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Rosalynn Carter’s “Plains Special” Cheese Ring
Savory, Vintage Recipes

Rosalynn Carter’s “Plains Special” Cheese Ring

Mrs. Roth’s No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls
Candy, Cookies, Vintage Recipes

Mrs. Roth’s No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls

Buttery Almond Cookies (Mandel Kager)
Cookies, Vintage Recipes

Buttery Almond Cookies (Mandel Kager)

Pennsylvania Dutch Currant Cakes (aka Old-Fashioned Christmas Drop Cakes)
Cookies, Vintage Recipes

Pennsylvania Dutch Currant Cakes (aka Old-Fashioned Christmas Drop Cakes)

Pennsylvania Dutch Molasses Shoofly Pie
Pies & Tarts, Vintage Recipes

Pennsylvania Dutch Molasses Shoofly Pie

Aunt Kate’s Quick Sour Cream Chocolate Cake
Cakes, Vintage Recipes

Aunt Kate’s Quick Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Bobbie Day’s Almond Roca Bar Cookies
Cookies, Vintage Recipes

Bobbie Day’s Almond Roca Bar Cookies

Lemon Pecan Refrigerator Cookies
Cookies, Vintage Recipes

Lemon Pecan Refrigerator Cookies

Orange Cream Pound Cake
Cakes, Vintage Recipes

Orange Cream Pound Cake

Strawberry “Long Cake”
Cakes, Vintage Recipes

Strawberry “Long Cake”

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Each recipe is sourced from vintage cookbooks, recipe boxes, and friends like you!

We love sharing stories—whether it’s the history behind a dish or ingredient, a peek inside cookbooks from the past, or a closer look at the cooks who first wrote down or passed along the recipe.

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