C and H Easy-To-Make Frostings

These recipes are from a promotional brochure produced by C and H Cane Sugar – California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation, San Francisco.   Judging from the graphics used in the advertisement, I guess that the brochure was printed in the 1950s.  There is a code, “S. A. – 57-A” in the bottom corner, so one could assume […]

Pillsbury Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Pillsbury Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients 1/3 cup butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 3/4 cups Pillsbury’s Best Flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon orange extract 1/2 cup milk 3 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 5 or 6 slices of canned pineapple Method Cream the butter and sugar together; add the egg, well […]

Easy Almond Recipes –

Easy Almond Recipes -

GIVE FESTIVE DINNERS NEW FLAIR with these easy ALMOND Recipes Almond Cranberry Sauce Make an elegant Almond-Cranberry Sauce with whole cranberries and blanched almonds.  Ingredients 1/3 cup whole blanched almonds 2 cups of sugar 1 cup of water 1 pound raw cranberries 1/2 cup apricot jam 1/4 cup lemon juice Method Spread 1/3 cup whole […]

Cranberry Christmas Canes

Cranberry Christmas Canes

A vintage recipe ad from Fleischmann’s Yeast for Cranberry Christmas Canes. A tender, flaky cookie bun stuffed with cranberry, raisins, honey, and nuts.

Borden’s Eagle Brand Holiday Eggnog

Borden's Eagle Brand Holiday Eggnog

Fresh whole eggs, spicy, grated nutmeg, fluffy, whipped cream, Borden’s Eagle Brand Milk, and the homemade taste that’s yours.  Here’s old-fashioned eggnog made extra sooth ad delicious in minutes with a modern shortcut: Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk. 

9 Minute Holiday Fruitcake

9 Minute Holiday Fruitcake

A vintage advertisement recipe for a Nine-Minute Holiday Fruitcake made with flour, baking soda, eggs, Eagle Brand Milk, Mince Meat, candied fruit, and Walnuts.

Ham-Stuffed Peppers

Ham-Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients 1 can (8 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained 2 cups cubed cooked ham 1 slice bread, cubed 1/2 cup BEST FOODS Real Mayonnaise 1 tablespoon chopped onion 1 tablespoon chopped pimiento 1 tablespoon pickle relish 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1/8 teaspoon pepper 4 green peppers, tops removed and parboiled 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs […]

How to Prepare Maine Lobster

How to Prepare Maine Lobster

This is a great vintage lithograph produced as a promotional advertisement for Maine Lobster.  Recipes include:   Boiled Maine Lobster Maine Lobster Stew Maine Lobster Salad Maine’s own Lobster Roll Broiled Live Main Lobster Baked Maine Lobster Baked Maine Lobster De Luxe Maine Lobster Casserole Maine Tangy Lobster Maine Lobster Cocktail Maine Lobster Croquettes Classification […]