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Lucky Girl

In baking, books, friends, recipes, vintage recipe thursday on 9 February 2010 with 1 comment

My friend Sheila gave me a treasure trove of fantastic vintage cookbooks and pamphlets over the weekend, aren’t I a lucky girl? Don’t you just love the cover model on “How to use Spices” whiffing up some delectable aroma? Her hairstyle reminds me of my grandma. That book is from Watkins, too – always good [...]

Kitcheneering – Vintage Recipe Thursday

In baking, recipes, thrifting, vintage recipe thursday on 26 November 2009 with 2 comments

A few days ago, I found this great little recipe scrapbook put out by Safeway stores in the late 30′s and early 40′s entitled “Kitcheneering”. The book has blank pages inside, and some handmade lined pages made to fit for a table of contents in each section. The original owner of the scrapbook wrote the [...]

Vitamin Vegetable Salad – Vintage Recipe Thursday

In gluten-free, recipes, vintage recipe thursday on 15 October 2009 with 2 comments

I picked up this little Mazola advertising recipe leaflet because the bottom is rounded instead of squared off, following the curve of a salad bowl. I really like the bowl and serving utensils, too – and it was only $1 The Mazola Salad Bowl, ©1938 Corn Products Refining Company Every photo inside has what the [...]

Peanut Butter Chiffon Pie – Vintage Recipe Thursday

In recipes, vintage recipe thursday on 9 October 2009 with 3 comments

doesn’t this look delicious? I haven’t tried it yet, but I think it sounds divine and I’d serve it with a chocolate drizzle on top for a little extra added yum. I just love chiffon pies! this great vintage recipe is from an ad for Knox Gelatine in my February 1946 copy of McCall’s magazine [...]