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Nana's CookBooks
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Recipes and menus from my Nana's Cookbooks and other older cookbooks, sometimes pictures are included.
🌎SW Michigan
📚The Modern Family Cookbook 1943
📚 Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book, 1950
📚The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, 1965
📚Joy of Cooking, 1975
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oh!!!
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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You know, it's pie...with nuts. 😉
From 1943, The Modern Family Cookbook by Meta Givens NUT PIE 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ cup nutmeats (pecans, hickory nuts, walnuts, etc.) 6 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk, scalded Cooled baked 8-inch pie shell 2 tablespoons butter ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup granulated sugar 2 eggs, separated Pinch of salt Mix together brown sugar and flour; add scalded milk, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil and cook slowly over direct heat 5 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and slowly stir into the well-beaten egg yolks. Return to pan and cook 2 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Add vanilla and stir well; then add nuts and stir enough to distribute. Cool. Turn into cooled baked pie shell. Beat egg whites until stiff; hen beat in granulated sugar and salt. Pipe this over surface of piaciling moderate oven (350° F.) for 12 to 15 minutes, or until meringue is nicely toasted. Cool before serving. 5 to 6 servings.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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You & @djgiantrobot.bsky.social can compare notes. 😁
From 1943, The Modern Family Cookbook by Meta Givens ESCALLOPED SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES 5 medium sweet potatoes or yams ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 tart apples ¾ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter Scrub potatoes, peel and slice. Peel, core and slice apples. Arrange in alternate layers in a buttered casserole, sprinkling each layer of potatoes with salt and each layer of apples with sugar. Dot with butter, cover casse-role, and bake in a moderate oven (375° F.) until both potatoes and apples are very tender and flavors are well blended, about 45 minutes. 5 servings.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Please remember that the "French dressing" is more of a vinaigrette than what we consider French dressing today. Also, in 1943, a salad was basically anything served on lettuce. 🤷🏼‍♀️
from 1943, The Modern Family Cookbook by Meta Givens GRAPEFRUIT SALAD 3 small grapefruit or 1 No. 2 Lettuce tin grapefruit sections ⅓ cup French dressing If using fresh grapefruit, peel like an apple and remove the sections whole. Canned sections should be drained (use juice as beverage). Arrange chilled sections on lettuce leaves. Serve with French dressing. 5 servings. Variation: A slice of tomato or avocado may be added to each serving of this salad for color and flavor. Watercress or curly endive is a pleasant change from lettuce.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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As you wish...
Tomatoes Creole Melt in a large pan 2 tablespoons butter Add 1 green pepper, seeded and cut in tiny shreds 1 large onion, chopped fine Cook slowly until the onion is yellow. Add 6 to 8 tomatoes, quartered Continued on the next picture. From 1965, The Fannir Farmer Cookbook Cook slowly 20 minutes. Season to taste with Salt and pepper. Serves 4 or 5.
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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This recipe was from their 1965 cookbook. Microwaves weren't in the kitchen just yet.
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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more vegetables and smaller servings.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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The Cheese fondue is served with bread according to the recipe.
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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yup. 1943 was something else.
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Happy Birthday!
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Fried. The recipe was posted yesterday if you're interested.
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Top Milk is the upper layer of cream that naturally rises to the top of unhomogenized milk.
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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That's awful! I'm so sorry!
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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50 gold stars ⭐️ for sneaking in another vegetable. Nana would be proud.
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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It's also known as unsweetened condensed milk. In the USA, it's sold in 12-oz cans. Roughly 60% of the water has been removed from the milk. In this case, it's used to give a creamy texture to the soup...most likely.
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM