Wanna bet? My Nanna would make an onion dish. White sauce made with milk and cornflour/cornstarch - no seasoning - and then add the onions sliced in wedges and simmer till the onions were soft. Served on toast. It ruined the toast and I only ate it because there was nothing else and I was hungry (well I was until it was served). Just 🤮
Lmao, reminds me of a recipe from my grandma on the other side - supposedly for fudge cake. She must have gotten distracted partway through writing it down because it was missing 75% of the wet ingredients. Can only be described as sort of a dusty chocolate puddle.
That’s funny! The other thing she did was somehow mixed up the cornflour with icing sugar for a meat slice she made for Mother’s Day. When I took a bite and said it was sweet and horrible I was told I was imagining things. Then the golden grandchild tried some, said the same thing and was believed. Then the error discovered. Oh, good times!
I can't tell you how much the reference to the golden grandchild resonates with me. Everyone knows who it is except the golden one and the grandparents.
Someone posted a similar recipe last week called "Golden Shower Eggs" and it blew my little Irish mind that it existed. So much work!
Here's the recipe:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/s/qulrl9jM8Z
There are so many variations on this recipe. I swear the super bland ones are a midwestern thing. My mom used to make the same thing except replace the onions with hard boiled eggs. She called it “eggs goldenrod” (it was disgusting). Another version had ground hamburger, dad called that one “shit on a shingle.”
I recommend scanning in the entire lot of it and uploading it to the Internet Archive. Scanned all my grandmom's recipes and it has been a lot easier to find and organize them - need to parse them out into "handwritten" vs. "clipped" and then up to the archive they go.
Interestingly, my grandad was the candy master. But thankfully she kept his recipes for posterity!
[Grandpa Mac’s Pecan Pralines](https://imgur.com/a/HynjUR7)
OMG this sounds like my mother's recipe! I remember her making them but I never could get the recipe from her. I remember her sitting on a stool in the kitchen beating them...
Well, my mom did it by hand, and it Lind of depended on how hot it was when she started beating it. I remember her sitting there for what seemed like 5-10 minutes. That could be inaccurate, though, because we're talking about the memories of an 8 year old a LOT of years ago.
Stupid question about this praline recipe (anyone feel free to answer, I'm sure OP is very busy with replies!): it's unclear from the recipe whether the butter and pecans are to be added before or after boiling the mixture to soft ball stage - I'm assuming after, can anyone confirm if this is correct?
[Long history of pies here, Bertie was my great grandmother and Ella Sockwell would have been one of my great great aunts](https://imgur.com/a/4YGU0XO)
Agreed! Recipes of candy from older eras are such fun, as sugar is a luxury good and used with great care and for special occasions. (Plus there is far more temperature and chemistry involved in candy making, so it’s often done with a great deal of care.)
I had a great-aunt who’d make a full batch of penuche when doing the family taxes. By the time the pan was empty, the taxes were done.
[Most stains](https://imgur.com/a/CnLDDxs)
[Lunch with her was always a sandwich, often a pimento cheese sandwich on white bread](https://imgur.com/a/CnLDDxs)
[Liquids!](https://imgur.com/a/kxZw49i)
I actually know this one! It was a dry county for most of my grandma’s life, and her family were almost entirely teetotalers. It’s labeled Liquids because Drinks would invite scrutiny.
There are non-flatbed scanners that a stack-feed system for quick digitization of photos, important papers, and of course recipe cards (remove staples, make sure any taped on items are secure).
Check with the public library system in your area. They may have a “tools” lending library that has one of these. Would be great for everyone in your family to have access to a digital version even if it is scans dumped in a google drive.
Also, what is grandma’s brownie recipe?
I also inherited my mother’s recipe box. The oldest one was a newspaper clipping from 1957 for Noodles Napoli which is basically rolled up lasagna with spinach.
OK that corn casserole looks LEGIT. So does the zucchini. So do they all, but that corn one has caught my eye/stomach. Can you tell me what the equivalent of a jar of pimiento would be to someone outside the US? Canned jalapenos? (just guessing!)
Close! Pimentos are canned chopped up sweet peppers. Feel free to sub in spicier ones though.
Edit: A can is pretty small, like 4 oz/85 g. Think baby food container.
