Alice’s Cheese Cake

This is another of Jane’s recipes that she had multiple copies of. She actually had mimeograph copies of this, the type of copy that is on a sort of thermographic paper, slick on one side and with a greyish hue. It was clearly a popular recipe, and even though this card was in one of … Continue reading

More 1-2-3 Pastry

Sometimes old recipe collections can be hit or miss, and in this instance there are some hits, some clear misses and some question marks. This scan is the back side of the previous 1-2-3 Pastry sheet from the Gold Medal Flour 10 pound bag. You can see at the lower edge where the coupons and … Continue reading

1-2-3 Pastry

No tedious sifting, friends, just dip a dry (did you hear that? DRY!) nested measuring cup into the bag of flour. What’s that? You need several cups of flour and would like to use something other than a dry nested measuring cup? I don’t know…Betty, what say you? Betty? Are you there? First question, who … Continue reading

Butterfudge B Side

Welcome back for the back side of our Butterfudge Creations recipe sheet from Betty Crocker. Can I say, right off the bat, that recipe number one up there – Butterfudge Mallow Cake – does not sound at all appetizing to m? It’s the marshmallow frosting. Not to say that I despise marshmallows, but they are … Continue reading

Lemon Sponge Pie

This sounds a little bit like a chiffon cake in a pie crust and it sounds delicious! I think you could also use orange if you don’t like lemon. For desserts like this, I like to use bakers sugar or caster sugar, which are extra fine. The sugar crystals will not be so obvious when … Continue reading