Real quick Crab Louis can also be written as Crab Louie. I will be using Louis as it is the way I see it written most often. I have been wracking my brain on how and when I first heard of Crab Louis and I got nothing. I definitely knew of the recipe before this … Continue reading The History of Crab Louis or Louie
Pamela Mason was a British-born actress who starred appeared in both British and American movies most often under the name Pamela Kellino. Many of these films were with her husband at the time James Mason such as I Met A Murderer, The Upturned Glass, and Lady Possessed. She also did some screenwriting as well as … Continue reading Pamela Mason’s Bean Salad
This is another cake that I did not grow up with nor did either of my parents. Actually, I only came to know about Apricot Nectar Cake in an old 1960s article that mentions a popular cake recipe from a few years back made with nectar. Well that sent my spidey senses a tingling and … Continue reading The History of Apricot Nectar Cake
During my research, I come across a lot of interesting recipes. One of the categories I have accumulated a bit on is prize-winning recipes. I decided that I would start testing them and share the ones that are truly worthy of their award. So these recipes can fall into two types. First are recipes that … Continue reading Prize Winning Recipes: 1950 Apple Coffee Cake
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
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
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
Today's post comes from the 1977 children's cookbook Amazing Magical Jell-O Desserts and it is the Puddin' Pops. Quick confession: This post originally came about because I just happened to find that Dixie Cups had issued a "throwback pack" to the exact ones used in the children's cookbook. Here is the page from the cookbook: … Continue reading Halloween Puddin’ Pops
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