Nora’s Lemon Fluff
A handwritten recipe for Nora’s Lemon Fluff, a light and airy dessert made with lemon Jell-O, evaporated milk, fresh lemon juice, and sugar.
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This is where all the recipes come together—from breads and breakfast to main dishes, preserves, desserts, and plenty of good things tucked in between.
Tillie’s Buttery Canapé Shells
A handwritten recipe for Tillie’s Buttery Canapé Shells, a rolled and folded pastry dough made with plenty of butter and chilled before slicing and baking.
Grandma’s Oatmeal Bread
A typed recipe for Grandma’s Oatmeal Bread, an overnight yeast bread made with oats and molasses for hearty homemade loaves.
Irma’s Lemon Jello Cake
A typed recipe for Irma’s Lemon Jello Cake, a cake-mix dessert made with lemon gelatin and finished with a fresh lemon glaze.
Marge’s Applesauce Drop Cookies
A typed 1951 recipe for Marge’s Applesauce Drop Cookies, soft spiced cookies made with applesauce, raisins, bran, cinnamon, and cloves.
Vera’s Lemon Velvet Cake with Glaze
A typed recipe for Vera’s Lemon Velvet Cake with Glaze, made with Betty Crocker Lemon-Velvet Cake Mix and lemon Jell-O, then finished with a fresh lemon glaze.
Cheese Dip
A typed recipe for Cheese Dip that keeps things wonderfully simple—cottage cheese, cream cheese, parsley, and Worcestershire sauce, chilled and ready for the chip bowl.
Alice’s Rhubarb Custard Pie
A handwritten recipe for Alice’s Rhubarb Custard Pie, with fresh rhubarb baked in a sweet, nutmeg-spiced custard and measurements for both 8- and 9-inch pies.
Butterscotch Pudding Cookies
A typed recipe for Butterscotch Pudding Cookies, made with pudding mix and rolled oats, with raisins, dates, or nuts added however the baker pleased.
Devil’s Food Cake with Filling and Icing
A typed recipe for Devil’s Food Cake with Filling and Icing—rich buttermilk chocolate cake paired with an unexpected orange-flavored filling and frosting.
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.
Violet’s Coffee Cake
Violet’s old fashioned Coffee Cake made with brown sugar and nut meats, from a handwritten recipe with wonderfully brief directions.
Ruthie’s Sugar Cookies
A handwritten sugar cookie recipe made with buttermilk, shortening and a touch of nutmeg.
Ella’s Sponge Cake With Lemon Filling
A handwritten recipe for Ella’s Sponge Cake with Lemon Filling—six eggs, homemade lemon filling, and the wonderfully vague direction to simply “bake slowly.”
Nellie and Cressa’s Spice Cookies
A handwritten 1970 recipe for Nellie and Cressa’s Spice Cookies—with dark molasses, warm spices, and the choice to bake them now or chill the dough for tomorrow.
Overnight Sausage Rice Bake
A handwritten recipe for Overnight Sausage Rice Bake—assemble it tonight, tuck it in the fridge, and tomorrow’s hearty sausage-and-rice casserole is nearly done.
Alice’s Rhubarb Torte
A handwritten recipe for Alice’s Rhubarb Torte—just a handful of ingredients, 35 minutes in the oven, and rhubarb gets to steal the show.
Myrtle’s Punch
A handwritten recipe for Myrtle’s Punch—three ingredients, twenty servings, and a punch bowl ready for company.
Pumpkin Pie
A typed recipe for Pumpkin Pie—warm spices, brown sugar, creamy pumpkin filling, and one very good reason to save room for dessert.
Ranger Cookies
Ranger Cookies don’t travel light—oats, coconut, and Rice Krispies pack every batch with plenty of crunch and old-school cookie goodness.
Rhubarb Conserve
A typed recipe for Rhubarb Conserve—rhubarb, citrus, raisins, and almonds come together in a preserve that’s anything but ordinary.
Rhubarb Jam
A 1956 rhubarb jam recipe made with raspberry Jell-O, using just three simple ingredients.
Russian Fluff
A typed recipe with handwritten notes for Russian Fluff—a wonderfully misleading name for a hearty hamburger casserole crowned with cracker crumbs and bacon.