Sweet Potatoes
A handwritten Sweet Potatoes recipe that turns six simple spuds into buttery, brown-sugar-glazed slices—with a charming little question about whether “candying” is quite the right word for it.
Category Sides and Salads
Side dish and salad recipes from Aunt Bertha’s Recipe Box, including vegetables, potatoes, beans, rice, pasta, salads, and other dishes made to round out a meal.
Katie’s Dessert Salad
A handwritten recipe for Katie’s Dessert Salad, a fluffy mix of strawberry Jell-O, crushed pineapple, cream cheese and Cool Whip, with a little family trail stretching all the way to Ohio.
Boiled Dressing
A handwritten recipe for a sweet and tangy boiled dressing made with vinegar, sugar, mustard, butter and egg, with cream or vinegar added to thin it.
Baked Pinto Beans
Classic baked pinto beans with molasses, brown sugar, mustard and bacon or salt pork, carefully saved from the original package.
Knox Deep Sea Mold
Chilled seafood gelatin mold made with tuna, shrimp, and vegetables in a creamy base.
Olga’s Four Bean Salad
A handwritten recipe for Olga’s Four Bean Salad, with four kinds of beans and onion marinated in a sweet-and-tangy oil and vinegar dressing.
Jean’s French Dressing
A handwritten recipe for Jean’s French Dressing, a sweet and tangy homemade dressing with Wesson oil, vinegar, paprika, and garlic.
Myrtle’s Tomato Aspic
A handwritten recipe for Myrtle’s Tomato Aspic, a molded tomato and lemon Jell-O salad with shrimp, stuffed olives, and a very mid-century flair.
Tomato Aspic
A typed recipe for Tomato Aspic, a savory gelatin salad with tomato juice, lemon Jell-O, vegetables, and shrimp—a wonderfully unmistakable taste of its time.
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese Salad
A typed recipe for Pineapple and Cottage Cheese Salad—lime and lemon Jell-O, pineapple, cottage cheese, and enough to feed a crowd at the potluck 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.
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.
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.