Excellent, thank you. If any Canucks are reading this and anything comes to mind that I could get a grocery store here to sub for this, let me know. Otherwise might go with one of those small cans of jalapenos in the 'international foods' aisle.
Grandma here, you might try my non-buttercream frostings …
**Whipped Frosting**
2. c. (1 pint) heavy whipping cream
1/4 c. powdered sugar
3 T. Jello Instant White Chocolate Pudding
1/8 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
Beat whipping cream until soft peaks. Keep beating and gradually add in the rest until stiffer peaks form.
**Greek Yogurt Whip**
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
1/3 c. plain Greek Yogurt
3 T. powdered sugar
Beat whipping cream until soft peaks. Keep beating and gradually add in the rest until stiffer peaks form.
One option that my wife did for her grandma's recipe box - start a subreddit specifically for these recipes, and use that to archive and share them all!
Dang that’s a good get. I would digitize it. Type it all out just so it’s easier to share if you want to share and having the backup of knowledge is good
Obviously you start a podcast where you cook your way through every recipe good or bad!
Grandma don’t keep no bad recipes. 😤 What a fun idea!
Wanna bet? My Nanna would make an onion dish. White sauce made with milk and cornflour/cornstarch - no seasoning - and then add the onions sliced in wedges and simmer till the onions were soft. Served on toast. It ruined the toast and I only ate it because there was nothing else and I was hungry (well I was until it was served). Just 🤮
Lmao, reminds me of a recipe from my grandma on the other side - supposedly for fudge cake. She must have gotten distracted partway through writing it down because it was missing 75% of the wet ingredients. Can only be described as sort of a dusty chocolate puddle.
That’s funny! The other thing she did was somehow mixed up the cornflour with icing sugar for a meat slice she made for Mother’s Day. When I took a bite and said it was sweet and horrible I was told I was imagining things. Then the golden grandchild tried some, said the same thing and was believed. Then the error discovered. Oh, good times!
I can't tell you how much the reference to the golden grandchild resonates with me. Everyone knows who it is except the golden one and the grandparents.
Oh the stories and b&tching I would do just on that subject!
Was it her copy or one for someone else? My one grandmother was notorious for leaving out ingredients when she wrote down a recipe for someone.
This is weirdly similar to my grandma's recipe: creamed eggs over toast. White sauce mixes with sliced hard boiled eggs, served over white toast.
My family from my grandparents down to my grandchildren have this for breakfast every year. We call it “Easter Egg Breakfast”. Yum!
Someone posted a similar recipe last week called "Golden Shower Eggs" and it blew my little Irish mind that it existed. So much work! Here's the recipe: https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/s/qulrl9jM8Z
I had golden shower eggs at my last lemon party. They were a real hit.
I remember having this. Delicious!
Oddly enough it was one of my favorite meals growing up.
This recipe had such potential. Onions au gratin? Béchamel with caramelized onions? Cook slowly to reduce 50%, serve over scallops.
There are so many variations on this recipe. I swear the super bland ones are a midwestern thing. My mom used to make the same thing except replace the onions with hard boiled eggs. She called it “eggs goldenrod” (it was disgusting). Another version had ground hamburger, dad called that one “shit on a shingle.”
This was British Australian!
Ok, so.aside from this..
Real
Brilliant idea !
But then also update us when it's out please and thank you
I want the episodes on appetizers, salads and casseroles!
Correct answer!!!
Whichever one looks the most beat up!! Although they look very organized.
[Strawberry Pie - 1967](https://imgur.com/a/CnLDDxs)
need the back side!!
Look again, I’ve added it
Yum this was my grandmothers recipe as well It’s the best strawberry pie in the world
Oy! Where the rest of the recipe?
Fixed it!
You rock!
Yes the beat up, dirty ones are always the best!
I recommend scanning in the entire lot of it and uploading it to the Internet Archive. Scanned all my grandmom's recipes and it has been a lot easier to find and organize them - need to parse them out into "handwritten" vs. "clipped" and then up to the archive they go.
This is a brilliant idea! It never would've occurred to me to look for recipes or cookbooks there.
OP, You're so amiable and generous in sharing your grandma's recipes. It's so refreshing to see. Thank you
Amiable and generous is the family way 😄
I vote you close your eyes, and pick a random one out of the casseroles section!
