Southern Spoon Bread Recipe

Southern Spoon Bread Vintage Recipe

Today’s vintage recipe showcases a southern spoon bread recipe, as well as the left-slanting handwriting of the author. While I love a good corn bread recipe, I am not familiar with handwriting analysis. After poking around the web, it appears our recipe writer may have been someone who hid her feelings and tried to control [...]

Vienna ‘Holiday Whirl’ Cinnamon Yeast Bread Recipe

Vintage Recipe Card for Holiday Whirl Cinnamon Raisin Yeast Bread

I’m a sucker for a fresh from the oven yeast bread and reminds me of the gooey cinnamon rolls my mom would make for Christmas morning. This ‘Holiday Whirl’ vintage recipe uses a light yeast bread which is filled with a cinnamon raisin filling, then topped with a cinnamon topping. Coiled into round shape, the [...]

Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Pumpkin bread is a delicious, seasonal favorite of mine. I enjoy the tender and moist texture that pumpkin adds to quick bread. This recipe must have been this cook’s favorite, as it has a small red star next to the recipe name. The other tell-tale sign is that the recipe yields 3 loaves. You don’t [...]

Baking Powder Biscuits

Baking Powder Biscuits Recipe

A staple form of bread during the 19th and early 20th century, biscuits can be made in large batches to feed a crowd. As noted, the recipe can be used for shortcakes. My mother often made similar biscuits then top with butter and chopped berries for dessert. Baking Powder Biscuits[and use same for shortcakes] 2 [...]