Cream Toffee
If you like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain, this is the sugar you’ve looked for. I am going insane!
Chocolate Sauce
Amazing, made from scratch chocolate sauce for your ice cream or to make chocolate milk with.
“Land of Nod” Buns
This is a printed, cut out recipe that says it’s by George Wilkins
Jalapeno Croutons
There was no title on the card so I took the liberty of giving it a name.
Pastry
This card is marked as coming from Terry. A.K.A. “Mrs. Next Door”
Oven Fried Rice
I don’t recognize the handwriting on this card.
Pumpkin Pie (version #3)
A VERY spotty, often slopped on recipe card, evidently used often. Says it’s 14″ in the serving size.
Mock Duck
Scott says, “where does the duck come in?” It doesn’t. It pretends to be duck.
Oatmeal Cookie
I can’t wait to try these. I bet they taste like Dad’s Oatmeal cookies, only better!
Death by Chocolate
Probably could use a homemade chocolate cake.
Cold Meat Loaf
This kind of reminds me of making homemade flakes of chicken–you know that stuff you can get in a can from Maple Leaf? It’s not pressure cooked and formed, but it sure could be. A great, inexpensive way to get some meat for sandwiches and lunches without breaking the b…
Chocolate Marshmallow Squares
Short and super sweet. From Sara….
Finger Jello
7 lines on a recipe card that I will try to help you make sense of….
Sweet & Sours – Short Ribs
Unfamiliar writing on the card and there’s no indication about who it came from.
Bran Muffins
Another from Sara’s kitchen.
Marshmallow Squares
A favorite of all kids.
Sweet & Sour Spareribs
This card came from Louise Rossler.
Shortbread – From Janet
Written by Janet E.
Lime Salad
Seems like a sly attempt to get a kid to eat more vegetables.
Clodhoppers
A photocopied slip of paper with unfamiliar handwriting.
Cottage Cheese Salad
Look, another card form Sara’s Kitchen next door. Someone please tell me if you try this one, because I can’t do these textures together.
Saucepan Cookies
Another recipe from cookie queen neighbour, Sara.
Dutch Apple Pie
A recipe from Candis.
Popcorn Balls
Another treat that often came around at Christmas time. This card is spotted and greasy, used often enough that it’s actually hard to even read. Listed as coming from Marilyn.
Honey Chicken Wings
Another card from next door neighbour Sara.
Sugar Coated Peanuts
From the kitchen of Steven Herman, hanging out in Vanita’s recipe crate!
Lazy Cabbage Rolls
Ukrainian style without the extra effort. This one looks super easy!
This card is listed as coming from Judy–that would be Vanita’s sweet sister-in-law who is known for her awesome recipes.
Walnut Slice
Better than butter tarts? Maybe if you like walnuts!
Marinated Mushrooms
Very simple ingredients. I think I might try this one with fresh mushrooms, rather than canned. Not Vanita’s handwriting on this card but I don’t know whose handwriting it is.
Sara’s Cookies
Based on the left-handed slant of the writing on the card, I’ll guess that this Sara’s Cookies recipe card came from long time neighbour Sara H.
Simple list of ingredients, I bet these are pretty yummy!
Strawberry Dessert
OK, it’s a tricky one since the amount of the main ingredient was not listed on the recipe card.
Oatmeal Cake
Marked as coming from Lorna.
Shortbread – The Best
Handwritten on a cute little notepad paper, titled “Shortbread-The Best” with suggestion to roll thin or form into balls and cook longer.
Brunch in One
Another recipe from neighbour Sara.
Pork Pies
This one is marked as coming from ‘Mom’. So if it was from Myrtle, you know it was a yummy one.
Pickled Beets
OMG, an actual vegetable? Right. And, we get to learn a bit about how to preserve those garden goodies. This method requires no canning or pressure cooking. You just hot pack the jars.
Tomato Chutney
A recipe from Wendy, former co-worker in the insurance agency.
Ginger Cookies
This one is a handwritten card that has a familiar style to it, but I can’t place whose writing it is.
Fudge
This card says the recipe comes from Vanita’s sister, Fern. The card has lots of spilly chocolate marks on it so it must have been a favorite.
Peanut Butter Chews
A contribution in Vanita’s recipe box that came from neighbour Sara’s kitchen. Sounds crispy, sweet and delightful!
Chocolate Cake
This recipe even includes frosting on the back side of the card!
Eagle Brand™ Style Sweetened Condensed Milk
There are a lot of recipes out there that call for sweetened condensed milk, the most popular being Eagle Brand™. But did you know you can make that stuff yourself? Well, now you know. And it’s much less expensive that store bought.
Mars Bar Squares
Seems like her generation was always tinkering and trying to make a good thing even better. This sounds pretty tasty.
French Onion Soup
This card is marked as coming from Wendy.
Bits & Bites ( Nuts & Bolts )
Vanita had several versions of this recipe in her card box, but this was the one that, when we arrived at Christmas, if it wasn’t ready yet, she’d hand over this card and tell me to finish making it. It’s noted as being from Joyce.
Ham Casserole
Marked with an FR, indicating it came from Vanita’s sister Fern. When I asked Fern about it, she said the recipe probably originated from their mom, Myrtle.
Overnight Buns
Marked as coming from the kitchen of Sara, a good friend and very long-time next door neighbour.
Pastry
This recipe was filed near the card for ‘Funny Cake’. There were no directions, only a list of ingredients and amounts. So I’ve filled in the directions as best I can. But if you know better how to make pie pastry-by all means, do it your way because this is not my stro…