Quaint Cooking
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I am Bonnie and this is my blog Quaint Cooking which is all about vintage foods. I write about the history and origins of popular dishes as well popular food trends throughout the 20th century. I also highlight vintage cookbooks and their authors. Some might be familiar while others have possibly been forgotten throughout the decades.
Quaint Cooking
5M ago
As I talked about in yesterday’s post, I created a menu from 1931 and both recipes given below hail from The Silent Hostess by General Electric. Today I will be talking about the appetizers for this menu which were shrimp cocktail, stuffed celery, and ripe olives. Ok, well it was actually supposed to be just ..read more
Quaint Cooking
5M ago
So here is my annual Thanksgiving tradition of following a vintage menu. A little late but here nonetheless. Ok so in case you didn’t know, I have done menus from 1963, 1970s, 1939, and 1958. This year I wanted to do an easy menu because shopping for groceries this year has been WILD. Y’all saw ..read more
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1y ago
During my research, I come across a lot of interesting recipes. One of the categories I have accumulated a bit on is prize-winning recipes. I decided that I would start testing them and share the ones that are truly worthy of their award. So these recipes can fall into two types. First are recipes that ..read more
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1y ago
Frances Dee was an actress during the golden era of Hollywood. Her first major role was starring opposite Maurice Chevalier in the 1930 Playboy in Paris. Before that, her roles were uncredited bit roles. She also starred in Little Women with Katharine Hepburn, Of Human Bondage and Payment on Demand with Bette Davis, I Walked With a Zombie, and Becky Sharp with Miriam Hopkins. Also ..read more
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1y ago
I did grow up with Chex Party Mix. I remember it being part of early holiday celebrations. I can’t say who brought/made it but I do know it was there. I don’t know how it fell out of favor in my family holidays. I am assuming it was after we moved and my mother started ..read more
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1y ago
Last up in the 1958 Thanksgiving menu is the dessert. Because I combined two different menus, I had the choice between making pumpkin pie and mincemeat squares. I chose the bars for two reasons. First, I originally thought I was going to be doing a post on the history of the Libby pumpkin pie. So ..read more
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1y ago
This post is going to be kind of short as there is only one starter this year: Shrimp Cocktail. The recipe card only includes the directions to make the sauce. I guess they assume you already have some cooked shrimp lying around. I just gave my shrimp a quick boil as that seemed like what ..read more
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1y ago
This is the 4th annual Thanksgiving menu and that is a little mind-boggling to me! If you are new to this blog, every November I write about following a vintage Thanksgiving Menu. It all started with one from 1963 and since then I have done menus from the 1970s and the 1930s. I quite enjoy them even though these posts ..read more
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1y ago
I did not grow up with Green Bean Casserole as part of my family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Actually, my first attempt at making and tasting this dish was for this blog post. Knowing my mother, she when planning a menu with all the stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffed mushrooms, deviled eggs and I think you get ..read more
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1y ago
Around this time last year, I made the Ruby Cranberry Ring. I will admit that is one of my favorite posts and favorite gelatin recipes I ever did on this blog. Oh and the biggest! At that time, I tested two different cranberry recipes and this was the other one. So let me formally introduce ..read more