Krumkager (Krumkaker)
A handwritten recipe for traditional Krumkager flavored with cardamom and baked in a stovetop iron, complete with a practical note about the butter.
Category Handwritten
Recipes preserved in their original handwriting, from well-used recipe cards, scraps of paper, notebooks, and other keepsakes saved through the years.
Ever Ready Frosting and Chocolate Sauce
A chocolate frosting made with Nestlé’s Ever Ready cocoa mix that can easily be thinned into chocolate sauce.
Ella’s Drop Sugar Cookies
Tender drop sugar cookies flattened with a sugar-dipped glass and baked until done.
Cressa’s Cherry Winks
Cornflake-coated cookies filled with pecans, dates and maraschino cherries from a handwritten 1970 recipe.
Cranberry Fruit Nut Bread
A classic cranberry quick bread with chopped nuts and bright orange flavor, baked until golden brown.
Cherry Crunch
An easy cherry dessert topped with a buttery cake mix crumble and baked until golden brown.
Aunt Olga’s Fruit Cake
A substantial fruitcake packed with raisins, dates, figs, citron and nuts, with an intriguing old-fashioned addition of a “small glass of jelly.”
Radiant Mix Old Fashioned Dark Cake (5 lb)
A rich, dark old-fashioned fruitcake packed with raisins, dates, nuts, and candied fruit, with a family tradition of keeping it moist with currant wine.
Casserole of Ham
A classic ham and pea casserole with cheese, bread crumbs, pimentos, and a mushroom soup topping.
Marinated Broiled Halibut Steaks
Handwritten recipe for broiled halibut steaks marinated in a distinctive sauce made with instant coffee, lemon, butter, and seasonings.
Apple Butter
A simple Apple Butter recipe flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice.
Alice’s Apple Nut Bread
An easy Apple Nut Bread made with freshly grated apple and chopped nuts.
Stir-N-Roll Biscuits
A worn handwritten biscuit recipe card filled with faded pencil notes, baking reminders, and handwritten variations added over time.
Tom’s Lamb Loaf
Tom’s Lamb Loaf combines ground lamb with crackers, eggs and a flavorful mix of ketchup, cumin, garlic and soy sauce.
Quick Beef Stroganoff
A handwritten recipe for Quick Beef Stroganoff with sirloin, mushrooms, brown gravy and sour cream, served over hot rice or noodles.
Olga’s Molasses Cookies
An old fashioned handwritten molasses cookie recipe flavored with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, with part of the baking instructions missing.
Myrtle’s Tea Wafers
A handwritten recipe for delicate butter tea wafers made with vanilla and nuts.
Katherine’s Bread & Butter Pickles
Sweet and spiced bread and butter pickles made with cucumbers, onions, and peppers.
Lillian’s Casserole
A handwritten 1960s recipe for Lillian’s Casserole, made with shrimp, crab, rice, mushroom soup, vegetables, and hard-boiled eggs.
Lillian’s Hot Crab Salad
A handwritten recipe for Lillian’s Hot Crab Salad, a make-ahead casserole with crab or shrimp, bread, vegetables, eggs, mushroom soup, and cheese.
Betty’s Tuna With Cheese Swirl
A handwritten recipe for Betty’s Tuna With Cheese Swirl, a 1950s tuna casserole topped with biscuit-dough swirls filled with cheese and pimento.
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.
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.