Just inherited my grandmother’s recipe box and I don’t know where to start! These stretch back to the 40s and have handwritten notes and additions. Give me a section and I’ll post the most interesting recipes (list below).3mo ⋅ LadyParnassus ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I casually mentioned to my grandma on the phone a few months ago that some of the recipes she gave me were very popular on the internet. I just drove up to visit her and she gave me this many recipe cards to look through and post! 🥰1yr ⋅ Bone-of-Contention ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I almost cried when my husband gave me this. 1923 edition. Calves foot jelly anyone?1yr ⋅ kippy236 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I asked my senior aunt for her cheese bun recipes. Two weeks later she sent me this. She typed it all up 🥲1yr ⋅ WeiWeiSmoo ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My sister was hoping to find some beautiful old recipes in my Nanna’s cookbook. She got this instead.4yr ⋅ superbwren ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I was just about to start making some stuffing. Going through my mom’s spices. She still has rosemary and thyme from 1977.1yr ⋅ OakCreek26055 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
When I was young and lived in an old apartment building things would always break. I befriended the buildings Super, whom I only knew as Frank. He was in his 80’s and we’d make small talk. He told me he made all of his own liquor and these are his long forgotten recipes.1yr ⋅ Savings-Pomelo-8043 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My friend gave me a cutting board with my grandma’s handwritten banana cake recipe on it!3yr ⋅ barndin ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I baked my mother's walnut cream roll recipe today...the card got stuck on the bottom of the pan and i baked it. I looked for that card the entire 12 minutes it was in the oven 🤷♀️3yr ⋅ CrustSnobYarnWhore ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I finally mastered my Papa’s old-fashioned, Southern buttermilk biscuits!4yr ⋅ yamy12 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
In an effort to stream off the tide of PB bread, I made some Murder Cookies.4yr ⋅ leadchipmunk ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My grandma’s famous spinach dip recipe. I’ve seen similar recipes but none exactly the same as hers, and I think hers is the best! I make it for every special occasion. I use sourdough bread, otherwise I do exactly what’s written. She passed away a year and a half ago, I miss her every day.2yr ⋅ thagreyfox ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Divorce Carrot Cake - This was my mom’s recipe. Named so because my dad sheepishly asked me to make for his birthday, despite the fact they’ve been divorced for over 20 years. Use a cream cheese frosting.3yr ⋅ spider_hugs ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Jo Ann must have been mad about having to submit a recipe for her church cookbook. Anyone gonna try this one?1yr ⋅ ThaDollaGenerale ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Made sourdough bread from scratch for the first time. Super proud of the result 😛4yr ⋅ Lord_Rath ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Made Louis XV’s recipe for French Onion Soup. Mind blowingly good!1yr ⋅ TheTimeTravelingChef ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Sorry for the long post! I was recently gifted this box of nearly 1000 recipe cards from 1972! There’s lots of weird and wonderful dishes, and lots of categories! So I was wondering if people were interested in me posting a few a week?4yr ⋅ Browne_Syndrome ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I was told I ought to cross post here. I’ve been trying to recreate Butterscotch Tart as served in my London Primary School in the 1970s, for almost 50 years. ‘School Dinners’ which I discovered two weeks ago, contains the correct and authentic recipe. I am so very happy :)1yr ⋅ jouxplan ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
This is my grandmother’s recipe. Unfortunately, my mother can’t read Russian. Anyone able to translate it would be amazing and so helpful.4yr ⋅ ehj49 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My grandma’s snickerdoodles — recipe barely saved from being lost forever1yr ⋅ funundrum ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My Mom's Pot Brownies Were Legendary During the AIDS Epidemic. This Is Her Recipe. (Link in comments)4yr ⋅ Taurwen_Nar-ser ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Chocolate Depression Cake! No Eggs, No Butter, No Milk! Vegan Friendly Recipe!1yr ⋅ BlackCatKitchen ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Someone posted a tweet earlier about a real gumbo recipe. Here is my father's gumbo. He grew up in the bayou. I thought I might be appreciated here.1yr ⋅ Gemini_Incognito ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Found this hidden in the wall in my garage built in 1947. Family pasta sauce recipe from the original owners.3yr ⋅ orestes77 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
In 1983, for an unusual promotional campaign for the Empire Strikes Back radio dramatization, NPR Hired Gourmet Chef Craig Claiborne to create a version of Yoda's Rootleaf Stew. The recipe was published in newspapers nationwide; here's a rare scan of said recipe.1yr ⋅ wcclark ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Grandma’s lemon bars - aka the hit at every family that we still make, even though she’s gone.5yr ⋅ JustHood ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I made a strawberry cake from the 70's. Possibly the most delicious cake I have ever made. And it was SO EASY!!2yr ⋅ Mobile_Philosophy764 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Northwest Alaskan stew for a village or 2 or 3... While I have had this stew I doubt it's ever been made to these exact measurements.4yr ⋅ Maasagrauq ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
NYT Cookbook has recipes organized by date. This is the best Club Sandwich recipe.2yr ⋅ theogtrekkie ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I made the Chex party mix from this vintage ad. Tastes like childhood!1yr ⋅ Queen_Inappropria ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My mom calls this Slop. It is great shit. Super cheap and it goes a long way.5yr ⋅ TwinkiWeinerSandwich ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
A lot of old recipes refer to can sizes, which most people don't know. Here's a guide to different can sizes and the equivalent amounts from Quick Trick Cookery by the American Can Company.1yr ⋅ Goatboy1 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