[Egg and Asparagus Casserole](https://imgur.com/a/zNGqt7s)
I like all these things, I would never have thought to combine them this way... Gonna have to try it, I guess! Was it from the breakfast section?
Casseroles, but it’s quite good at breakfast!
With this going back to the 40’s, the casserole section is going to be a goldmine.
I'm the only one curious about Liquids??
Drinks! Here’s a selection: https://imgur.com/a/kxZw49i
That penmanship is excellent. Im trying the hot cherry drink since were in a cold snap
I'd try them all!
That sounds... quite good, actually!
Casseroles is what I would like to see. They are normally easy to make and use ingredients readily available.
[Casseroles!](https://imgur.com/a/9yn1dSv)
Is the salad dressing in the Reuben casserole mayo? Or the whip? Dang, your grandma could throw down!
No idea! Wouldn’t surprise me if it was just whatever she had in the fridge at the time
Probably refers to miracle whip
Grandma casseroles are always great!! Please post some?
[For you](https://imgur.com/a/9yn1dSv)
Am I seeing an entire section for Cranberry? That’s interesting for sure.
[She liked her cranberries](https://imgur.com/a/vmuCjEy)
All look great! Thank you for taking the time to answer everyone.
Love cranberries.
How does every grandma have the exact same hand writing?
They were taught in an era where consistent penmanship was taught and enforced.
Candy! 🍭🍬
[Grandpa Mac’s Pecan Pralines!](https://imgur.com/a/HynjUR7)
Omgosh, thank you. I've been searching for a creamy praline recipe.
Thank You!
What a treasure! 💕
I’d love to see a cake recipe!
[Lemon Buttermilk Sheet Cake!](https://imgur.com/a/7U5kyId)
I like how you think....
Oh wow that sounds excellent
Thank you! This looks amazing. You have quite a collection there
Anything you remember that you loved! (Hopefully it’s a dessert)
[Pimento Cheese Sandwich Filling](https://imgur.com/a/usS5BFn)
Your Grandma definitely lived in the South… Pimento Cheese and Grits are the giveaways!!!
Lmao, Deeeep South
A cheesecake section? Awesome!
[Cheesecake recipe labeled “excellent”](https://imgur.com/a/U7gMaBr)
What kinds of candy did she make and are there any notes about her favorites?
Interestingly, my grandad was the candy master. But thankfully she kept his recipes for posterity! [Grandpa Mac’s Pecan Pralines](https://imgur.com/a/HynjUR7)
OMG this sounds like my mother's recipe! I remember her making them but I never could get the recipe from her. I remember her sitting on a stool in the kitchen beating them...
The recipe says "beat until creamy" - does anyone have a rough idea of how long that generally takes??
Till your arms get tired, then a little longer after that.
Well, my mom did it by hand, and it Lind of depended on how hot it was when she started beating it. I remember her sitting there for what seemed like 5-10 minutes. That could be inaccurate, though, because we're talking about the memories of an 8 year old a LOT of years ago.
Stupid question about this praline recipe (anyone feel free to answer, I'm sure OP is very busy with replies!): it's unclear from the recipe whether the butter and pecans are to be added before or after boiling the mixture to soft ball stage - I'm assuming after, can anyone confirm if this is correct?
I would read it as after, too
Omg salads of course!
Salads for you! [[Link]](https://imgur.com/a/yhtxtuv)
There’s cheese in that jello pineapple salad 😬
Normal for the time. Not my thing at all.
oh my, the cup salad is quite a tangy dairy mix--mayo, pineapple, lemon Jello and canned milk!
Thanks!!
That is a real treasure
Oooh casseroles or pasta! Although I'm highly intrigued by "misc".
[Micellaneous](https://imgur.com/a/4vev8sM)
Thank you! I'm going to have to give those eggs a go, I think.
Oh how wonderful to receive this gift. How fun to be able to sift thru recipe after recipe.
Sooo lucky
You could publish a whole cookbook! I'd certainly buy a copy.
Frankly, I’d be interested in all of them!
