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.
Category All Recipes
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.
Lillian’s Stir and Roll Bread
Handwritten across a piece of 1959 mail, Lillian’s Stir and Roll Bread pairs a clever roll-and-fold method with a 4¢ little piece of history.
Lemon Filling
A typed recipe for Lemon Filling—fresh lemon, a double boiler, and everything you need to give a lemon meringue pie its sunny center.
Hershey Bar Cornflakes Cookies
A typed recipe for Hershey Bar Cornflakes Cookies—melt a candy bar, add cornflakes, dates, and nuts, and suddenly not turning on the oven sounds delicious.
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.
Frosted Fruit Drink
A typed recipe for Frosted Fruit Drink that blurs the line between punch and dessert—orange, ice cream, and enough frosty goodness to keep a crowd coming back for another glass.
Susie’s Chocolate Oatmeal Cake
A handwritten recipe for Susie’s Chocolate Oatmeal Cake brings cocoa, oats, and coconut frosting together in one pan—proof that oatmeal knows how to have a good time.
Miriam’s Cherry Pie
A handwritten cherry pie recipe with a surprising layer of grated American cheese tucked beneath the fruit filling.
Bran Muffins
Raisin bran, buttermilk, and a curious six-week keeping claim give these Bran Muffins a little more story than you’d expect.
Apple Pudding
A handwritten recipe for Apple Pudding—shredded apples, warm spices, and the very good suggestion to serve it hot with ice cream.
Patience or Burned Sugar Candy
A handwritten recipe for Patience or Burned Sugar Candy—caramelized sugar, butter, vanilla, nuts, and a name that doubles as very good advice.
Chocolate Indians With Frosting
A handwritten recipe for Chocolate Indians With Frosting—24 cocoa-and-nut squares, warm frosting, and one important instruction: “Eat same day!”
Billie’s Angel Food System
Handwritten angel food cake baking notes with mixing and baking instructions for a tall, light cake that “never fails.”
Scott’s Sweet Pickles
A handwritten recipe for Scott’s Sweet Pickles—pack the jars, turn them every few days, and let two weeks do the rest.
Cressa’s Spice Cookies
A handwritten 1970 recipe for Cressa’s Spice Cookies—with molasses, warm spices, Cressa’s own shortcut, and one rule: “Do not over bake.”
Dilly Casserole Bread
A handwritten recipe for Dilly Casserole Bread—cottage cheese, dill, and onion baked into a golden yeast loaf with no loaf pan required.
Dumplings
A handwritten recipe for Dumplings—four basic ingredients, one simmering kettle, and a simple way to turn broth and meat into dinner.
Fudge Cookie Recipe
A typed 1954 recipe for Fudge Cookies—chocolate, marshmallows, graham cracker crumbs, and nuts come together without ever turning on the oven.
Ginger Snaps
A handwritten recipe for Ginger Snaps—molasses, warm spices, a roll through sugar, and five dozen very good reasons to fill the cookie jar.
Health Cookies
A handwritten recipe for Health Cookies—oats, whole wheat, walnuts, and the sweet little promise that they’re “delicious and healthy for children’s lunches.”
Lila’s Date Bread
A handwritten recipe for Lila’s Date Bread—with dates, oats, a touch of lemon, and one instruction you’ll have to resist: wait until tomorrow to slice it.
Lizzie’s Dill Pickles
A handwritten recipe for Lizzie’s Dill Pickles—with a hot three-ingredient brine, one line of directions, and, curiously enough, no dill in sight.
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.
Cinnamon Supper Cake
A handwritten recipe for Cinnamon Supper Cake—warm cake, melted butter, and a snowy cinnamon-sugar topping make a pretty convincing case for dessert tonight.