Here are some recent requests...
Butter Roll Search
My Granny made a recipe once that was also called Butter Roll. It came out looking sort of like a peach cobbler without the peaches, no custard with with cinnamon, and a sugar syrup. Please let me know if you are familiar with a recipe like this. Thanks!! Brian
Peanut Butter Cozies Search
My sisters and I remember an article from Good Housekeeping or Woman's Day about feeding your family for, say$5 a week. There were recipes of things made of lard and flour and one, called peanut butter cozies, struck our fancy. This was in the 1950s. Anyone know anything about it? thanks. Ellen
Four Meal Chicken Dish
I don't know where to make a request, so I'm doing it here! My mom has been searching for a recipe for YEARS now, and I thought I'd enlist your help in finding it. My mom used to have a recipe for a four meal chicken dish. The idea was that you could make four meals with one chicken? She got it from either Family Circle magazine or Women's Circle magazine. Apparently, it's an amazingly delicous recipe, and we haven't been able to find it anywhere! It was aired in one of those magazines arround 1997 or 1998. Thank you! Ayla
Red Gravy
Everyone in my family who knew how my Louisiana grandmother cooked pork roast. It was always very tender. The unique aspect of the roast was that it had what we all called “red gravy.” The gravy had a translucent look. My grandmother said she used brown sugar in the recipe. She lived way out in the country, so she would never have had access to “sweet and sour” sauce or soy sauce. I don’t know where to begin. Have you ever heard of such a thing? I would appreciate any input from your site. Sandra
Bread Baked in Cans Recpie
I am looking for a recipe that you put the mixture in clean and dried vegetable cans and cook them that way. My great grandmother I think cooked her cans of bread in a cake pan filled with water. Can anyone help me find this recipe or one almost like it. My grand parents were from Kansas - Tennessee, that part of the states and everything was made from scratch. That is what I'm teaching my son. Please help me. Thank you Oleta from calif.
Ralston Cereal Cinnamon Rolls
In the early 60's I picked up a Ralston Cereal brochure in the Home Ec department of the college I was attending which had a recipe for Cinnamon Rolls made with the Ralston Cereal. I remember the raisins were added in the yeast dough and a mixture of brown sugar and maple syrup was placed in the bottoms of two round baking dishes and topped with pecan pieces. A mixture of butter, brown sugar and cinnamon was spread on the rolled out dough before rolling it up to cut into rolls. The recipe made 18 rolls. I would love to have this recipe again. Thank you so much, Bonny
Rose Hip Jelly and Persimmon Jelly
I am looking for two old fashioned recipes one being rose hip jelly and persimmon jelly. I found a lot of persimmon jam recipes but I want the jelly recipe. Please respond thanks! Elaine
Hot Oil Chocolate Cake
I’m looking for a “hot oil chocolate cake” recipe. It was a chocolate layer cake (I assume with hot oil) with a cocoa-fudgy icing. Tina
Sesame Chicken
Hi, hope you can help in locating a sesame chicken recipe that was listed in either the Women's Day or Family Cirlce magazine many years ago. It was a spotlight on tv stars and their favorite recipes. Her recipe included using beer in the batter. It was such a great recipe but unable to locate it. Thanks in advance for your attempt to help me. Valerie
Ritz Cracker Treats
We ate the spread between Ritz crackers. I recall it looking more brown than white, so I believe there was peanut butter in it. So from this gals memory I don't think the marshmallow creme over powered the spread.. and I don't think it was refrigerated as I recall my relatives having it in a container.. but it was kept in a cool pantry.
Chocolate Cake Recipe
I’m looking for the Chocolate Cake recipe that was on the back of the Baking Powder OR Baking Soda box years ago. Thanks for any help you might be able to offer, Gina
If you have any of these recipes, please email them to editor at heritagerecipes.com
And some answers:
Pudding Meat AnswerA lady was looking for pudding meat. I believe what they are referring to is "liver pudding". It is of German origin and can still be found in parts of Pennsylvania, Virginia & SC. It can be made either as a "loaf" or in casings just like sausage. An uncle buys his from Virginia - their liver pudding has no rice; the liver pudding I get from SC has rice in it. Not sure that it would be carried in a supermarket but a meat market may know about it. Cheryl
Pineapple Cake Recipe Found
Hello! Nice site and blog! I think I may have a recipe that someone named Bernice was looking for on your recipe detective blog. She called it “pineapple cake” with cream cheese frosting. I call mine “best cake.” Here it is:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups chopped nuts
1 20-oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained
Combine all ingredients and mix by hand. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool and frost with this:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
½ cup soft margarine (I use butter)
1 tsp vanilla
1 and 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
Mix well and spread on cake. Sprinkle with additional chopped nuts. Hope this helps Bernice! Thanks for a great site! Sincerely, Melanie
Some comments...
