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Dessertarata

May 28, 2019 by mgrc Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love dessert? Here’s an entire cookbook filled with desserts from around the world. The title “Dessertarata” is a play on the famous Desiderata prose poem by Max Ehrman. The poem is at the front of the book. This cookbook is from the New Apostolic Church Youth, St. Louis District 1982. It is softcover,…

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Filed Under: Cookbook, Dessert Tagged With: Cake, Cookbook, Dessert, Mango

Kitchen Kompanion from Lansing Christian Reformed Church 1963

March 12, 2019 by mgrc Leave a Comment

The Kitchen Kompanion cookbook from the Lansing Christian Reformed Church is falling apart. Literally, the previous owner taped the cover back onto the cookbook. They also wrote favorite recipes on the cover: p. 55 Zucchini Cass. p. 69 S. Potatoes p. 38 Fudge Pbutter This spiral bound, locally produced cookbook is a delight. Actually, I…

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Filed Under: Cookbook, Recipes Tagged With: Appetizer, Beverages, Cake, Casserole, Cookbook, Cookies, Fudge, Michigan, Potatoes, Salad

Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Coconut

March 10, 2019 by mgrc 1 Comment

fresh carrot cake photo

One of my favorite things about running this blog is when people request recipes from the My Great Recipes collection. Sebrina wrote: Please please send me the carrot cake receipe with the pineapple & coconut. My card stuck to another cards and I pullrd the words off. Let me know if I need to purchase…

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Filed Under: Dessert, My Great Recipes Tagged With: Cake, Carrots, Coconut, Cream Cheese, Pineapple

Strawberry Refrigerator Cake

February 26, 2019 by mgrc Leave a Comment

Nothing like a yummy cake, right? Here’s a recipe for a strawberry cake from the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company in the mid-1950s. Just make sure you’ve got an Angel Food Cake in the house first.

Filed Under: Dessert, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Tagged With: Angel Food, Cake, Gelatin, Strawberry, Summer

Dora’s Spice Cake

October 9, 2018 by mgrc Leave a Comment

handwritten recipe for spice cake from dora

Here’s a mysterious handwritten recipe from the Red Plastic Box collection. I think it’s for a spice cake. What do you think? Honestly, I don’t know how long to bake this, or in which pan to bake. I’m not even sure if it the title is Spice Leake or Spike Bake! But I love that…

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Filed Under: Dessert, Red Plastic Recipe Box Tagged With: Cake, Handwritten, Spice

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