The next installment in my gelatin journey was out of a 1950s Joys of Jello. This time I filled a jar with a whole bunch of different gelatin recipes to be chosen at random. I won't lie my heart was pounding a bit wondering if this will be the time I choose a chicken mousse … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Ring Around The Fruit
Tag: Vintage
The Mystery Chef’s Eggless Orange Cake
I was trying to figure out a recipe to make from the Mystery Chef but none was really standing out more than any other. Dione Lucas was easy as almost every source mentioned that omelets was her specialty. Aunt Sammy I just flipped the book open and saw I had everything to make the raisin … Continue reading The Mystery Chef’s Eggless Orange Cake
The Gelatin Diaries: Crested Jell-O Whips
In a blog post I posted when I first start Quaint Cooking, I wrote about how Jell-O and other gelatin based products didn't really play a huge part of my youth. I originally set a challenge to work my way through the 1970s The New Joys of Jell-O to see how I felt about Jell-O … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Crested Jell-O Whips
The Mystery Behind The Mystery Chef
The Mystery Chef had a radio show during the 1930s and 1940s that introduced gourmet recipes that were affordable but little is really known about him. I will admit getting to the bottom of who was the man behind The Mystery Chef was a little bit difficult. I read quite a bit of news paper … Continue reading The Mystery Behind The Mystery Chef
Dione Lucas’ Omelets
Dione Lucas, who I wrote about here, had strong opinions on a lot of things. Her opinion on the ever comedic and lighthearted Galloping Gourmet was that "there is no need to introduce buffoonery into cooking". She once called commercial mayonnaise a "hi-jinx on the American public". Also, she stated that it is "better to … Continue reading Dione Lucas’ Omelets