8/19/26

Grandma's Recipe Box - Vintage recipes from 1945-1980 (ish) 11th post in the series.....

Quick and sloppy but I'm getting them posted!!! 

Today we have some recipes that I remember Grandma making and that I actually grew up eating every Christmas at their home.  I grew up to make these same items... our Swedish heritage has some foods Grandma made that I do not keep as a tradition in our family (like lutefisk and lefsa on  Christmas Eve) but I DO continue the tradition with Oyster Stew, Rosettes, Yuke Kake, Spritz and Fattigmand.

The Cream Puff recipe is one my Aunt made over and over and over again... one of my favorite all-time desserts.


Rosettes
Fattigmand
Yuke Kake
Sot Suppe
Sandbakkels
Spritz
Fattigmand (2)
Chocolate Scotcheroos
Brown Sugar (nut?) Cookie ( Sugar Cookie with a walnut half in it)
French Cream Pie
Jello Rhubarb Jam
Cream Puffs







 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 












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8/18/26

Grandma's Recipe Box (revisited) - Post 10 in the series of old, vintage recipes circa 1945-1980 (ish)

 
I'm not doing this series of vintage recipes justice, but at least they are getting posted!  Quick and sloppy by taking a photo of the recipes and posting quickly but... life.


This is post number 10 in the series and today we have....

Marshmallow Frosting
Salted Peanut Cookies
Dried Beef Casserole
Stickles
New Pickle Recipe
Rhubarb Cake
Fiesta Tamale Pie
Corn Relish
Corn Shrimp Bake
    

 

 

 

 

 

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8/17/26

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.)
 


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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

 

 








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8/16/26

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 

 

 

 

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