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Chocolate cake recipes written inside the cover of a 1924 cookbook. Can someone tell me how much a “square” of chocolate would be equal to today?
Posted 19th Apr 2026u/xmuertos
April 20, 1942: Skillet Chicken w/ Rice
Posted 20th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Custard Recipe found in an old Grange cookbook from Oxford, MA
Posted 19th Apr 2026u/OhDebDeb
April 19, 1942: Don't Be a 'Peeker' When Cake Is in the Oven
Posted 19th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Two ingredients: 7-Up and Milk (circa 1940s)
Posted 17th Apr 2026u/pulchritudeProbity
A 1958 clam dip recipe from Better Homes and Gardens
Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Aysin_Eirinn
April 16, 1942: Corn and Pork Chop Casserole
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
A 3770 year old Babylonian clay tablet written in Akkadian, containing the oldest known cooking recipes. The tablet includes 25 recipes for stews, 21 meat stews and 4 vegetable stews. Yale University Library.
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/Leading-Statement725
This was handed down to me a long time ago..Absolutely love this cookbook.
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/Id3Itg2ddrex1
2 new cookbooks
Posted 15th Apr 2026u/Polybius2600
April 15, 1942: Cauliflower and Asparagus Au Gratin
Posted 15th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Lemon Chiffon Sponge Cake (1940s)
Posted 15th Apr 2026u/FrozenPinguin99
Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook
Posted 14th Apr 2026u/AlwaysHungry5588
April 14, 1942: Lucille Ball Offers Flank Steak Recipe
Posted 14th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Sausage cake, from Unusual, Old World, and American Recipes (1971)
Posted 14th Apr 2026u/rkgk13
April 13, 1942: Housewives Arming Themselves With Sugarless Recipes
Posted 13th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Basic pancake with variations: apple, blueberry, nut, cheese. From Unusual, Old World, and American Recipes, 1972.
Posted 13th Apr 2026u/rkgk13
April 12, 1942: Lucille Ball Becomes a Star at Planning Economy Menus
Posted 12th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
April 10, 1942: Honey French Toast
Posted 10th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
April 6, 1942: Almond Toffee, Stuffed Apricot Salad, Corn Bisque, Sour Cream Chocolate Cake & Cheese Roll Ups
Posted 6th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Hot water sponge cake
Posted 5th Apr 2026u/wngschic
April 5, 1942: Fish Recipes
Posted 5th Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Early 70s cool whip lid recipe
Posted 5th Apr 2026u/Bertilak97
April 3, 1942: How to Prepare Baked Ham for Easter
Posted 3rd Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
April 2, 1942: Feed a Family of 5 on $15 a Week
Posted 2nd Apr 2026u/LuckySimple3408
March 31, 1942: Cookie Recipes Changed to Fit Sugar Rationing
Posted 31st Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Cream soup recipes from my grandmother's monthly child-care column, 1920s
Posted 30th Mar 2026u/BSB8728
March 30, 1942: Prune Whip w/ Soft Custard Sauce & Pineapple Rice Cream
Posted 30th Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Orange Raisin Squares (Philadelphia Inquirer Recipe Exchange, June 21 1935
Posted 29th Mar 2026u/psychosis_inducing
March 29, 1942: Good Ways to Start the Day
Posted 29th Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
My Dad's favorite Brunswick Stew
Posted 28th Mar 2026u/kortanakitty
March 27, 1942: Honey Orange Bread & Nut Bread
Posted 27th Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
By request- 100 year old strawberry and texas sheet cake by my great grandmother
Posted 26th Mar 2026u/rieghtcool
March 26, 1942: Calavo and Grapefruit Appetizer & Cheese Stuffed Calavo Salad
Posted 26th Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
"Jewish Recipes of the Inquisition" - from the NYT, 1997
Posted 26th Mar 2026u/Kvetch_Of_The_Day
March 25, 1942: Cheese Pudding & Salmon Rice
Posted 25th Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
March 24, 1942: Fudge Toffee Square
Posted 24th Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
Old recipes at Filoli mansion
Posted 22nd Mar 2026u/Ok_Country2903
March 22, 1942: Bean Casserole Unique, Liver Loaf, Deep Dish Sour Cherry Pie, Harlequin Slaw w/ Mustard Cream Dressing, Pork Chop Suey, Spanish Style Baked Fillets, Hungarian Goulash & Stuffed Peppers
Posted 22nd Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
March 20, 1942: Butter Baked Fish
Posted 20th Mar 2026u/LuckySimple3408
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