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.

Pies

Etta’s Banana Pie Recipe

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I enjoy bananas in few dessert situations, but banana cream pie is one of my favorites. The following pie creates a base custard which is then used to cover the bananas in a pre-baked pie shell. Topped with stiff egg whites, the pie should be baked briefly to set the meringue. You could consider making [...]

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Puddings & Sauces

Poorman’s Pudding Recipe

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Popular during the depression due to the easily accessible ingredients in a trying time, poorman’s pudding utilizes sour milk and meat drippings to form a deliciously flavorful dessert. I’ve not made a classic pudding before and need to attempt one soon. For an added bit of flair, this pudding could be served with a custard [...]

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Appetizers and Snacks

Aunt Bessie’s Cheese Crackers Recipe

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“It’s Aunt Bessie’s recipe, and it’s a yum yum!” Well, what more is there to say? It’s clearly a good recipe based on this recommendation – and with the amounts of cheese, oleo, and nuts in the recipe, it’s easy to understand why. I imagine these being similar to a savory shortbread, equal parts fat [...]

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Candy and Confections

Peanut Butter Fluff (Fudge) Recipe

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This is going to be a dumb question, but is this a fudge recipe? I think so. I must admit, the proportions seem way out of whack on this one. I’ve checked the recipe as written and expected there to be more peanut butter and marshmallow cream. However, maybe it’s more lightly flavored and not [...]

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