Holly, Thank you, thank you for the hot milk cake recipe. I had one like it of my Mom's. When she passed away many recipes on small cards disappeared. That was one of them. I remember her making cupcakes, birthday cakes, Washington Pie and Strawberry Shortcake, all out of this same recipe. Talk about versatile...I can't wait to try more of your recipes. Reminds me of my childhood. Cecilia
Friday, February 03, 2012
Saturday, April 23, 2011
More Lost Recipe Searches...
Onion Sauce recipe from the NK Café in Tampa, FL.
It (the onion sauce recipe) was published at one time in a local Tampa cook book but I have no idea which one. I have strained my brain looking for this recipe on the Internet and have run out of ideas of how to find it. I think it may be "lost in space!" Thanks so much for any help. Debra
(Editor’s Note: The NK Café was the The Natural Kitchen (NK Cafe), 3218 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, Florida. Apparently it closed in July, 2008.)
Gypsy's Arm Cake
I am looking for a recipe for a cake I used to make around 1964-5 (the first years I was married for the first time). I think it was a recipe from House and Garden or House Beautiful magazine. It was a sponge cake, with a sherry syrup that had cinnamon in it, poured over it when it came out of the oven, as I best I can remember it. I thought it was called a "gypsy's arm" cake, or at least based on that cake, but all those are jelly roll concoctions, rolled up around a custardy sherry filling. That is not what I am looking for. Help please! Gail
Cooked Frosting
The recipe I was looking for came from a cook book with Blue Ribbon in the title and probably was published around 1968. The recipe had granulated sugar and egg whites cooked in a double boiler until stiff. The mixture was added to Crisco and powdered sugar, with vanilla added last. Jackie
Marshmellow with Chocolate Topping Frosting
I am looking for a frosting my grandmother used to make for her German chocolate cake. I remember her making her own marshmallow topping. After topping the cake with the marshmallow, she would put a very thin layer of chocolate on top. I think it was bittersweet or dark chocolate. She would keep the cake in the refrigerator to keep the marshmallow and chocolate cool. Karla
White Cake with Vinegar Sauce
Hello, My name is Katherine and I live in Michigan. I have grown up on a very simple cake with a vinegar sauce. The cake was a white cake with a hint of nutmeg, and the sauce that went over the cake was a thick clear sauce with vinegar. My Grandmother made this for me a lot! BUT..... when she passed, so did the recipe. I truly miss her, but wish she would have written down the recipe. I hope you can help! Would love to taste a piece of the past again. Thank you,Katherine
Sponge Cake with Coco Malt
My mother in law used to make a sponge type cake with coco malt and a malt icing. I know it was baked in a jelly roll pan and the thin layers were used to make a multi layered finished product. She always made it for Easter. I have been looking for this recipe forever. he originally used the coco malt product and then had to switch to a malt and coco combination when coco malt was no longer available. Any help would be appreciated, Mary Lou
Peanut Pone (Cornbread)
When I was in the 2nd grade my grandparents grew peanuts my grandmother received a recipe from the company PEANUT PONE it has been lost for about 35 years it is something like a cake/cornbread. It was a favorite on the farm can you find it? thank you. Monnie
Butterscotch Pudding Nut Horns
Have you ever seen a recipe for nut horns with a filling made of butterscotch pudding (not instant)? If so, can you send it to me? Thanks for your help. Denise
Apple Soda Bread
Hello! I'm wondering if anyone can help me. My very Irish husband keeps describing an apple recipe that his very Irish mother made many years ago. He describes it as an apple cake and just can't seem to get across to me exactly what it was like. Some of the family say it would have been something like a soda bread with sliced cooking apples in between two layers of the soda bread. My husband says that it wasn't as heavy as a soda bread, maybe something like a pastry with apples in between. It sounds lovely and I've tried it several times but it seems it was not 'like Ma used to make'. Does it strike any bells with anyone? Thank you for your help! Beth
Grape Hulls
I am searching for a source of preserved or frozen grape hulls to use in my grandmother’s grape hull pie recipe. Is there anyone out there who can help? Thanks, Rose
Pudding Meat
I am trying to find "pudding meat". My Mom found this a nice treat that reminded her of childhood days. A cousin would bring this to her and would buy it while visiting her brother in Pennsylvania. I have had no luck locating this in the grocery stores here in Michigan. Most folks do not even know what scrapple is so 'pudding meat' isn't going to be on their radar either. If it isn't possible to find a recipe then a company that makes this would also be very helpful. In truth, any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Cheryl
Lost recipes found:
Potato Candy Request:
“Potato Candy -- Back in the 1940's my mother made candy that I think was called potato candy. it would have a layer of potato or whatever the white was and a stripe of peanut butter. I would love to find the recipe. Thanks..Mary"
Answer from Liz: “I just read a blog post about this on SouthernPlate.com, here's the link http://www.southernplate.com/2010/12/old-fashioned-potato-candy.html I hope that helps Mary, your site is amazing and I'm really enjoying all of the "new" vintage recipes. =) Liz”
Roz’ky
Looking for a recipe for roz’ky. It is a pastry more than a cookie.Thank you, Margo
Possible find: http://www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/desserts1.html#rozky
It (the onion sauce recipe) was published at one time in a local Tampa cook book but I have no idea which one. I have strained my brain looking for this recipe on the Internet and have run out of ideas of how to find it. I think it may be "lost in space!" Thanks so much for any help. Debra
(Editor’s Note: The NK Café was the The Natural Kitchen (NK Cafe), 3218 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, Florida. Apparently it closed in July, 2008.)
