I’ve been getting interested in older, traditional recipes and wondering which ones are still just as good today as they were years ago. Some dishes seem timeless, while others feel outdated.

What’s an old recipe you still make regularly that hasn’t lost its charm (or taste)?

Im looking for a warm German potato salad recipe that my Nana made. For context she grew up in Pennsylvania, and lived most of her adult life in Virginia. I remember it was kinda vinegary and had bacon.

My SO's 58th birthday is coming up and he has mentioned often how much he loves his Mimi's (gma's) Maple Nut Pie. I thought I would ask in this group if anyone has ever heard or come across a recipe of the sort like this? I would like to make it for him but I am at a loss for the recipe. His gma was born during the Great Depression era and hailed from Salt Lake City UT... they were a very strong Mormon family back in the day. Unsure if that helps anyone maybe identify this? TIA

Saratoga Chips

Peel good-sized potatoes, and slice them as evenly as possible. Drop them into ice-water; have a kettle of very hot lard, as for cakes; put a few at a time into a towel and shake, to dry the moisture out of them, and then drop them into the boiling lard. Stir them occasionally, and when of a light brown take them out with a skimmer, and they will be crisp and not greasy. Sprinkle salt over them while hot.

White House Cook Book, 1913

The old recipes are the best, in my opinion, but can be hard to find or rarely seen for sale anymore. What nostalgic item would you be thrilled to find for sale somewhere? If you walked into a bakery or found it for mail order.

Greetings, fellow foodies!

So, to get straight to it, I've been searching for a very specific recipe from an old set of My Great Recipes recipe card box. If I remember correctly, it should be the one from the 1980s. From all my research, those cards look the most familiar to me.

If any of you fine folk happen to have this recipe box set, and would be willing to take photos of it and the recipe, I would be so grateful to you. Thank you! ♥

You can use Bisquick or similar baking mix.

Country-Fried Steak

Ingredients

1/2 cup Bisquick

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1/8 teaspoon paprika

1 pound round steak, cut into 4 pieces

2 tablespoons shortening

1 1/2 cups water

Method

1. Blend baking mix, salt, pepper and paprika; coat meat pieces. (Reserve remaining seasoned mixture.)

2. Cook meat in hot shortening until brown. Add 1/4 cup of the water; cover.

3. Cook over low heat about 2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat to platter.

4. Add 1 cup of the water to drippings in skillet. Stir together 2 tablespoons of the reserved seasoned mixture and remaining 1/4 cup water. Gradually stir into drippings. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute. Pour over meat. 4 servings.

Servings: 4

Source: Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cook Book, 1975