The iconic brand’s midcentury recipes evoke the era’s peculiar optimism, encased in gelatin and smothered in mayonnaise. Source: Betty Crocker’s Absurd, Gorgeous Atomic-Age Creations – The New York Times I may own two boxes of these cards. There is something weirdly wonderful about these cards and there are times I’m tempted to make a […]
Pound Cake 1 cup shortening 1 cup butter 2 cup sugar 10 egg yolks (well beaten) ¼ cup lemon juice 10 egg whites (stiffly beaten) 4½ cup flour ½ tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp nutmeg Cream shortening, butter and sugar Add yolks and lemon juice, beat thoroughly. Fold in egg whites […]
I really shouldn’t snark too much because I am an affiliate of Leisure Arts, Inc. but sometimes I look at vintage patterns and wonder just WTF people were thinking. Now take the pictured vintage sweater set pattern as an example. The sweaters or vests individually would not be that awful- but together? Did I mention that […]