Gypsy's Arm Cake
I am looking for a recipe for a cake I used to make around 1964-5 (the first years I was married for the first time). I think it was a recipe from House and Garden or House Beautiful magazine. It was a sponge cake, with a sherry syrup that had cinnamon in it, poured over it when it came out of the oven, as I best I can remember it. I thought it was called a "gypsy's arm" cake, or at least based on that cake, but all those are jelly roll concoctions, rolled up around a custardy sherry filling. That is not what I am looking for. Help please! Gail
Cooked Frosting
The recipe I was looking for came from a cook book with Blue Ribbon in the title and probably was published around 1968. The recipe had granulated sugar and egg whites cooked in a double boiler until stiff. The mixture was added to Crisco and powdered sugar, with vanilla added last. Jackie
Marshmellow with Chocolate Topping Frosting
I am looking for a frosting my grandmother used to make for her German chocolate cake. I remember her making her own marshmallow topping. After topping the cake with the marshmallow, she would put a very thin layer of chocolate on top. I think it was bittersweet or dark chocolate. She would keep the cake in the refrigerator to keep the marshmallow and chocolate cool. Karla
White Cake with Vinegar Sauce
Hello, My name is Katherine and I live in Michigan. I have grown up on a very simple cake with a vinegar sauce. The cake was a white cake with a hint of nutmeg, and the sauce that went over the cake was a thick clear sauce with vinegar. My Grandmother made this for me a lot! BUT..... when she passed, so did the recipe. I truly miss her, but wish she would have written down the recipe. I hope you can help! Would love to taste a piece of the past again. Thank you,Katherine
Sponge Cake with Coco Malt
My mother in law used to make a sponge type cake with coco malt and a malt icing. I know it was baked in a jelly roll pan and the thin layers were used to make a multi layered finished product. She always made it for Easter. I have been looking for this recipe forever. he originally used the coco malt product and then had to switch to a malt and coco combination when coco malt was no longer available. Any help would be appreciated, Mary Lou
Peanut Pone (Cornbread)
When I was in the 2nd grade my grandparents grew peanuts my grandmother received a recipe from the company PEANUT PONE it has been lost for about 35 years it is something like a cake/cornbread. It was a favorite on the farm can you find it? thank you. Monnie
Butterscotch Pudding Nut Horns
Have you ever seen a recipe for nut horns with a filling made of butterscotch pudding (not instant)? If so, can you send it to me? Thanks for your help. Denise
Apple Soda Bread
Hello! I'm wondering if anyone can help me. My very Irish husband keeps describing an apple recipe that his very Irish mother made many years ago. He describes it as an apple cake and just can't seem to get across to me exactly what it was like. Some of the family say it would have been something like a soda bread with sliced cooking apples in between two layers of the soda bread. My husband says that it wasn't as heavy as a soda bread, maybe something like a pastry with apples in between. It sounds lovely and I've tried it several times but it seems it was not 'like Ma used to make'. Does it strike any bells with anyone? Thank you for your help! Beth
Grape Hulls
I am searching for a source of preserved or frozen grape hulls to use in my grandmother’s grape hull pie recipe. Is there anyone out there who can help? Thanks, Rose
Pudding Meat
I am trying to find "pudding meat". My Mom found this a nice treat that reminded her of childhood days. A cousin would bring this to her and would buy it while visiting her brother in Pennsylvania. I have had no luck locating this in the grocery stores here in Michigan. Most folks do not even know what scrapple is so 'pudding meat' isn't going to be on their radar either. If it isn't possible to find a recipe then a company that makes this would also be very helpful. In truth, any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Cheryl
Lost recipes found:
Potato Candy Request:
“Potato Candy -- Back in the 1940's my mother made candy that I think was called potato candy. it would have a layer of potato or whatever the white was and a stripe of peanut butter. I would love to find the recipe. Thanks..Mary"
Answer from Liz: “I just read a blog post about this on SouthernPlate.com, here's the link http://www.southernplate.com/2010/12/old-fashioned-potato-candy.html I hope that helps Mary, your site is amazing and I'm really enjoying all of the "new" vintage recipes. =) Liz”
Roz’ky
Looking for a recipe for roz’ky. It is a pastry more than a cookie.Thank you, Margo
Possible find: http://www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/desserts1.html#rozky
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