I know that Valentine's Day is now in the rear view mirror. However, I thought I'd share some photos from my vintage 1959 Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Cookbook and my vintage 1963 Better Homes and Gardens Birthday and Family Celebrations Cookbook. Not all are Valentine's oriented. I included a couple of the recipes so you could get an idea of how those items would be made. Enjoy!
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| Six February desserts starting at top: Pink Meringue Hearts Washington Pie Chocolate Chiffon Pie Frozen Valentine Rounds topped with Gelatin Heart Cutouts Red Devil's Food Cake Red Cherry Pie |
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| large: Valentine Cake individuals: Strawberry Hearts (gelatin dessert) |
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| the recipe for Washington Pie (for Washington's birthday) |
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| a blurry close-up of the Washington Pie more of a cake and not a pie with a vanilla pudding filling, vanilla glaze, and chocolate drizzle |
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| another Washington birthday treat |
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For Lincoln's birthday -- no photo of the finished Lincoln Log cake. From reading the recipe, it's a chocolate jelly roll cake with peppermint ice cream filling and chocolate glaze over the rolled cake. |
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| Valentine Ring-around Salad gelatin salad with cottage cheese, cream cheese, gelatin, salt, seedless green grapes, pecan pieces, chopped chives, whipping cream, then topped with raspberry gelatin heart cutouts |
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| Salad Hearts made with fruit cocktail, lemon jello, maraschino cherry syrup, lemon juice, cream cheese, mayonnaise, mini marshmallows, cherries, whipping cream, red food coloring |
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| heart cutout sandwiches |
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| Cherry Meringue Torte large round meringue, baked then filled with a layer of whipping cream, then cherry pie filling, and finally a heart made of remaining whipping cream |
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