Frances Dee was an actress during the golden era of Hollywood. Her first major role was starring opposite Maurice Chevalier in the 1930 Playboy in Paris. Before that, her roles were uncredited bit roles. She also starred in Little Women with Katharine Hepburn, Of Human Bondage and Payment on Demand with Bette Davis, I Walked With a Zombie, and Becky Sharp with Miriam Hopkins. Also, … Continue reading Frances Dee’s Orange Cake
Wow did I have soooooo much planned for last month. I got the worst cold I have gotten in a long time that just would not quit me. All plans just went to the wayside. Oh well, that is life sometimes, and not really why I am writing this. I always mean to do an … Continue reading A Big Thank You and Quaint Cooking’s Top Posts of 2022
I did grow up with Chex Party Mix. I remember it being part of early holiday celebrations. I can’t say who brought/made it but I do know it was there. I don’t know how it fell out of favor in my family holidays. I am assuming it was after we moved and my mother started … Continue reading The History of (Chex) Party Mixes
Like many of these recipes I cover on my blog, I did not grow up with Tetrazzini. I know I would see it pop up in magazines and across the internet after Thanksgiving as a way to use up those turkey leftovers. I might be in the minority but I quite like Thanksgiving leftovers just … Continue reading The History of Chicken or Turkey Tetrazzini
Last up in the 1958 Thanksgiving menu is the dessert. Because I combined two different menus, I had the choice between making pumpkin pie and mincemeat squares. I chose the bars for two reasons. First, I originally thought I was going to be doing a post on the history of the Libby pumpkin pie. So … Continue reading 1958 Thanksgiving Menu: Dessert
If you missed it, I followed a menu from 1958 that I found in a Cook Index recipe box. On the menu for the main course was roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, deviled Brussels sprouts, and minted carrots. Though there were recipe cards for the turkey and mashed potatoes, it was more of a … Continue reading 1958 Thanksgiving Menu: Main Course
This post is going to be kind of short as there is only one starter this year: Shrimp Cocktail. The recipe card only includes the directions to make the sauce. I guess they assume you already have some cooked shrimp lying around. I just gave my shrimp a quick boil as that seemed like what … Continue reading 1958 Thanksgiving Menu: Appetizer
This is the 4th annual Thanksgiving menu and that is a little mind-boggling to me! If you are new to this blog, every November I write about following a vintage Thanksgiving Menu. It all started with one from 1963 and since then I have done menus from the 1970s and the 1930s. I quite enjoy them even though these posts … Continue reading 1958 Thanksgiving Menu
I did not grow up with Green Bean Casserole as part of my family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Actually, my first attempt at making and tasting this dish was for this blog post. Knowing my mother, when planning a menu with all the stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffed mushrooms, deviled eggs and I think you get my … Continue reading The History of Green Bean Casserole
Around this time last year, I made the Ruby Cranberry Ring. I will admit that is one of my favorite posts and favorite gelatin recipes I ever did on this blog. Oh and the biggest! At that time, I tested two different cranberry recipes and this was the other one. So let me formally introduce … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Cranberry Fluff Mold
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