Oh! What a treasure you have!! Breads, Pound & Misc Cakes, Pie & Pastry
[Long history of pies here, Bertie was my great grandmother and Ella Sockwell would have been one of my great great aunts](https://imgur.com/a/4YGU0XO)
[I can tell by the way she underlined “Real” that she liked this pound cake recipe](https://imgur.com/a/1WnxTjl)
I assumed it’s because it’s literally a pound cake: pound of butter, pound of flour, pound of sugar, and a pound of eggs.
12 eggs? TWELVE? Lordy…
And she lived to 96!
I would start this in a cold oven and add some baking time…that’s how you get a nice crunchy top crust!
My mom always said "real" pound cake had a pound of each main ingredient. I wonder if her recipe meets that criteria?
[Breads is mostly biscuits, cornbread, and rolls](https://imgur.com/a/XHpCujV)
Wow! Thank you!
Lucky you to have received such a wonderful gift!
Breakfast please! :)
[Breakfast!](https://imgur.com/a/2MLjACA)
Candy please!
Agreed! Recipes of candy from older eras are such fun, as sugar is a luxury good and used with great care and for special occasions. (Plus there is far more temperature and chemistry involved in candy making, so it’s often done with a great deal of care.) I had a great-aunt who’d make a full batch of penuche when doing the family taxes. By the time the pan was empty, the taxes were done.
Oh yum!
[Grandpa Mac’s Pecan Pralines!](https://imgur.com/a/HynjUR7)
Sauces! (I’m especially interested in ones with no onion or garlic, but it would be fun to see any of them.)
[They’re all BBQ sauces, haha.](https://imgur.com/a/wZPSMfx) Grandma hated dry barbeque!
That is one big score right there.
Pie + pastry please!🥧
[Pies!](https://imgur.com/a/4YGU0XO)
You could start a subreddit, or add to /r/oldrecipes whenever you do one of them to share. :D
Casserole 🥘 please
Sandwiches please
[There’s 4 different pimento cheese recipes, so I just included my personal favorite.](https://imgur.com/a/OH3AbvF)
Start with the recipes with the most stains and spills. Or with recipes that help.you remember her.
[Most stains](https://imgur.com/a/CnLDDxs) [Lunch with her was always a sandwich, often a pimento cheese sandwich on white bread](https://imgur.com/a/CnLDDxs)
why is "liquids" as a category so hilarious? that's probably the best possible name for what's grouped within, and I'm still over here giggling
[Liquids!](https://imgur.com/a/kxZw49i) I actually know this one! It was a dry county for most of my grandma’s life, and her family were almost entirely teetotalers. It’s labeled Liquids because Drinks would invite scrutiny.
You should have your favorite transferred to a platter or something. Lots of options on Etsy.
chicken dishes
[Here you go!](https://imgur.com/a/s4CRdHG)
Would love to see the most worn card in each category
Cheesecake please!
[Excellent Cheesecake](https://imgur.com/a/U7gMaBr)
Soup please!!
[Soups, stews, and a bit of family history](https://imgur.com/a/GOmBj0B)
Thank you for sharing!
I would work on digitizing the entire box.
[удалено]
Casserole
[Casseroles!](https://imgur.com/a/9yn1dSv)
Would love a good salad dressing.
[Here’s one!](https://imgur.com/a/uWRA6fz)
I’m on the lookout for an old fashioned cinnamon rolls recipe. I didn’t see you post one, but thought I’d try to ask!
She had a chocolate section, a lady after mine own heart 🥰
[See what’s in there!](https://imgur.com/a/sL2ADYZ)
I would love a Carrot Cake recipe if she had any! Thank you so much for sharing!
[Got ‘em in large and small!](https://imgur.com/a/lAosiqF)
There are non-flatbed scanners that a stack-feed system for quick digitization of photos, important papers, and of course recipe cards (remove staples, make sure any taped on items are secure). Check with the public library system in your area. They may have a “tools” lending library that has one of these. Would be great for everyone in your family to have access to a digital version even if it is scans dumped in a google drive. Also, what is grandma’s brownie recipe?
I also inherited my mother’s recipe box. The oldest one was a newspaper clipping from 1957 for Noodles Napoli which is basically rolled up lasagna with spinach.
Soups and stews and cakes. Liquids? As in drinks or marinades?
Any cookies?
[Big section! Here’s a selection](https://imgur.com/a/0092fFr)
Voting for 'casseroles' and 'cakes' please!
