Category Main Dishes

Main dish recipes from Aunt Bertha’s Recipe Box, including casseroles, meats, poultry, seafood, and other hearty dishes for the family table.

Pineapple and Cheese Salad

A handwritten Pineapple and Cheese Salad recipe where sweet meets savory—and whipped cream, cheese, and lemon gelatin all somehow end up at the same table.

Meat Balls

A handwritten recipe for Meat Balls—with uncooked rice mixed right in and tomato soup poured over the top, these aren’t your everyday meatballs.

Macaroni Salad

A typed Macaroni Salad recipe submitted as someone’s favorite—with shrimp, crab, or cabbage among the optional ways to make it your own.

Hawaiian Style Spareribs

Typed on a personalized recipe card, Hawaiian Style Spareribs bring pineapple, brown sugar, and soy sauce together for one sweet-and-tangy dinner worth saving.

Dumplings

A handwritten recipe for Dumplings—four basic ingredients, one simmering kettle, and a simple way to turn broth and meat into dinner.

Quick and Unusual Cottage Salad

A handwritten recipe for Quick and Unusual Cottage Salad—cottage cheese, fruit, gelatin, and plenty of room to make the “unusual” part your own.