Like I mentioned in the introduction post to this menu, the original pie recipe did not work. It was supposed to make two pies but there was enough filling for three. The filling was so liquidy the crust just could not bake resulting in a soggy or really raw bottom. There was either a huge … Continue reading 1939 Thanksgiving Menu: The Dessert
Seeing as there were no starters for this menu, let us get right down to the main course. In case you didn't read yesterday's post, I made a Thanksgiving meal from a 1939 menu I found in a newspaper. On the menu were turkey, dressing, giblet gravy, oranged sweet potatoes, creamed onions with cream cheese, … Continue reading 1939 Thanksgiving Menu: The Main Course
Last year I followed a Thanksgiving Menu from the 1970s and the year before a Thanksgiving Menu from 1963. Seeing this is now a tradition on my blog, I decided to do it again. The past two years I picked menus from cookbooks which were Southern Living: Holiday cookbook and Better Homes and Garden Birthday and Family Celebrations. This year the … Continue reading 1939 Thanksgiving Menu
This is the continuing saga of me trying to figure out the popularity of gelatin recipes from the 1920s to the 1970s. Each month, I randomly pick a recipe from a jar filled with the good, the bad and the savory gelatin recipes to see which ones were worth it and which ones should stay … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Ruby Cranberry Ring
I have been working my through a 1970s Thanksgiving menu from the Southern Living: The Holiday Cookbook. The last part of the menu of course is dessert. Unlike the dessert part of the 1963 Thanksgiving menu I did last year which consisted of mincemeat pie, hard sauce and coffee, this one was just simply a … Continue reading 1970s Thanksgiving Menu: The Dessert
So now we are on to the main course portion of the menu. I talked about the appetizer portion here if you are interested. This is a Thanksgiving menu from the Southern Living: The Holiday Cookbook. On the menu was turkey, harvest apple salad, dressing, sweet potato topped apples, corn soufflé, and Parmesan green beans … Continue reading 1970s Thanksgiving Menu: Main Course
So as I mentioned here, I made a 1970s Thanksgiving menu from the Southern Living: The Holiday Cookbook. Today I will be talking about the appetizers or starters, if that is more your jam. On the menu was originally smoked salmon, cream of pumpkin soup and hot spiced vineyard cup. Like I mentioned in that … Continue reading 1970s Thanksgiving Menu: Appetizers
Last year I followed a Thanksgiving Menu from the 1963 Better Homes and Gardens Birthdays and Family Celebrations. I had quite a bit of fun and decided that I would do it again. So early this year I had picked a menu from the 1950s but with everything going on this year it was not so easy … Continue reading 1970s Thanksgiving Menu
So to recap what is going on here, I talked about making a 1963 Thanksgiving menu from Better Homes and Gardens Birthdays and Family Celebrations last Friday. Then I talked about the appetizers here, the main course here and I quickly delved into the history of Waldorf salad here which was featured on the menu. … Continue reading 1963 Thanksgiving Menu: The Dessert
If you haven't been following along, last Friday I talked about how I made a whole Thanksgiving menu from the 1963 Better Homes and Gardens Birthdays and Family Celebrations. On Tuesday, I talked about the appetizers. Today I will be sharing the main course which had the following items on the menu: roast turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed … Continue reading 1963 Thanksgiving Menu: The Main Course
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