Tag: Midwest

Grandma’s Strawberry Preserves

Vintage Recipe Card for Strawberry Preserves.

A basic recipe, common across the Midwest i.e. nothing fancy. Delicious!

Never Trust a Clean Recipe Card – Strawberry Preserves – photo credit Grans Kitchen Table
Just the Recipe – Strawberry Preserves

One interesting thing I noticed while going through my Grandma’s recipes. Over time, especially in the past 15 years, companies have reduced the sizes of products. Example: The “typical” can of tuna that was 6.5 ounces in Grandma’s day, is either 5 or 5.5 ounces now. Hence why I use my sister site to post just the recipe, so I can make allowances for any changes or substitutions needed to account for modern adjustments to measurements and food availability.

Grandma’s Butterscotch Crescent Rolls

Vintage Recipe Card for Double Butterscotch Crescent Rolls.

I have never tasted this. I have an aversion to butterscotch. Grandma tried serving butterscotch pudding for dessert, multiple times, yet my picky little self was not having any of that. All that said, this actually sounds good and now I would try it.

Double Butterscotch Crescent Rolls – photo credit Grans Kitchen Table
Double Butterscotch Crescent Rolls – photo credit Grans Kitchen Tables
Just the Recipe – Double Butterscotch Crescent Rolls
Just the Recipe

One interesting thing I noticed while going through my Grandma’s recipes. Over time, especially in the past 15 years, companies have reduced the sizes of products. Example: The “typical” can of tuna that was 6.5 ounces in Grandma’s day, is either 5 or 5.5 ounces now. Hence why I use my sister site to post just the recipe, so I can make allowances for any changes or substitutions needed to account for modern adjustments to measurements and food availability.

Enjoy!

Recipe for Champagne Festive Fruit Salad

Vintage Family Recipe Card for a alcoholic fruity salad punch.

Back in Grandma’s time, they didn’t follow the rules of “champagne” labeling. So in modern language, this is a sparkling pink wine dessert. More a punch than a salad, but not going to argue with my Grandma, who has long since passed.

Recipe Card 1 for Champagne Festive Fruit Salad – photo credit Grans Kitchen Table
Recipe Card 2 for Champagne Festive Fruit Salad

One interesting thing I noticed while going through my Grandma’s recipes. Over time, especially in the past 15 years, companies have reduced the sizes of products. Example: The “typical” can of tuna that was 6.5 ounces in Grandma’s day, is either 5 or 5.5 ounces now. Hence why I use my sister site to post just the recipe, so I can make allowances for any changes or substitutions needed to account for modern adjustments to measurements and food availability.

Just the Recipe – Pink Sparkling Wine Festive Fruit Salad (Punch)

Grandma’s Midcentury 7UP Salad

This was a dessert my Grandmother often brought to church functions.

Grandma’s 7UP Salad Recipe Card – photo credit Grans Kitchen Table
Just the Recipe – 7up Salad
Just the Recipe in Modern Form

One interesting thing I noticed while going through my Grandma’s recipes. Over time, especially in the past 15 years, companies have reduced the sizes of products. Example: The “typical” can of tuna that was 6.5 ounces in Grandma’s day, is either 5 or 5.5 ounces now. Hence why I use my sister site to post just the recipe, so I can make allowances for any changes or substitutions needed to account for modern adjustments to measurements and food availability.

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Grandma’s Lime Salad Recipe

Also known as Green Church Salad. Old recipe from the 1950’s.

A common salad you would see at every church potluck in the Lutheran/Methodist Midwest.

Lime Salad – photo credit Grans Kitchen Table
Just the Recipe – Lime Jello Salad – Vintage
Just the Recipe Lime Jello Salad

One interesting thing I noticed while going through my Grandma’s recipes. Over time, especially in the past 15 years, companies have reduced the sizes of products. Example: The “typical” can of tuna that was 6.5 ounces in Grandma’s day, is either 5 or 5.5 ounces now. Hence why I use my sister site to post just the recipe, so I can make allowances for any changes or substitutions needed to account for modern adjustments to measurements and food availability.

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