Vintage Recipes

Handwritten recipe cards are one of my favorite things. I believe heirloom family recipes should be preserved in this increasingly digital world. I’m adding my own handwritten and vintage recipes to the site, with an online collection of nearly 100.

This handwritten recipe collection includes souffles, salads, cakes, pies, cookies, puddings, and more! Some of the vintage recipes aren’t recipe cards but instead written on the backs of envelopes or receipts. Full of food history, I hope you’ll cherish these recipes too.

Appetizers and Snacks

Cheese Cookies Vintage Recipe Card

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Today’s handwritten recipe card features cheese and butter, two of my favorite things. Although called cheese cookies, the vintage recipe is essentially a savory shortbread flavored with cheese and is given a kick with a bit of red pepper.

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Cakes

Two Cakes for Hungry Cowboys: Vintage Recipes

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So, what exactly to hungry cowboys like to eat when they come in from herding cattle? If this newspaper clipping is to be believed, they like cake! And since the recipe clipping only contains two recipes, I can only assume the third recipe was also for cake. Cake is a universally delicious treat and either [...]

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Pies

Snow Capped Pineapple Pie Vintage Recipe Card

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With such an intriguing title, I’m sure this vintage pie could turn out to be delicious. Pineapple is the star ingredient and it’s used to create a custard-like, creamy filling. The pie filling is first cooked in a double boiler and allowed to cool before pouring into a prepared pie shell. The snow effect is [...]

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Puddings & Sauces

Coffee Tapioca Pudding Vintage Recipe Card

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If you’re like me, then you likely have leftover coffee from time to time. I sometimes reheat it in the microwave which isn’t all that great. However, using your leftover coffee in this tapioca pudding dessert puts it to good use and provides a perfect excuse for making something sweet.

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