In 2019, I did a post of vintage Halloween cupcake decorations ideas. It was one of my first Halloween posts on this blog. In it, I showed a pumpkin cupcake where the frosting is tinted orange and Spanish peanuts are used to create a face with a gumdrop used as a stem. I got the decoration … Continue reading 1958 Applesauce Peanut Cupcakes
Grasshopper Pie was the first history post I did for Quaint Cooking. It is unique as it is a completely different format than my other posts. Actually, the next history post, which was Chicken a la King, has the format that I still use to this day. I decided to redo the Grasshopper post as … Continue reading The History of Grasshopper Pie
The original intent for this post was supposed to be for an Orange Cereal Flake Nut Bread that I found in a 1963 community cookbook. I tested it and I will admit I did not like the texture the cornflakes gave the bread so I shelved it. Though I kept thinking about how much I … Continue reading Orange Cranberry Walnut Bread
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: 1960s Peachy Berry Mold
My first taste of Coca-Cola Cake was at Cracker Barrel. This was during the time when the cake was still just a seasonal item on the menu that had a limited run kind of like McDonalds and the McRib sandwich. It was a total fluke that I even tried the cake as my family usually … Continue reading The History of Coca-Cola Cake
One of my favorite things about this blog is coming across recipes that we today are not aware of how popular they were in a certain time period. It happened with the Lucky Seven Sandwich and now with the Lemon Jell-O Cake. I first saw the recipe in a few of the recipe boxes in … Continue reading The “Famous” Lemon Jell-O Cake
This is a cake that I see sooooooo often in community cookbooks and it has been on my "To Bake" list for what seems like forever. How could it not be? It is a cake made with mayonnaise. (Spoilers I know!) Either way it turns out you have a great story. Though seeing as it … Continue reading The History of Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake or the $100 Cake
What ingredients are in Tamale Pie? Though this post is about tamale pie I would be remiss not to quickly mention the inspiration which is the tamale. The tamale is a traditional Mexican dish that dates back to the days of the Aztecs. It is a dough made of masa that is usually stuffed with … Continue reading The History of Tamale Pie
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: Coconut Mounds
This a Sanka Instant Coffee ad campaign that you would find in magazines in 1959 through 1960. The ads feature illustrations by John Falter. You may notice that in the ads caffeine is spelled caffein which is a totally legitimate yet not often used way to spell the word. I will admit I am having … Continue reading 1959 Sanka Instant Coffee Indulge Yourself Ads
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