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Category: Cookbooks

1975 Heinz Guide to Successful Pickling

1975 Heinz Guide to Successful Pickling

It’s that time of year when our gardens are really starting to pay us back for the many hours we have spent tilling and watering, weeding and staking.  Blooms are turning into prized produce, and we are thankfully enjoying the fruits of our labor.  Even 

Chocolate-on-Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate-on-Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate ganache buttercream frosting is whipped until fluffy and then topped with a dark chocolate drip glaze in this 1960’s Bakers Chocolate recipe.  Using chocolate squares instead of cocoa powder, this frosting has an unparalleled deep rich chocolate flavor.  

Presidents Day Special: A rare peek inside the 1929 White House Cookbook

Presidents Day Special: A rare peek inside the 1929 White House Cookbook

White House Cook Book from 1929 the start of the Great Depression At the beginning of 1929 my Grandmother Grace was working at the Lincoln Electric Company as a secretary after completing her education at Peru State College.  Being single and earning a good income