1950 Six Cake Recipes
A half dozen cake recipes that may have been found in your grandma’s recipe box.
Category: Food
1950 Recipe – Egg Whites
How do you use your egg whites? This vintage mid-century article gives tips and recipes for egg whites.
1951 Fruit Canning Recipes
As summer heats up, here are 3 pages of fruit preserves recipes from the August 1951 issue of Today’s WomanContinue Reading
1952 Goodbye Milkmen
Can you guess what this June 1952 ad is for? It contains a charming illustration of mid-century nurses with traysContinue Reading
1963 Zebra Loaf
Recipe for Zebra Loaf cake from 1963.
1963 – OJ Pancakes
1963 recipe for orange juice pancakes from Aunt Jemima. Ad shows a mom and kids trio.
1952 Coke Picnic Cooler
A classic 1950’s look for a classic American product.
1952 Golden Date Cake
Orange Date Cake recipe from the pages of Every Woman’s magazine from 1952.
1952 A Boy and His Burger
Mid-century ad with hungry boy ready to eat.
1963 The Swellest Sisters
A big sister serves waffles to her siblings in this 1963 Aunt Jemima ad.
1963 Mom, Kids, and Ice Cream
1963 GE Refrigerator ad featuring a mom, kids, and gold kitchen.
1961 BBQ Recipes
Backyard BBQ Recipes from 1961. Corn on the cob, Strawberry Shortcake, Fried Chicken.
1951 Remember Kool-Aid?
Your grocer knows best. Kool-Aid is the best beverage buy (from the Aug 1951 issue of McCalls).
1955 A Mighty Breakfast
Article from a 1955 Family Circle that gives advice on what to fix for breakfast. Hope you’re hungry!
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