In Honor Of My Grandmother Who Passed Away Monday, I Give You One Of My Favorite Things She Made me2yr ⋅ JanetMarie213 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Dream Bars - 99 years old today! Recipe from The Lincoln Star newspaper, May 4, 1934.1yr ⋅ Lawksie ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Finnish Coffee Bread (Pulla) - my grandmother used this recipe and now so do I. Best one I've baked so far.1yr ⋅ Grey_Dandy ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Ran out of bread under lock down so we made the (delicious) peanut butter bread!4yr ⋅ yolingling ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My grandma passed away in March at age 90. I asked for her recipe box!3yr ⋅ themilocat ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My grandma has a YouTube channel where she shares her recipes and cooks them so everyone can see how they’re made! (Link in comments)3yr ⋅ Vampire_Darling ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I though I would make an older recipe from this sub: Divorce Carrot Cake3yr ⋅ No1ofIntrst ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Made the whipping cream cake into a sheet cake, topped with lemon curd and raspberry buttercream. SO DENSE AND DELICIOUS AND LOVELY 😊1yr ⋅ hobamaisreal ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Brilliant or idiotic...I was at an final day of an estate sale where all the magazines were free, and they had what looks like every issue of Gourmet ever printed. If anyone has been looking for a Gourmet recipe, I can probably find it for you 😝3yr ⋅ beastofwordin ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I made my grandmas peanut butter cookies ! It’s like she’s hugging me in her place in the stars .2yr ⋅ pumpkinwafflemeow ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Nana's devil's food cake. So delicious! I've never decorated a cake before, and I'm super proud of this silly little school bus!3yr ⋅ Bingo_Bronson ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Had not seen one of these out in the world in FOREVER, until Saturday (Frito Pie)1yr ⋅ ChiTownDerp ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
was going through my great grandmother’s house after she passed and found her box of recipes, all organized and handwritten2yr ⋅ laurkat808 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Is this the most depressing recipe ever published? New Zealand Country Womans Institute Cookbook, 19889mo ⋅ fluffychonkycat ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Meatloaf for 100. My grandmother used to cook for a campground and regularly fed 100-200 people at a time. I have her handwritten cookbook and it is my most prized possession.4yr ⋅ Benji_Likes_Waffles ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I made Nana's devil's food cake into a black forest gateau, complete with 70's style piping1yr ⋅ Stump_o-Matic ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I made the Woolworths cheesecake. It came out pretty close to what I remember making at my first job back in 1979.1yr ⋅ Crystal_Doorknob ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Found on the Internet: a Tray of Minnesota hot dishes. How many have you heard of?1yr ⋅ FriedScrapple ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Decided to make Dean Martin’s grandmother’ pasta fagioli. This was the exact recipe of pasta fagioli that Dean sang of in “That’s Amore” - and it tastes wonderful!2mo ⋅ waitingforthesun92 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My grandma passed away and among the things we inherited was this cruise menu she kept from 19542yr ⋅ Powder9 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I buy every Joy of Cooking I see and give them out to high school students that are starting out on their own or at weddings.3yr ⋅ kelloggflakes ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My first attempt at cheesecake....I used a vintage recipe from The Cheesecake Company circa 1976. Recipe in comments.4yr ⋅ Asleep_Yesterday ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
The Nona Cookbook. Found this in the cookbooks I inherited. You know it's real Italian when it's missing page 13, Italian grandma's are crazy superstitious.3yr ⋅ target022 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
If anyone is still in doubt about the peanut butter bread, this stuff is amazing. I'm planning to make French toast this weekend with it!4yr ⋅ quesoandcats ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
At 41 years old, this is the best, most decadent potato gratin I’ve ever had. From The New James Beard (1981).2yr ⋅ san_antone_rose ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Buttermilk candies with toasted hazelnuts from one of my great grannies artifacts. She passed many years before I got into baking and I've been slowly teaching myself her skills through her old books and notes.3yr ⋅ FexMab ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Marijuana tea recipe found in an old lady’s recipe box at yard sale. Faded pink writing addresses it’s for chemo pain. Circa 1978 “getting well again”1yr ⋅ SunnyMacabre ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Nabbed from the1950samerica on instagram. I just tried it and it tastes a lot like trix cereal milk, but fizzy. Not bad!6mo ⋅ MyloRolfe ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My late grandmothers cookbook collection. Oldest found was from the 1920s1yr ⋅ insanotard ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Second time making Apple Cream Pie. It’s already become a beloved family favorite!3yr ⋅ 45235235346457568780 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I tried the Armenian perok cake. My BF declared it cake of the year even though it's only April. Thanks for sharing OP, it was a delight!4yr ⋅ Rilkeleserin ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My great, great grandmother’s sugar cookie recipe. Heard stories of many awards won with this and the cream of tartar makes these insanely good. This makes 4-5 dozen cookies, but I always have to make two batches as it goes the fastest!! My family never believed in “secret” recipes so please enjoy!3yr ⋅ explosivecharmbomb ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Skywalker Scrunchies cookies (from Luke Skywalker’s activity book, 1979)1yr ⋅ jamesiscoolbeans ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
My husband baked Nana's Devils Food Cake for my birthday - his first cake from scratch!3yr ⋅ mzlange ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
an absolutely beautiful gift given to me by my grandmother this year, I will treasure it forever.3yr ⋅ St_C420 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Pecan pie, when I asked my mom for her recipe she said look on the back of Karo syrup. It’s the one we’ve always used.2yr ⋅ Beaniebot ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I DARE you to bring Frosty the Slawman to your next holiday party. (1962)2yr ⋅ MarchKick ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Calling them Dead Mom Cookies seems really morbid, anyone have a better name?2yr ⋅ moongirlmer ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
Biscuits- Great grandmother (b. 1896) made these every morning for decades to support a family of hard working farmers including through the Great Depression.2yr ⋅ Valuable_Bathroom_59 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
I made the ever so popular peanut butter bread for my 92yo patient. We both loved it!4yr ⋅ PaperPonies ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
