A FULL DAY of 1960s Meals 🍽️ vintage meal ideas!

It's time...for a Full Day of 1960s Meals! I'm cooking up breakfast, lunch, and dinner from The Pillsbury Family Cook Book. If you're looking to add some vintage meal ideas to your recipe repertoire, you've come to the right place.

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QUICK NUT BREAD (pg 133)
2c all purpose flour
1tsp baking soda
1tsp salt
1/2c softened butter or shortening
3/4c sugar
2 eggs
1tsp vanilla extract
1c buttermilk
1c chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350. Sift flour with soda and salt. Cream togethr butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla extract; beat well. Blend in dry ingredients until just moist. Stir in buttermilk and nuts. Grease bottom of 9 x 5 x 3 inch pan; pour in batter. Bake at 350 for 55 to 60 minutes, until bread springs back when touched in center. Remove from pan. Cool on wire rack.

EGGS IN A BACON RING (pg 245)
6 slices bacon
6 eggs
salt
pepper

preheat oven to 375. Fry bacon in skillet over low heat; it should not be crisp. Curl each bacon slice around the inside of a custard cup, lean edge down. Break an egg into each cup; add salt and pepper. Bake at 375 for 10 to 15 minutes, until eggs are set and bacon is crisp.

CARROT RAISIN SALAD (pg 414)
2c coarsely grated carrots
1/2c raisins
1/3c mayonnaise
1/4c salted peanuts

Combine ingredients, reserving a few peanuts to sprinkle on top.

HOT DOG S'MORES (pg 284)
1lb frankfurters
2c Pillsbury Mashed Potato Flakes
1Tbsp butter, melted
1 egg, slightly beaten
4 to 5 slices American cheese

Preheat oven to 400. Combine 1/4c potato flakes with butter. Split frankfurters in half lengthwise. Place half of frankfurters on cookie sheet, cut side up, with sides touching. Prepare 4 servings mashed potatoes as directed on package, decreasing water to 3/4c. Add egg. Spread potatoes over frankfurters; top with 2 or 3 slices of cheese. Cover with remaining frankfurters. Top with remaining cheese and sprinkle with buttered potato flakes. Secure with wooden picks. Bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN FOIL (pg 496)
1/2c butter, softened
1/4c chopped chives
1/2tsp paprika
2tsp salt
1/8tsp pepper
6 whole chicken breasts (bone in)
heavy foil

Blend butter with seasonings. Place chicken breasts on individual pieces of heavy foil. Top with butter mixture. Fold edges of foil and seal tightly. Bake at 350 for 1 hour, or place on grill 6 inches above hot coals for 1 hour, turning once. Serve hot in foil packets.

SAVORY GREEN BEANS ( pg 455)
1lb can green beans
1Tbsp butter
1tsp vinegar
2 to 3 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1c garlic croutons

Heat beans in saucepan; drain well. Add butter. Place in shallow serving dish. Sprinkle with vinegar. Toss with cheese and croutons. Serve immediately.
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Timestamps
0:00 intro
1:07 Quick Nut Bread
6:43 Breakfast - Eggs in a Bacon Ring
13:56 Lunch - Carrot Raisin Salad & Hot Dog S'mores
22:18 Dinner - Chicken Breasts in Foil & Savory Green Beans
30:20 Book Chat - The Pillsbury Family Cook Book (1963)
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