Vintage Cooking

Some of the members over at Vintage Village are contributing to a cookbook of vintage recipes.  I decided to share a very old recipe for caramel pudding cake that my Grandmother, Mamaw, used to make when we would visit her in Texas.  Since I hadn't made it in years I figured I better do a test run on it.  Test successful - almost as good as I remembered (nothing ever tastes quite as good as it did as a kid).

CARAMEL PUDDING
preheat oven to 350

CARAMEL SAUCE

Over medium heat brown slightly, 1/2 Cup sugar. Add 4 Cups boiling water, let boil again. Simmer with 2 Tablespoons of butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla.

DOUGH

2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 1/4 cup sifted flour (approximately)
Add enough sifted flour to make stiff dough. Drop by spoonfulls into above sauce. Bake in moderate oven, 350 until brown, approximately 40 - 45 minutes.

Best served warm from oven, with milk, ice cream or whipped cream.

I have this recipe, handwritten by my grandmother, framed and hung in my kitchen

 

So, while I'm on the subject of recipes ......
During the course of digging through my mom's old recipes I came across this mid-century  promotional pamphlet from Coca Cola .

                 


It features a variety of  recipes and occasions that go with Coke.  I love it!  Especially the blue shag carpet on the first page. 

I also realized that "oleo", Miracle Whip and mayonnaise were used abundantly back in the day.

  

All this patio is missing is Sean Connery  as James Bond and Ursula Andress as his Bond Girl.    
                

                                 

Visit Kowgirl Kitsch for Fun Vintage Cooking Wares

Show Pans Sanko Ware

Flour Sifter

Mini cake pans

Pyrex and Anchor Hocking

Federal Bowl

1950s Pyrex