This incredibly moist vintage Date Nut Cake recipe is just like grandma used to make, made with unbleached flour, butter, spices, dates and nuts. My mom recently gave me a copy of this Date Nut Cake recipe that belonged to my great grandma Stauber. It’s part of the recipe collection that she gave me last…
Deliciously Easy Old Fashioned Cornbread
I found a tiny newspaper clipping in my great grandmother’s cookbook for Sour Milk Corn Cake. It sounded interesting…I love old fashioned cornbread!! This deliciously easy vintage old fashioned cornbread recipe uses only a few simple ingredients, including buttermilk, whole grain flour, butter and egg. It’s a classic must-try recipe! Deliciously Easy Old Fashioned Cornbread…
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
For those of you that are new to my blog, I like to feature occasional throwback recipes (I mean….WAY back) from my great grandmother’s cookbook published in 1892. There are so many amazing, unique, delicious, intriguing and downright bizarre recipes in this vintage treasure. I am having fun experimenting with these old keepsakes. These baked…
Queen Cake
In honor of the royal affair this weekend, I picked “Queen Cake” for my April vintage recipe. This recipe is from my great grandmother’s cookbook “Table, Home and Health” published in 1892. I believe this cake would be fitting for an afternoon tea, or a delicious dessert. After tasting a slice this afternoon, it deserves a…
Soft Graham Bread
I came across a newspaper clipping from the early 1900’s tucked neatly in the pages of my great grandmother’s “Table, Home and Health” cookbook. It was for several different bread recipes. They all sounded good, but the Soft Graham Bread caught my eye. The ingredients are simple and I love graham flour. It was widely…
Project 2011-Vintage Recipes February recipe: Ladies’ Cabbage
My Vintage recipe project pick this month is a baked cabbage recipe. I love cabbage, especially braised and chopped cold for slaw. I came across this dish and wanted to give it a try. I served it with roasted pork chops. The flavors complimented each other beautifully. It is a simple recipe and would be…
