Vintage Recipe: Luncheon Pork Chops

I'm digging into old recipe boxes and rediscovering the family favorites hidden inside! You'll find carefully handwritten recipe cards, newspapers and magazines clippings and even some hastily scrawled directions on scraps of paper, all from years (and years) ago! They're all getting scanned and transcribed so you can enjoy them in your own home kitchen. 

This recipe for Luncheon Pork Chops was handwritten in pencil on an index card that had been darkened with time. It was found in  an old small red metal recipe box worn with age. The recipe card is dated “1-1-39”.

Vintage Recipe: Scalloped Apple & Cabbage

I'm digging into old recipe boxes and rediscovering the family favorites hidden inside! You'll find carefully handwritten recipe cards, newspapers and magazines clippings and even some hastily scrawled directions on scraps of paper, all from years (and years) ago! They're all getting scanned and transcribed so you can enjoy them in your own home kitchen. 

This recipe for Scalloped Apple and Cabbage came from a newspaper clipping that was then copied (typed) onto a 3x5 index card. In this case, the clipping is still attached by paper clip to the recipe card! It was found in an old large recipe file box. I was unable to find any dates on the front of back of the newspaper clipping so the age of the recipe is still unknown.

Vintage Recipe: Apple Flake Crunch

I'm digging into old recipe boxes and rediscovering the family favorites hidden inside! You'll find carefully handwritten recipe cards, newspapers and magazines clippings and even some hastily scrawled directions on scraps of paper, all from years (and years) ago! They're all getting scanned and transcribed so you can enjoy them in your own home kitchen. 

Here is another great apple recipe to try while the apples are in season!

This recipe card for Apple Flake Crunch was handwritten on an index card, mixed up in a modest collection of recipes (some dating back to the 1940s). It’s age is unknown.

Vintage Recipe: Applesauce Cake

I'm digging into old recipe boxes and rediscovering the family favorites hidden inside! You'll find carefully handwritten recipe cards, newspapers and magazines clippings and even some hastily scrawled directions on scraps of paper, all from years (and years) ago! They're all getting scanned and transcribed so you can enjoy them in your own home kitchen. 

When apples are in season, I usually buy a bunch and make applesauce. It's so delicious when it's warm, straight from the pot. I can the rest for enjoying the rest of the year.

This recipe for Applesauce Cake is a great way to use your applesauce! It was handwritten in beautiful blue script on both sides of an index card. The recipe card is not dated, however other cards from the same collection with the same script in the same blue pen were found with dates on them from 1941. The upper right corner notes the recipe came from Family Circle.