My Grandmother's Recipe Box - if you are just joining me, here's the series I've been posting (old vintage recipes circa 1945-1980)

 

 

A few years ago (doing Covid shut-downs I think it was) I was going to do a series of recipes from my Grandmother's recipe box, which I inherited, as she has long since passed.  I started the series, with photos, background stories and re-typing all the recipes as well as posting photos of the originals.

It was time consuming, (and I get zero income from this site - it's just my personal site) so when life started to throw me some major curve balls, this site took a backseat.

Recently I was searching for an elusive recipe I've been kinda-sorta looking out for for literally years, and although I know I don't have a copy, I always 'hope' and start thumbing through the old church and community cookbooks I have (a thousand) and came across Grandma's recipe box again... and I know the recipe I always hope to find isn't in it, I opened it, and realized I needed to post all these recipes for my kids (and someday, their kids) to use or last see, so they are never 'lost' forever.

And here we are.

Life is busy busy busy (now more than ever) so I've been doing the posts "quick and sloppy" by putting up a quick photo and listing the recipes in that series.

If you are just joining me, welcome!  I hope you find what you are looking for!

These are random recipes from about 1945-1979 (I believe a few are earlier than that, into the late 30's but I don't know for sure so I had to go by the ones I found dates or other information on to know when they were collected by her.)
 

Grandma's Recipe Box (revisited) Post 9 in the series of old, vintage recipes

I wish (I wish I wish) I had time to do this series the way it originally started back in 2022 but... life.   However, it's important to save these old recipes from 1945-1980 from my Grandmother's recipe box that I have, as she has long since passed.  

For my kids (whomever might end up inheriting Grandma's old recipe box) and my grandkids... but keeping this site public for others who may be searching as well.

Quick and sloppy... but hey, at least I'm getting them posted!

 

Brownies
Prism Salad
Fish Frying Batter
Cherry Bread
Julekage
Peppermint Frosting and Chocolate (bars?)
Fudgie Scotch Squares
Quick and Chewy Crescent Bars

 

 

Grandmother's Recipe Box - revisited (Post 8 in the series) Vintage, old recipes from about 1945-1980

From Grandma's old recipe box, posting quick and sloppy photos of the cards to save for my kids (and grandkids) use - but keep my log public for others to search for recipes as well.

Today we have;

Rhubarb Jam
Rhubarb Jam
Hamburgers
Freezing Corn
Scalloped Potatoes
Lime Jello
Finger Jello
Apple Crumb
Pineapple Salad
Tomato Strawberry Jam 

 

 

 

Grandma's Recipe Box (revisited) Post 7 in the series... old vintage recipes straight from the recipe cards from her, her family, friends and coworkers

For those just stopping in, this is a series of old, vintage recipes straight from my grandmother's gray, metal recipe box.  A few years ago I started this series in a much more organized, professional, typed out way with photos, some background stories, etc. but life is just far too busy and I didn't have any time to commit so I let it go.

Wanting to be sure I got the recipes saved for my kids and grandchildren, I'm posting them "quick and sloppy" by taking photos of the cards.  I keep my blog public so others can find and enjoy them as well. 

I inherited her recipe box (along with her huge collection of Wilton cake decorating magazines and boxes of old, vintage community, church, organization cookbooks) and although she passed away almost a decade ago, her recipes live on.

I am putting these here for her grandchildren (and great grandchildren) as I don't know who will inherit the old, gray, metal recipe box.  these recipes are from about 1945-1980.  Dream Bars
Uncooked Fruit Cake
Refrigerator Cuke (cucumber) Salad
Fruit Pizza
Strawberry Pie
Strawberry Swirl
Cherry Dessert (Dump Cake)




 

 

 

 

 

 

Grandma's Recipe Box - revisited (post 6 in the series)

While my original "Grandma's Recipe Box" series idea a couple years ago got side-lined by some major life craziness and never finished, doing the posts this way make it super quick and I've found I'm more likely to post them since just doing it 'fast and sloppy'!   

The idea of course is I really want to make sure the recipes are saved for my kids and grandkids use (but I keep my website public to help everyone, even though it's my personal site).   Great-Grandma's recipe (and in the case of MY grandkids will be their "Great-Great Grandma's recipes) are easily shared when they can look them up here - no matter who might inherit or want her original old gray, metal recipe box.

When I originally started this series a few years ago, I also posted some of her recipes from really old pamplets and booklets she had.  You can still find those on my site - it's easiest to just click on the label in the right hand side bar that says "Grandmother's recipe box" - this will bring up pages of old recipes of hers including booklets like: 

Vintage Cookie and Candy Recipes: by Karo Syrup and Mazola Corn Oil "Fancy Cookies - Festive Candies - Delicious Goodies For Giving" circa 1956

and

Vintage Candy Recipes from the 1941 Candy Booklet: "The Candy Book"

 

 

Here is today's QUICK post of a few more recipe cards from her box.
These recipes came from soooo many different people back then and you can tell as there are a variety of handwriting, spelling, ways of writing them out that are personal to whomever the original friend was who shared them.  

Today we have:

Dried Beef Casserole
Cracker Jacks
Crank Ice Cream
Carrot Cake and Frosting
Corned Beef Casserole
Fluffy Lemon Cake