r/Old_Recipes

Hello everyone and happy Saturday! Specifically, happy 4th of July to my fellow US redditors! I know today is a busy day and all, so I promise to keep this scan super small

This is Cooking With the Crew, from the Crewmen’s families of the USS Olympia SSN 717, a now decommissioned submarine. I don’t quite know which location to attribute this cookbook to because the USS Olympia was technically homeported in Hawaii and yet the dedication page also thanks people from Washington state. I could be overthinking it and it is just based somewhere in Washington, buuuut I just didn’t want to assume incorrectly

The funniest thing about this cookbook is that the first section is a VIP list, so if you made it on this list, your recipe was featured first

The Brandied Cranberries sounds like an interesting recipe, but there goes that “indefinitely” term again. People love using that word in these books. While alcohol and sugar are good preservers, surely the cranberries would become pretty soggy over time, no?

The Hot Buttered Lemonade sounds interesting, though it’s hard to imagine the taste in my head because I’m used to Lemonade being served cold. I wonder if it’s like the Hot Dr. Pepper drink where it works in theory but only some people actually like it. I’d be willing to give it a try

Doesn’t Coq au Vin in the microwave sound absolutely delicious? 🫣 I know that microwave recipes were a big craze at one point, so perhaps back then it worked out

The Orange Chicken recipe is kinda neat in the sense that it’s not what most people think of when they hear Orange Chicken in today’s world (yes I know the popular version didn’t exist yet). I don’t think I would be as willing to try this version, but I also haven’t seen this one before, so it was an interesting find

I also found the Cheddar Cheese Soup recipe to be interesting, but rest in peace to anyone with even mild lactose intolerance or digestive issues in general 😵‍💫

Everything else in the book is kind of run-of-the-mill stuff, but still fun to look through as always. Have a great day and I’ll see you around!

You've heard of Ambrosia salad but have you had Ambrosia ice cream? This recipe comes from the Household Searchlight Recipe book.

Here is a 1930s recipe for marshmallows that has no corn syrup. Another redditor asked me to post this recipe. I will let you know your fingers will be sticky when removing the marshmallows from the pan to coat them in powdered sugar

Hello everyone and happy Friday! Care for another scan?

This is Teacher-Tested Recipes from Tacoma, WA. More specifically, this comes from the Alpha Delta Kappa educator sorority. Tacoma’s chapter is Alpha Epsilon but I actually found next to nothing about this chapter specifically, so maybe it’s not as active today

For anyone wondering why the pictures look a little different than usual, as you can see on the first photo, this book is in an abysmal state with the binding. I usually scan books with my phone because while prone to human error, it’s the easiest way to keep the books in their original state, at least with my current resources. But seeing as this book had no binding left, taking the time to scan each page probably would’ve resulted in a disaster because pages would’ve been falling out anyways

So, I had to cut the binding and run it through an office scanner 🫠 It was extremely painful having to destroy the binding, but I don’t expect this to be a complete relic like some of my other scans, so I was okay doing it. The loose pages are now in a plastic bag and someday in the future I can get a new binding put on it, and then I might redo the scan so it looks a little better

But you wanna know what the fun part is? The scanner I used decided to just, not scan all the pages. What a fun prank to discover at 11 o clock at night when I’m trying to work on the blog and then upload the pdf to the archive. So for anyone who checks out the full pdf… yeah, it’s a hot mess. Some of the pages are bigger than others because some had to be scanned with my phone last minute

All of this to say, forgive the use of screenshots as opposed to actual pictures lol. I really wasn’t wanting to fish for loose pages to feature in the blog

While not the first time seeing something like this, I do think the Onion Rings recipe is pretty cool. And while I am not at all confident in my meat cooking abilities, the Smothered Steak also sounds really nice. I’m maybe kinda sorta a picky eater when it comes to savory stuff, so it’s very rare when a “main dish” makes me go “hmmm, I’d try this”

The Roast Spareribs on top of a mashed potato stuffing sounds really nice too, though I think the ribs themselves could use more than just salt and pepper

