Ana, Author at I Love Old Recipes

My Backyard Garden in 2020

Backyard Garden

My backyard garden in 2020 has caught me by surprise. I live in the South, in Zone 7, to be exact. In my previous attempts to grow veggies in the backyard, I never felt like I succeeded or even achieved what I wanted. What do gardeners want? A good harvest,...

Ana

August 2, 2020

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Nostalgic Curly Slab Pie from 1950s

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Desserts And Sweets

Russian

Curly Slab Pie from 1950s A nostalgic curly slab pie from 1950s. This slab pie was widely popular in Eastern Europe. It was especially loved in the Soviet Russia, where every respected hostess had her own favorite recipe for it. Curly Slab Pie is a very versatile recipe. You can...

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August 2, 2020

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Texan Yellow Corn Waffles from 1980s

Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Breakfast

American

Texan Yellow Corn Waffles, anyone? I made a batch of waffles today. As a matter of fact, they were my first corn waffles ever. Surprisingly, I have never seen any corn waffles on any menu at any restaurant that I have ever been to. Have no clue why. I live...

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January 24, 2020

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The not-great-cuisine PARTY PUPS from 1966

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

American

Party Pups with Cheddar I usually do not post recipes that use a bunch of pre-made ingredients as I love cooking from scratch. But today I stumbled across a cookbook that I had to buy. It was a thrift store find, a Clementine Paddleford’s COOK YOUNG COOKBOOK published in...

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September 11, 2018

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MAYO DINNER ROLLS 1970s

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Breads And Sandwiches

American

Mayo Dinner Rolls. Three ingredients and 12 minutes in the oven. Voila! Wow, what a recipe! I am pleasantly shocked! Super fast and super easy! I found the recipe in the cookbook called “Calling All Cooks Two” published back in 1988 by the Telephone Pioneers of America (Alabama Chapter No....

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April 13, 2018

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GRANDMOTHER’S APPLE CAKE 1950s

Cooking Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Desserts And Sweets

American

Grandmother’s Apple Cake, delicious and moist! This is a perfect recipe when you need to utilize a bunch of fresh apples fast. The cake is baked in a tube pan. It rises nicely; the crumb is moist and stays such for five days easily. I found this wonderful recipe in...

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April 13, 2018

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World War I Cake 1914-1918

Cooking Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Desserts And Sweets

World War I Cake The World War I Cake has interesting history. During that war, the British government released an official recipe for a cake that could be made at home and sent to the war battlefields to cheer up the soldiers. The cake recipe did not require any butter...

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March 1, 2018

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