This recipe is from the 1967 Betty Crocker’s Hostess Cookbook, and actually looks like a fairly okay & quick recipe… with lots of pork! 6 slices bacon, diced 1 cup minced onion 3 cans (1 pound 3 ounces each) baked beans (with pork) 1-1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard 1/3 chili sauce Heat oven to 350°. Cook [...]

This fun illustration and text is from the 1955, “Nothing’s More Fun Than… Eating Outdoors“. Since the text may be a little hard to read in the image, here is what it says… enjoy! Camp Tricks Hot, mealy, baked potatoes and butter. Are they good! Here’s the trick: Choose potatoes about the same size so [...]

Here is a basic recipe for baked acorn squash from the Storz Brewing Company Cook Book from 1956.  Perfect for the holidays or a cold winter’s eve. Split medium size acorn squash in half lengthwise. Scrape out seeds and stringy matter. Place in baking pan cut sides down. Add enough water to just cover bottom [...]

This recipe is from the How to Enjoy Speed Cooking cookbook published around 1949.  What a perfect fall meal if you update this recipe with local, pastured pork, and locally grown acorn squash! Ingredients 2 tablespoons shortening, fat, or salad oil 6 – 1 inch thick pork chops Salt 12 cloves 12 prunes 6 apricots [...]