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48 recipes
- No-Cook DivinityEdna Riveland · mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
This is a recipe card from Edna Riveland's recipe file for 'No-Cook Divinity' candy. It lists ingredients including Betty Crocker fluffy white frosting mix, cor
- Taco Mixmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A typed recipe card for a homemade taco seasoning mix, listing nine dried spices and seasonings with instructions to mix and store the blend for use at one tabl
- Rosy Grape Jellymid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for "Rosy Grape Jelly," listing ingredients of cranberry juice, grape juice, powdered fruit pectin, and sugar. The instructions descri
- Meat Loafmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for meat loaf, listing ingredients including ground beef, onion, celery, lard, green pepper, salt, eggs, bread crumbs, water, tomato j
- Breakfast CasseroleJamie Lynn Bechtner · December 3, 2014The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Breakfast Casserole attributed to Jamie Lynn Bechtner, dated December 3, 2014. It calls for sausage, cheddar cheese, eggs, milk, and Pi
- Sweet Dough (German Kuchen)Jacob R. · October 20, 2020The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for a German Kuchen sweet dough, listing ingredients such as milk, butter, sugar, salt, yeast, water, eggs, and flour. Instructions de
- Cottage Cheese Fruit Saladmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Cottage Cheese Fruit Salad combining cottage cheese, dry cherry or orange gelatin, mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple, Cool Whip, and
- Pineapple Tapiocaearly 20th century (c. 1910s\u20131920s)The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Pineapple Tapioca, instructing the cook to boil water with salt and tapioca, add sugar and shredded pineapple, then orange juice, and serve in indi
- Bread Puddingmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for bread pudding, listing bread slices, eggs, sugar, milk, vanilla, raisins, and butter or margarine. Instructions direct the cook to
- Oatmeal Gemslate 19th to early 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
This is a printed recipe for "Oatmeal Gems," a baked good made from leftover cooked oatmeal. The recipe instructs saving a pint of oatmeal overnight, then mixin
- Egg and Lemon Soup (Greek Avgolemono)mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Greek Egg and Lemon Soup (Avgolemono), serving 6, noting it as a dish to serve when sick. The recipe lists chicken broth, rice, eg
- Omelet in a BagRogerson (from an email, 7-9-05) · July 9, 2005The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for making individual omelets in sealed freezer bags boiled in water. Each person adds their own choice of ingredients (ham, cheese, onion,
- Meaty Cheese DipJune 7, 2003The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for 'Meaty Cheese Dip' dated June 7, 2003, calling for ground beef, hot sausage, processed cheese, and medium salsa. Instructions direct br
- Swedish MeatballsApril 19, 1995The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Swedish Meatballs made with ground turkey, dated April 19, 1995, apparently copied from the back of a turkey package. It lists ingredie
- Fudgemid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten fudge recipe calling for sugar, milk, cocoa, Karo syrup, and butter, boiled to 236°F (soft ball stage). Instructions note to remove from heat, add
- Shepherd's PieSalena Journal · October 25, 2000The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Shepherd's Pie dated October 25, 2000, attributed to Salena, possibly from a journal. It calls for browned hamburger or ground turkey,
- Apple Jellymid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Apple Jelly instructing to cook small red apples with water into a mush, strain the juice overnight, then combine with sugar in equal m
- Fruit Blanc Mange"Gentlewoman," January, 1918. · January 1918The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Fruit Blanc Mange made by cooking milk, cornstarch, sugar and salt into a pudding, poured into jelly glasses partway, then topped with fresh or can
- Barbeque Spice MixApril 9, 1984The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for a homemade barbecue spice mix, combining onion powder, ground ginger, dried rosemary, marjoram, and oregano with curry powder, chi
- Scalloped CabbageWanda Larson · 2003The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Scalloped Cabbage, attributed to Wanda Larson and dated 2003, noted as a friend's recipe from Gloria and Larry Lundstrom. It describes
- Swedish Rye Breadmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Swedish Rye Bread, yielding two loaves. It lists ingredients including yeast, milk, molasses, brown sugar, shortening, rye and whi
- Snowflake CakeMiss Clara M. Baumgardner, Lebanon, Mo., care W. W. Blanchard · early-to-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Snowflake Cake, a light egg-white based cake made with sugar, flour, baking powder, and milk, baked in an angel food cake pan. It instructs on care
- Komlamid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe card for "Komla," a dish made from ground potatoes, flour, baking powder, and salt, formed into shapes and boiled in a meat or ham broth. The card incl
- Salmon and Macaroniearly-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A printed recipe for Salmon and Macaroni, instructing the cook to layer canned salmon (Montclair or Rivera brand) with cold boiled macaroni and white sauce in a
- Steakettes (Poor Man's)mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for "Steakettes (Poor man's)", a simple ground beef patty made with hamburger, egg, milk, and flour. The meat is formed into balls, di
- Shepherd's Pie"Gentlewoman," December, 1917 · December 1917The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Shepherd's Pie combining cold cooked meat with gravy, topped with hot mashed potatoes and butter, then browned in the oven. The recipe notes it is
- Soda Cracker Hot DishBev. Wagner · mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for "Soda Cracker Hot Dish," layering soda crackers, cheese, and a fried hamburger-onion mixture in a loaf pan or casserole, topped with to
- Taco SaladDecember 28, 2000The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Taco Salad, dated December 28, 2000. It lists ingredients including ground beef, kidney beans, taco seasoning, vegetables, cheese,
- Mashed Potato Shaped Like Bellsearly-to-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for preparing mashed potatoes molded into the shape of bells. Potatoes are boiled, mashed with butter, milk, salt, and pepper, then shaped using a mold
- KolackysRachel Cook · December 9, 2005The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Kolackys (kolaches), a pastry made from cream cheese, butter, and flour dough filled with jelly or preserves, yielding 30 pieces.
