Handwritten recipe card found in an old box of recipes purchased at a lot sale. Recipe is typed as-is. No date. Crazy Chocolate Cake 3 c. flour 2/3 c. cocoa 2 c. sugar 1 teasp. salt 2 teasp. soda 2 c. water 1 c. oil 2 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. vinegar (last) Mix well. Put […]

Handwritten recipe card found in an old box of recipes from a lot sale. Mayonnaise is spelled Mayannise. Recipe is typed as-is. Mayannise Cake 350° 25 – 30 mins 1 c warm water 1 c mayannise 1 tsp vanilla 1 c flour 1 c sugar 1 tsp soda 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cocoa Sift […]

This recipe is from an old newspaper clipping, no date. The picture on the back looks like this could be from the 1970s. Cocoa Cola Sheet Cake 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 pound margarine 2 teaspoons cocoa 1 cup cola beverage 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon soda […]

Here’s a recipe from a hand written recipe card I found in an old box of recipes picked up from a lot sale. Date unknown. Recipe is typed below as-is. Here’s what’s cookin’ Fudge Sheet Cake Serves About 25 Recipe from the kitchen of Jean Van Hooks – Mother 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, […]

I have a charming little recipe booklet from Pillsbury that measures approx. 5 1/4″ wide by 2 1/4″ high. The title is: 12 New Cake Recipes MADE WITH PILLSBURY’S SNO SHEEN CAKE FLOUR The back cover reads: “I BELIEVE YOU’LL LIKE SNO SHEEN A LITTLE BETTER THAN ANY OTHER CAKE FLOUR YOU’VE EVER USED … […]

Recipes for sweet dough, swedish tea ring, irish refrigerator rolls and more are included in this small pamphlet with the following information: No. 24 in a Series of Mary Alden’s Famous Recipes Yeast Rolls and Tempting Coffee Cakes Special Recipe Service For special recipes or other baking help, write to Mary Alden’s Test Kitchen, Box […]

This is a little pamphlet from Cream Corn Starch with a few recipes plus instructions on how to make your own cake flour. Instructions follow the graphic below: Cream Corn Starch to make your own cake flour Cake Flour contains more Starch and less Gluten than Bread Flour in order to insure lighter, more tender […]

This is a newspaper clipping, no date available. Clementine Paddleford (1898-1967) was a popular food editor and published regularly until her death in 1967. Recipes follow the graphic below: Hurry-Up Marble Cake Here’s an old-time marble cake with a new-time trick, one double quick–no splitting the batter. Use your spatula as a wand–marbleize by magic. […]