This recipe comes from Abalone to Zabaglione – Unusual and Exotic Recipes, published by Peter Pauper Press in 1957. 1 pound chopped lean beef 1/2 pound chopped lean pork 1/2 pound chopped lean veal 2 eggs, well beaten 2 cups milk 1 cup soft bread crumbs 2 teaspoons sale 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 large onion, finely [...]

This recipe comes from the 1956 Better Homes & Gardens Barbeque Book, and is one of their “Fix indoors, carry out” recipes. Always a family favorite. Easy to fix… Ham cooks with with potato slices in cream mushroom soup. Bits of pimento and green pepper add dash, color. Bury ham in potatoes to bake, then [...]

This recipe comes from The Hawaiian Homemaker’s Favorite Island Recipes, published in 1956. 1/2 cup chicken or pork, finely diced 1 can mushrooms 1 qt. cold, cooked rice 2 tbsp. peanut or salad oil 1-1/2 tbsp. onion, finely chopped 2/3 tbsp. shoyu 1 egg, well beaten pimento, green pepper Fry meat lightly in oil, add [...]

Woo hoo!  Now that is a fine retro illustration!  A drunk pig, wow, way too cool!  This recipe & illustration comes from the ever cool Cutco Cook Book, published in 1961. I mean, how many times do you see a drunk pig in cookbooks today?  My guess would be “never”. I can’t say I’ve had [...]

This recipe is also from the 1967 Betty Crocker’s Hostess Cookbook, and is a perfect addition to the Speedy Baked Beans I added yesterday!  Again, not a bad looking recipe… but nowhere near as good as my BBQ’d ribs recipe with my ho’made sauce and ever tasty dry rub!  Anyhoo… this one goes for more of [...]

This recipe comes from Cooking For A Man, and is a play on meatloaf, only with ground smoked ham, which I’ve never seen. Mmmm… it also has irradiated evaporated milk in it!  I LOVE food that has been exposed to radiation!  What a modern world we (continue to) live in.  Anyhow… howzabout that Easy Ham [...]

This recipe is from The Art and Secrets of Chinese Cookery, published in 1949 for La Choy brand Chinese food. Cooking time: 15 minutes  •  Yield: 4 large portions 1/4 cup butter or shortening 2 cups (1 lb.) lean pork, cut in thin strips 1 cup onions, cut fine 1 teaspoon salt 1/16 teaspoon pepper [...]

[I know, I could have cleaned up this scan of the various pork chop cuts, but conveying the original old stained cookbook page is too cool.] Here we have a diagram of four pork chops cuts from the Good Housekeeping Cookbook, this edition being from 1955. As some of you might note, I’ve added a [...]