Betty Crocker Found Recipes

BETTY CROCKER FOUND RECIPES contains “Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing.” A few examples include Chocolate Chip Scones, Raspberry Almond Crepes, or Gumdrop Bread. The categories are Holiday Celebrations, Memorable Main Dishes, Warm from the Oven Breads, Irresistible Cookies and Bars, and Better than Ever Desserts. Each recipe has a brief accompanying vignette which identifies the time period (like 1950s Cheese Balls) and often includes consumer memory comments or even a photo of the recipe as originally published. Many recipes include photos of the food itself or of the ingredient packages (e.g., Bisquick) as they appeared in the past or even from cooking or research sessions at the Betty Crocker Kitchens. BETTY CROCKER FOUND RECIPES brought back so many wonderful memories, like my grandmother’s delicious clover rolls (see Refrigerator Roll Dough) or my Mom’s many baked treats (e.g., Salted Peanut Crisps). This is a terrific cookbook, filled with fun ideas to prepare and plenty of nostalgia, too. There are several pages about the history and evolution of Betty Crocker. For those still curious about how tastes have changed, The New York Times recently profiled “The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years,” including titles like The Joy of Cooking, The Moosewood Cookbook, Jubilee, and titles related to the cuisines of Mexico, India and more. ENJOY!