A collection of Halloween party menus and recipes (1904-1959).
Tag: vintage
Two Hundred Years of Thanksgiving Food (1740-1940)
A collection of recipes and materials from primary sources dated 1742-1940.
A 1916-Style School Lunch
A sample lunch basket and recipes for three warm school lunch items from a 1916 book called “The Rural School Lunch.”
Vintage School Lunch Recipes and Menus (1916-1960)
With school fast approaching, if it hasn’t already arrived, I thought it would be fun to have a little look at the history of school lunch in the United States. I won’t be covering the historical evolution of the school lunch programs or nutritional requirements in detail, at least not right now. This is more…
Raspberry Tea Cake, 1866
A delicious Victorian-era tea cake with raspberry filling.
Hallowe’en Snack Platter (1944)
Celebrate Halloween with these WWII-era recipes for popcorn balls, spiced apple cider and peanut butter sandwiches (with five mix-ins).
Traditional Dutch Oliebollen
This family recipe is made by deep-frying balls of plain yeast dough batter filled with apples and currants.
Hallowe’en Pumpkin Pie (1919)
Celebrate Halloween with a dairy-free pumpkin pie from 1919.
A Dollop of History 