- No Fail Pie Crust2013The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for a 'No Fail Pie Crust,' dated July 31 (year uncertain), listing flour, sugar, vinegar, water, shortening, salt, and egg. The instru
- Speedy Little Devil's BarsNovember 7, 2010The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for "Speedy Little Devil's Bars," a dessert made by combining devil's food cake mix with butter, pressing two-thirds of the mixture into a
- Chicken & Dumpling Casserolemid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Chicken & Dumpling Casserole, listing ingredients including chicken (or deboned thighs), flour or potato flakes, milk, butter, cre
- French DressingAugust 10, 1993The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for French Dressing dated August 10, 1993, listing ingredients including salad oil, salt, paprika, confectioner's sugar, ketchup, wine
- Tea BiscuitsMiss Lillia Lamb, 2017 Wash Avenue, Granite City, Ill. · early 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Tea Biscuits made by sifting flour with baking powder, salt, and sugar, rubbing in butter, and mixing with sweet milk into a soft dough. The dough
- Sweet-Sour Meatballsmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Sweet-Sour Meatballs, listing ingredients including beef bouillon cubes, ground hamburger, bread crumbs, pineapple chunks, lemon j
- Apple Cakemid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Apple Cake instructing to layer apples in a greased or non-stick 9x13 pan, sprinkle box cake mix over them, add melted butter over the
- Bridge Mixmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for "Bridge Mix," a party snack combining several boxed cereals (Rice Chex, Wheat Chex, Corn Chex, Cheerios), pretzel sticks, peanuts
- Potato Pancakes2010The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for potato pancakes, listing ingredients (potatoes, flour, cream, egg, salt, oil or bacon fat) and instructions for grating, mixing, s
- Peanut Butter BarsWagner's, 1976 · 1976The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Peanut Butter Bars, attributed to 'Wagner's' and dated 1976. It lists ingredients including shortening, peanut butter, sugar, eggs
- Low Cholesterol Tomato Soupmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Low Cholesterol Tomato Soup listing ingredients including carrots, celery, onion, green pepper, margarine or butter, chicken broth, tom
- Coffee Cakefrom Evy Goffin · September 1983The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A typed recipe for Coffee Cake dated September 1983, credited to Evy Goffin, listing flour, shortening, milk, eggs, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, and salt, wit
- Peanut Butter CupsPam Roschyk VanHese · November 15, 2014The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for 'Peanut Butter Cups,' listing ingredients such as butter, peanut butter, crushed graham crackers, sugar, chocolate chips, milk, an
- Mrs. Mullins' WineMrs Mullins · mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for 'Mrs. Mullins Wine,' describing fermenting mashed berries with water, straining through flannel, and adding sugar before bottling. Belo
- Dried StrawberriesPam Roschuk · April 19, 2015The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for dried strawberries, instructing to bake at 210°F for 3 hours. The author notes the result is healthy and tastes like candy, better
- Cheap Cream CakeClara Bach, 1005 Shenandoah avenue · early 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Cheap Cream Cake, combining sugar, egg, milk, flour, butter, and baking powder into a batter baked in three layers. A separate cream filling is mad
- Homemade Peppermint CandiesLaura Word (from Facebook) · November 20, 2016The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for homemade peppermint candies attributed to "Laura Ward" via Facebook, dated November 20, 2016. The ingredients list powdered sugar, butt
- Butterscotch Candymid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Butterscotch Candy, listing ingredients of brown sugar, corn syrup, milk, and butter to be mixed together. Instructions direct the
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