78 old recipes

Classic old-fashioned fruit punch with cold tea, fresh-squeezed orange and lemon juice, ginger ale, and soda water. Garnished with orange slices and fresh mint. Makes 40 cups for a crowd.

Old-fashioned oatmeal bread with rolled oats, scalded milk, and yeast, hand-kneaded and baked into soft, hearty loaves. Makes two large loaves or eight miniature ones.

Old fashioned apple pie with a from-scratch butter crust made flaky with apple cider vinegar. Granny Smith apples get tossed in reduced cider, cinnamon, and nutmeg for deep, concentrated apple flavor.

Old fashioned gingerbread cake made with a surprising secret: tomato soup replaces the liquid in gingerbread mix for an incredibly moist, spiced cake with raisins and walnuts.

Fudgy Southern chocolate cake with melted unsweetened chocolate, pecans, and a two-temperature baking method. Dense, rich, and brownie-like with a cocoa-dusted pan for extra chocolate flavor.

Southern-style pole beans slow-simmered with a smoked ham hock until tender and deeply flavored. Just five ingredients and pure comfort.

Old-time beef stew simmers floured chunks of stew meat with carrots, potatoes, and a secret splash of lemon juice and a pinch of allspice. Stovetop in 3 hours or crockpot all day.

Old-fashioned chocolate cake with crushed peppermint stick candy folded right into the batter. A tender cocoa layer cake with a cool, pepperminty crunch. Straight out of a mid-century church cookbook.

This is a classic recipe, these chocolate pound cakes are always great!

Old-fashioned boiled fruitcake with raisins and warm spices. Simple one-bowl method where you boil fruit first then fold into spiced flour for incredibly moist cake.

Old-fashioned coconut oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips, wheat germ, and brown sugar. A chewy, textured drop cookie with oats, coconut, and a boost of nutrition from wheat germ.

Old fashioned fruit cake with blackberry jam, fig preserves, watermelon rind preserves, candied cherries, pecans, and cocoa. Baked low and slow in a cast iron skillet.

Old-fashioned peach gingerbread upside-down cake: molasses-spiced gingerbread baked over fresh sliced peaches, then topped with butter-glazed peaches and a preserves brush. Late-summer dessert perfection.

Old-fashioned deep chocolate layer cake: a three-layer cocoa and buttermilk cake made in a food processor, dark and tender with sour cream chocolate frosting. Weekend bake for special occasions.

Three-layer old-fashioned chocolate cake with cocoa frosting and chocolate chips baked into every layer. No eggs, no butter in the cake, just deep cocoa flavor and a tender crumb.

A hearty soup made with succulent beef, potatoes, corn and stewed tomatoes.