random stuffs mostly vintage and found
Strawberry Surprise Pie 1 9" baked pie shell 1 pkg vanilla pudding mix 1 quart strawberries 1 cup sugar 1⅓ cups water 3 tablespoons cornstarch Make and bake pie shell, using packaged pie crust mix. Cool. Prepare pudding mix as directed on the package. Cool slightly; pour into pie shell. Chill. Wash strawberries; hull. Simmer […]
I don’t even want to think how old this is. First off: Loblaws hasn’t been in this area since the late 70s. Bells supermarkets used to carry the Loblaws branded items but1. I don’t know when that ended and 2. they’ve been out of business since 1992ish.
Plum Jelly – vintage Loblaws recipe 3 cups plum juice 4 cups sugar 1 box fruit pectin (powdered) 3/4 cup cold water To Prepare the Juice: Crush fully ripe plums. (Do not peel or pit). Add 3/4 cup of water, bring to a boil, simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Place in jelly cloth or bag; squeeze […]
Martha Logan's Swift's Premium Bacon with Asparagus Bacon with Asparagus- There’s no place like Loblaws for values 1 pound bacon ((Swift's Premium Bacon) 1 pound asparagus (cooked) 1/4 cup almonds (blanched) 1/4 cup butter Lemon paprika toast Pan fry bacon according to directions on the package. Cut blanched almonds lengthwise. Brown lightly in butter. Stir […]
Loblaws grocery stores was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1919. By 1928 they had expanded into the United States, including the Buffalo, NY area. In the mid-1970s the Buffalo stores were bought out by Bells supermarkets. The two companies still maintained a working relationship where Loblaws supplied Bells with generic foods (First the yellow and […]