http://retro-food.com/2006/07/05/no-2-cans/ A Love Song with Vintage Recipes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:34:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://retro-food.com/2006/07/05/no-2-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-9127 Love Song in a Foreign Language | Story Bleed Magazine Mon, 16 May 2011 14:09:40 +0000 http://retro-food.com/2006/07/05/no-2-cans/#comment-9127 [...] That is the draw of old cookbooks and recipe cards. Sure, the commercial ones with their funny pictures and fussy ideas on keeping a home amuse me. The ones that sing to me though come from Junior Leagues, churches, Women’s Auxiliaries, ones handwritten on a recipe card, ones with names attached. Those women share the love songs they sang to their families and their friends through their cooking. The ingredients may be foreign or impossible to find in these times. (celery Jell-o for example) The ingredients may just hide behind another name: oleo, xxxx sugar, #2 cans. [...] [...] That is the draw of old cookbooks and recipe cards. Sure, the commercial ones with their funny pictures and fussy ideas on keeping a home amuse me. The ones that sing to me though come from Junior Leagues, churches, Women’s Auxiliaries, ones handwritten on a recipe card, ones with names attached. Those women share the love songs they sang to their families and their friends through their cooking. The ingredients may be foreign or impossible to find in these times. (celery Jell-o for example) The ingredients may just hide behind another name: oleo, xxxx sugar, #2 cans. [...]

]]> http://retro-food.com/2006/07/05/no-2-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-436 retro-food.com » Kidney Bean Salad Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:23:54 +0000 http://retro-food.com/2006/07/05/no-2-cans/#comment-436 [...] No. 2 can red kidney beans 1 cup sliced celery 1 tablespoon chopped onion 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard Crisp lettuce Mayonnaise [...] [...] No. 2 can red kidney beans 1 cup sliced celery 1 tablespoon chopped onion 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard Crisp lettuce Mayonnaise [...]

]]> http://retro-food.com/2006/07/05/no-2-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-426 retro-food.com » Swiss Steak Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:49:33 +0000 http://retro-food.com/2006/07/05/no-2-cans/#comment-426 [...] 2 lbs. round steak â…“ cup flour 1 teaspoon salt Dash pepper 3 tablespoons shortening 2 cups water or 1 No. 2 can tomato juice [...] [...] 2 lbs. round steak â…“ cup flour 1 teaspoon salt Dash pepper 3 tablespoons shortening 2 cups water or 1 No. 2 can tomato juice [...]

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