Marge’s Applesauce Drop Cookies
A typed 1951 recipe for Marge’s Applesauce Drop Cookies, made with sweetened applesauce, raisins, bran, and warm spices, and passed along through Ann.
Category Typed
Recipes preserved on typed cards, sheets of paper, and other pages, reflecting the way family favorites and everyday dishes were recorded and shared through the years.
Eileen’s Apple Pudding with Lemon Sauce
A typed 1957 recipe for Eileen’s Apple Pudding with Lemon Sauce, a warm apple, date and nut dessert finished with a bright homemade lemon sauce.
Fruit Cake
Forget the fruit cake that has to sit around for weeks—this typed recipe says to dig in while it’s still new, with raisins, dates, figs, citron and plenty of nuts packed into every slice.
Elise’s Molasses Cookies
A typed molasses cookie recipe made with coffee and spices, shaped into balls and pressed with sugar before baking.
Walnuts Treats
A typed recipe for an old-fashioned layered bar with a brown sugar crust and a chewy walnut-coconut topping.
Butter Milk Soup & Lemon Soup
A typewritten page preserves two separate sweet soup recipes. Buttermilk Soup combines oatmeal, raisins, and lemon peel in a creamy, tangy base, while Lemon Soup features tapioca, raisins, and fresh lemon. Both are enriched with egg yolks and sugar, creating comforting dishes that could be enjoyed as light meals or desserts.
Apple Sauce Cookies
A typed recipe for spiced Apple Sauce Cookies made with applesauce, raisins, and chopped nuts, yielding about six dozen cookies.
Norwegian Pie
Apple pie made with a simple batter that creates its own crust.
Eagle Cookie Bars
A typed recipe for rich and sweet cookie bars made with chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs, and condensed milk.
Molasses Cookies
A typed recipe for soft and spiced molasses cookies made with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
Drop Sugar Cookies
Classic drop sugar cookies flattened with a sugared glass and baked until lightly golden.
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.
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.
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 typewritten Devil's Food Cake recipe made with chocolate, buttermilk, and Swans Down cake flour, finished with a rich chocolate-orange filling and icing flavored with fresh orange juice and zest.
Tomato Aspic
A typewritten recipe for Tomato Aspic combines seasoned tomato juice, lemon Jell-O, shrimp, celery, and stuffed olives in a chilled ring mold. A handwritten note suggests serving it with cottage cheese in the center.
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
This typed Ranger Cookies recipe combines oats, coconut, and Rice Krispies for a hearty cookie with plenty of crunch. A satisfying mix of chewy and crispy textures makes these cookies a welcome addition to the cookie jar.
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.
Simple Date Cake
A typed recipe for Simple Date Cake—rich with chopped dates and nuts, with whipped cream or hard sauce waiting to dress it up.