Ah, nothing like a booze filled hot coffee drink!  It picks you up, while it calms you down… or something like that. Yet another recipe is from Passport to Trader Vic’s Exotic Cocktails, Coffee Diablo! 3/4 oz. Brandy or Trader Vic’s Navy Grog and Punch Rum 1/2 oz Triple Sec 2 whole cloves 1 twist Lemon [...]

Keep the party exciting with variety! This recipe is fromPassport to Trader Vic’s Exotic Cocktails. In a tall glass filled with cracked ice, add: 1/2 Lime (squeeze 1/2 Lime, save shell) 1 oz. Cranberry Juice 1/2 oz. Trader Vic’s Rock Candy Syrup 2 oz. Vodka Fill the remainder of the glass with sparkling water and [...]

Planning a swank cocktail party over the holiday season? If so, the Passport to Trader Vic’s Exotic Cocktails is just the ticket!  There is no date noted in this one, but judging by the fact that they were offering their ultra swank ceramic drink glasses for $5.00 to $7.95 for a set of 4, postage [...]

This recipe comes from the 1975 Fish and Shellfish Over The Coals cookbook. Nice food photography, and the food stylist has an odd sense of humor! I’ve never looked for flounder myself, so I’m not sure how hard it is to find for this recipe, but it would be fun to make… especially if you [...]

This recipe goes with the Flounder and Crab Stuffing Recipe, but can also be used in other recipes that call for crab stuffing. 1 pound crab meat, fresh or frozen (or 3 cans 6-7 oz each) 1/2 cup chopped green onion 1/3 cup chopped celery 1/3 cup chopped green pepper 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped [...]

These recipes are from the 1930 Meat Merchandising booklet, from their “You Can Use These Recipes” section.  Nice of them to offer recipes and give you permission to use them… even if their instructions are a bit oddly written. Chicken Salad (No. 1) Cut a cold boiled fowl or remnants of roast chicken in half-inch [...]

This vintage recipe comes from the Recipes from Anico cookbook, possibly from 1961. It is perhaps the most poorly written recipe I’ve ever seen.  Nothing like leaving out many of the ingredients from the ingredient list! And I can’t see how this recipe could possibly fill four large “baking shells”.  Well, Anico (American National Insurance [...]

I just realized how far I have fallen behind on adding vintage recipes to the site! Well, since it is cold and snowy by me, why not stick with a cold recipe from the new Frozen Foods The Automatic Way cookbook? 1/2 lb. rhubarb (2 1/2 cups sliced) 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/4 cups crushed [...]