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Vintage Recipes That Will Make You Ask “What Were They Thinking
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Posted on 04/25/2022 9:19:09 PM PDT by algore

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To: roving

Where do you think the saying “whisker biscuit” came from?


21 posted on 04/26/2022 1:45:34 AM PDT by Ponyexpress9790
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To: algore
My wife inherited a very old Joy of Cooking cookbook. So old it tells you how to pluck the feathers off of ducks, how to skin squirrels and how to “lard” a venison roast so it has a moister less gamey flavor.

You also have to remember when the cookbook was published and what were available ingredients. In the Dust bowl and great depression, lots of things might not have been available. Same during wars. During the Civil War chicory was added in the south as a coffee substitute. During rationing in WW2 many common ingredients were simply not available and all kinds of substitutions were offered.

22 posted on 04/26/2022 2:56:44 AM PDT by Robert357
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To: bigbob

That would be better with a couple of ripe strawberries.


23 posted on 04/26/2022 3:27:49 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (We are living in 1984. We have always been living in 1984.)
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To: algore
"..And we’re not talking about things like salt and caramel. We’re talking about bananas and mayo, or cheese and lime.."

Gotta be a yankee..
The 2 in my house cringe at me eating a nanner sammich with a "healthy" slathering of JFG on it..

Heatherns.. d;^)

24 posted on 04/26/2022 4:13:23 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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I lived on nanner sammiches when I was little. You ever had a pineapple sammich?


25 posted on 04/26/2022 4:49:24 AM PDT by weezel
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To: CopperTop

“The 2 in my house cringe at me eating a nanner sammich with a “healthy” slathering of JFG on it..”

Good on you! I knew someone would catch this in the article above.

White bread, mayo spread thick, sliced bananas. Darn fine sammich.


26 posted on 04/26/2022 5:03:20 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Fresh Wind

“That would be better with a couple of ripe strawberries.”

Oh come now!


27 posted on 04/26/2022 5:05:53 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Robert357

The 1980 version of Joy of Cooking still has all the game preparation. My copy is split in half, has my notes tweaking recipes, spattered with the batter of favorite recipes.

New edition is two ridiculously thick volumes.

I’m approaching the age of already knowing how to cook what I want and not straying of the reservation, but not quite there yet.

Sad to say, I use internet recipes when I explore, not cookbooks.


28 posted on 04/26/2022 9:56:55 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: weezel; moovova
Can't say as I've ever tried a pineapple sammich.
But if it involves white bread and copious amounts of JFG I'm all in..

moovova- The article and responses "throwed a cravin" on me
Three guesses what was for lunch today and ya won't need the last two. d;^p

29 posted on 04/26/2022 10:26:05 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: CopperTop; weezel

My mother used to make a salad...a couple of lettuce leaves, a couple pineapple rings (canned), a blob of mayo in the pineapple holes, and sprinkled with grated cheddar. It was good.

Might easily transfer to white bread.


30 posted on 04/26/2022 10:44:06 AM PDT by moovova
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"..My mother used to make a salad...a couple of lettuce leaves, a couple pineapple rings (canned), a blob of mayo in the pineapple holes, and sprinkled with grated cheddar. It was good.."

Now I have had that!! I'd forgotten about it, too.

And yup, good schtuff!!

31 posted on 04/26/2022 5:53:58 PM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: CopperTop

In my part of the world it’s Dukes mayo.


32 posted on 04/27/2022 4:45:08 AM PDT by weezel
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