I also really like the Sponge Cake with filling but I will never be making this on account of the idea of beating anything for 30 minutes is exhausting. I’m too poor for a stand mixer, but that’s probably the modern solution most people would have. Instead I’ll make a mental note to try the Marshmallow Puffs. Those sound more my speed 😝

I’m a little confused about the Oriental Pie. I’m starting to question something, is this just a label people put on recipes to make it sound more exotic? Not that I’m a super expert in Eastern culinary trends, but I’m just not seeing any resemblance. It just feels like those “Chinese Casseroles” that are only called that because they added 1 tsp of soy sauce and some slivered almonds 😵‍💫

Aside from that, I highlighted some of the dessert recipes that seem really interesting, even if they are repeats. Not a bad cookbook overall! Despite the visual mess that became of the book, archiving these recipes is still important, so hopefully you found something worth checking out

That’s all for today, I’ll catch you in the next scan!

As the intro states - “…today the can opener is fast becoming a magic wand, especially in the hands of those brave young women, nine million of them (give or take a few thousand here and there), who are engaged in frying as well as bringing home the bacon”.

This is a gem of a book and one of the most popular of Poppy’s publications. I just chose a few random pages to post recipes.

This is a rather small cookbook, having only forty nine pages including the covers. It is from the Rebekah Lodge number 35 Hyde Park, Massachusetts.

Under Hors d’Oeuvres, Pickles, and Relishes, there is only 1 recipe for Ma’s Picallili.

There are 5 recipes under Salads, Vegetables, and Soup. They include “Avocado and Pear Salad”, “Lime Jell-O, Cheese and Pear Salad”, “Jell-O Salad”, “Corn and Cheese Fondue”, and “Fish Chowder”.

There are 12 recipes under Meat, Fish, and Poultry.

Breads, Rolls, and Cookies has 27 recipes.

Cake and Pastry has 26 recipes.

Desserts has 10.

Candy, Jelly, and Preserves only has 4.

And Miscellaneous has 5.

That brings the grand total for the entire book to 90 recipes.

There is no date in the book, but I’m guessing from the style and design that it’s either from the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. There are also two pages of advertisements and for the ones that show a telephone number, it starts with two letters, a number, followed by four numbers. And one shows a pre-zip code, postal code.

Here is a link to the full book;

https://archive.org/details/home-cooking-secrets-of-hyde-park

This community cook book is a little unique. It's all recipes from the wives of those who worked on the space program in the 60s and 70s. NASA program directors , Boeing, Skylab, politicians, technicians, scientists, and a few astronauts.

This cook book is a historical document with all the names in it. Mrs. Aldrin's "Pot Roast in Bourbon", on page 61. A letter from Henry Kissinger on page 149. Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's "Chile Con Queso", Mrs. Hubert H Humphrey's "Beef Soup", Mrs. Spiro T. Agnew's "Hot Milk Sponge Cake", JFK's mother's "Boston Cream Pie", Mrs. Richard M. Nixon's "Avocado Salad", There's a lot more I didn't list.

You can download the book here: https://archive.org/details/out-of-this-world-cook-book

Excerpts from the forward of this book:

>“The Out of This World Cook Book is dedicated to all those who have had a part in the Space Program on the Ground, or in Outer Space, or on the Sidelines. It includes the wives who have served meals at odd hours to husbands who have worked odd hours, and all those who have served meals to the many V.I.P.s and friends who descended on the Space Coast for every launch.

>These recipes are “Out of This World recipes of Down to Earth People, and Down to Earth recipes of Out of This World People”. We have included the favorite recipes of the astronauts and other V.I.P.s who have made our Space Program one of which our Country may be very proud. We also have included some of the highlights of Space Food and the Space Coast area, and illustrations by two of our artists.

>All profits from the sale of this book will go towards the building, the furnishing, and the maintenance of the Space Coast Community Center at Cocoa Beach.

>These recipes were contributed or collected and tested by members of the Cocoa Beach Woman's Club. We thank the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for their cooperation...”

>...We hope this book will serve as a souvenir of the Space Program, Cape Kennedy, and the Space Coast.”