My Grandmother taught me the green jello with the walnuts, pineapple, and whipped cream. But I used part pineapple juice in place of water to give it a kick. Rarely was any of it left at the end of a church saturday night pot luck in the gym.
But there was one item that I do miss to this day. An old Betty Crocker cookbook had a recipe for Sugar Cookies. Bake them up, and put Betty Crocker frosting mix on them with sprinkles... those were so good!
I have a fondness for *some* vintage recipes...but not those. lol
I collect cookbooks, and a vintage BH&G cookbook from the 1970s is still one of my favorites. I like it better than a more current edition, which I also have.
With so much being online now I got rid of 95% of my cookbooks but they will pry my red/white BH&G out of my cold dead hands! It's the only chicken paprikash kid likes and he LOVES it. It is a big treat because of the fat content. Must use bone in and skin and make the sauce X4. Over rice not noodles.
I agree with you about online recipes. I pull a number of my recipes from the web these days. My sister-in-law subscribes to the NY Times Cooking site. They have some amazing recipes, but right now, I don't care to pay the subscription fee.
One of my favorite cookbook authors is Ina Garten ("The Barefoot Contessa.") I find her recipes to be very reliable.
I love Ina. Pintarest is a great source. Hubs is a casserole kid and I find a lot of good ones there. I am more a grilled/baked piece of meat, 2 veg and a starch girl. Kid is a BIG eater so the casseroles are good for now.
I played in a jazz group Saturday for a private party. It was $30 per head for food and drinks and there was a large crowd. The band ate free, but sigh.. We were given vegetarian hot dogs on a gluten free bun. One bite and I had to discard the dinner. Fortunately there was some chili and beer which I had at the end. I have had wonderful vegan dishes. This was certainly not one of them.
Brother Of Jerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I actually rather like Spam. So do a lot of other > people. You will pry Spam from a typical > Hawaiian's cold dead fingers.
A Hawaiian who died at 52 from a massive heart attack. But at least it was quick.
Hubs likes it. I will make it for him once in a while. I make a hash with potatoes and onions and he drowns the whole mess in ketchup. Eggs on the side and he is a happy camper.