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.
Gelatin
Stuffed Cherries
When cherries are in season, here is a delightful way to serve them: stuffed with cream cheese, toasted almonds, and grated orange rind. This recipe for stuffed cherries comes from Cross Country Cookery.
Cottage Cheese Salmon Salad
I really don’t think that cottage cheese and salmon should be mixed with gelatin and molded, but that’s exactly what this recipe from My Great Recipes asked you to do. If you wish, use a pretty mold for this salad that is molded in 2 layers. It makes a nice luncheon salad for entertaining. This…
Avocado Beet Salad
Your guests will be surprised to find that the pretty jelled filling in this avocado salad is pureed beet. It is easy to make for a party if you prepare the beet filling the night before. You must make the beet filling in advance. Serve leftover beet filling on lettuce topped with sliced green onions…
Spiced Applesauce Mold
This spicy applesauce mold is labeled a salad. And, by 1954 standards it is a salad: it’s got gelatin and fruit, and salad dressing. This week, check back each day as I share the recipes for Thanksgiving, 1954 from Michigan Consolidated Gas Company: Roast Turkey with Almond Celery Stuffing Turkey Pompons Spicy Applesauce Mold Green…