got something for you”. He brought out a stack of old magazines 40’s and early 50’s, cooking magazines, because he knows that is what I head towards.

This one has the cutest cookies booklet inside, and I’m loving these graphics!

I’m going to photo copy the graphics, and add them to a cookbook of favorite recipes.

I’m also including a page about miracle whip and pears?

I’ve never heard of such a dish.

This cookie magazine is 1956

General Foods Corp., 1943

I was reading this vintage cookbook last night, and while researching it; I found a full download of it online. It was published by General Foods Corp., in 1943 during World War II. The booklet addresses food shortages, and rations that the United States experienced during the war. It offers creative ways to prepare meals (using many of the General Foods products) I appreciate how they took one meal, and turned it in to several different dishes – .

https://recipecurio.com/how-to-make-grand-stews/

I was inspired to try the stew combinations. I made the basic one today with plans to try the combinations until I run out. I know we all do this, but I’d never heard of cereal dumplings, so I started browsing more of the book, and gathered quite a few new ideas to try.

Orange Cranberry Salad

TOH recipe

1943 Recipes for Today

I was reading this vintage cookbook last night, and while researching it; I found a full download of it online. It was published by General Foods Corp., in 1943 during World War II. The booklet addresses food shortages and rations that the United States experienced during the war and offers creative ways to prepare meals (using many of the General Foods products)

I appreciate how they took one meal, and turned it in to several different dishes.

https://recipecurio.com/how-to-make-grand-stews/

I was inspired to try the stew combinations. I made the basic one today with plans to try the combinations until I run out.

I know we all do this, but I’d never heard of cereal dumplings, so I started browsing more of the book, and gathered quite a few new ideas to try.

Interesting read