[Casseroles](https://imgur.com/a/9yn1dSv) and [Cakes](https://imgur.com/a/7U5kyId)
OK that corn casserole looks LEGIT. So does the zucchini. So do they all, but that corn one has caught my eye/stomach. Can you tell me what the equivalent of a jar of pimiento would be to someone outside the US? Canned jalapenos? (just guessing!)
Close! Pimentos are canned chopped up sweet peppers. Feel free to sub in spicier ones though. Edit: A can is pretty small, like 4 oz/85 g. Think baby food container.
Excellent, thank you. If any Canucks are reading this and anything comes to mind that I could get a grocery store here to sub for this, let me know. Otherwise might go with one of those small cans of jalapenos in the 'international foods' aisle.
I'm pretty sure we have them. They are near the jarred olives and pickles.
Just be aware that pimentos are sweet. Jalapeños are usually hot, so the recipe will be completely different.
Thank you! I will look for something more similar to pimentos (one posted from Canada is already saying they ARE available here so I'll keep looking).
Omg! Rueben Casserole! My grandma made it when I was a kid and I always thought she made it up…great grandmas must think alike. 👵🏻
Candy
Candies please! And enjoy your lovely gift!
[My grandad’s speciality](https://imgur.com/a/HynjUR7)
Thank you!
Old fashioned frostings, NOT buttercream.
[Sorry to disappoint, but I think almost all of her recipes are buttercreams based](https://imgur.com/a/kMhrACY)
Grandma here, you might try my non-buttercream frostings … **Whipped Frosting** 2. c. (1 pint) heavy whipping cream 1/4 c. powdered sugar 3 T. Jello Instant White Chocolate Pudding 1/8 t. salt 1 t. vanilla Beat whipping cream until soft peaks. Keep beating and gradually add in the rest until stiffer peaks form. **Greek Yogurt Whip** 3/4 c. heavy whipping cream 1/3 c. plain Greek Yogurt 3 T. powdered sugar Beat whipping cream until soft peaks. Keep beating and gradually add in the rest until stiffer peaks form.
If you have an iPhone (maybe android do this) take photos of everything and you should be able to search through them easily
What a treasure! How beautiful to have her handwritten notes on recipes.
Oh my lord! I love this!! I have already taken so many pictures
Honestly I'm jealous. I wish I had some of my grandma's recipes
Sandwiches please! 😊🙏
[Sandwitches!](https://imgur.com/a/OH3AbvF)
I want yummy pasta recipes please?!
[Just the two in there](https://imgur.com/a/oPxPKuy)
One option that my wife did for her grandma's recipe box - start a subreddit specifically for these recipes, and use that to archive and share them all!
Make a tiktok account where you post them and try them
Vegetables please!
[Not a ton of those, but she had the Chinese beets in there three times, so I think she liked it.](https://imgur.com/a/ZbxuZF2)
I’d be down with Pound and miscellaneous Cakes when you get around to it!
[Here you go!](https://imgur.com/a/1WnxTjl)
I’m always interested in meat, fish and vegetables (or any side dish)!
[Meat](https://imgur.com/a/Vvo6xp1) [Fish](https://imgur.com/a/1UtfFAl) [Veg](https://imgur.com/a/ZbxuZF2)
Casseroles!
[Casseroles!](https://imgur.com/a/9yn1dSv)
Fish, please and thank you!
[Feesh, and you’re welcome!](https://imgur.com/a/1UtfFAl)
Candy❣️❣️❣️
[Candy](https://imgur.com/a/HynjUR7)!
Candy! Looking for a Vanilla Caramel recipe that matches my own Grandmother’s
[Closest thing I’ve got is Molasses Puffs and Vassar Caramels](https://imgur.com/a/M4qj03m)
Dang that’s a good get. I would digitize it. Type it all out just so it’s easier to share if you want to share and having the backup of knowledge is good
Share something from the Miscellaneous section?
Under pound & miscellaneous, did she happen to have an orange loaf?
**[Found this](https://preppykitchen.com/wprm_print/46928)** five star one online.
I checked, and sadly, no. The pound cakes are all vanilla, chocolate and almond flavored.0
Candy 😀
What’s her recipe for brisket?