My Favorite "Old" Recipes

I have spent several hours posting my families old "favorites" and now I'm going to start posting mine. This could take a while, but I will be glad to have them in a printable format. I've been wondering if after I have them entered, am I going to keep my old recipe box with all of the recipes, or am I going to toss them?  Hmmm... I think I need to watch another episode of Hoarders before I answer that question.

Vintage Recipes

The first recipe cards I received were from a "Kitchen Shower" that great friends had for us before we got married. About thirty couples were there and every couple brought a recipe card with their favorite recipe, a spice, a can of food, plus many other kitchen type gifts. It was amazing! By the time we were married in November of 1972, we had lots of recipes, spices and our cupboards were filled with lots of food. Good thing, because we were as poor as church mice!! Actually, even poorer than church mice!!

Here are a few of those recipes plus some others that have been given to me during the past 37 years.

The Old Recipe Box

I'm guessing that not many of the new cooks have an old recipe box. It goes way back to the olden days when recipes weren't as available as they are now. Computers are great. We can quickly google and find a recipe we need in a flash. But, sometimes it's just fun to drag out the old recipe box and pull out a recipe written on an old fashioned recipe card. Every time I do, it is a trip down memory lane. Most of my card are stained with drips and specks, after years of use. Now more than ever, I appreciate the time each person took to write out the card specifically for me. It always brings back a good memory about a family member or a special friend and maybe a meal we shared or a baby shower we were at together.

In my recipe box, the majority of my cards have -  Recipe From: Mom.  I learned from my mom, how to cook as I was growing up, so when I got married and started my own family, I basically cooked what and how my mom had cooked for all 9 of us. The first time I made a pot roast with gravy for my new husband back in 1972, he looked in the dutch oven and said "What are we going to do with all that gravy"? It actually took me a while before I was able to cook for only 2 people. I'm posting these recipes in honor of my mom for all the food she cooked for us during the 50's, 60's and 70's. These are also for her kids, grandkids and great-grand kids to enjoy.