Boiling of Green Vegetables

I never really thought I’d need instructions on how to boil green vegetables, and honestly I think it rather funny that Maggie’s example is a cauliflower – which is not green at all! However, her notes do say that these instructions apply to all green vegetables except spinach. I find the addition of washing soda … Continue reading

Catherine Soup is good

I have been in a soup mood, so I decided tonight to make the Catherine Soup recipe which I posted just a few days ago. I ensured that I had all the ingredients and went to work. Since my onion was rather large and strong, I only used half. I diced it in small pieces, … Continue reading

Yellow Squash Supreme

We used to grow yellow squash in our backyard (zucchini too) and they were lovely, large gourds. Yellow squash when it is immature lacks flavor, and when overripe has a bitter taste, but when just right, is delicious. It is the type of food that can accommodate many other flavors in a dish and not … Continue reading

Tomatoe Cocktail

When I think of a cocktail, I think of an alcoholic drink, but a cocktail can also be a combination of fruits and/or vegetables, pureed, chopped up, or otherwise combined. Fruit cocktail is a combination of chopped fruits in a syrup. The recipe above is for a tomatoe [sic] cocktail, probably along the lines of … Continue reading

Mustard Eggs

I’m back and apologize for my long absence! The recovery from foot surgery was much more difficult than I anticipated, that is certain. I hope you didn’t give up hope because I have simply tons of great vintage recipes to share with you. Although this one, Mustard Eggs, is not something I would ever in … Continue reading