2y ago

TIL: There is a community on Lemmy that is preserving old cooking recipes.

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Vintage Recipes - Archiving nostalgic recipes from cookbooks, handwritten notes, advertisements, etc - Lemmy.world

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2y ago

TIL: There is a community on Lemmy that is preserving old cooking recipes.

lemmy.world /c/vintage_recipes

31 comments

- That Neiman Marcus chain letter... talk about a relic!
  
  My family had a copy of that letter in the late 80s/early 90s except it was a Mrs. Fields recipe. I knew exactly what it would be from your comment
Good! We need the niche communities to start growing if we're gonna rid the world of Reddit
- Does "tiny sublemmy of the day" exist anywhere yet? Might be a good way to discover and grow small communities.
  
  Here here! I second that sexy idea!
Thanks! I love finding new communities like this and I'm an adventurous cook
What a treasure trove! Right up my alley. Thanks!
- You don't have to name them. They will tell you.
How many of them are just a recipe from a label of 1950s cream of mushroom soup?
This is so cool! Finally, a use for all those squirrels.
finally a place for all gamgams famous tuna, orange and spinach aspic
Any good video channels for this sort of stuff - YouTube or otherwise?
- Townsend does a lot of Colonial meals from that era of the United States. That's about all I got for you.
  
  Make sure to find other sources before believing anything he says. He repeats a lot of "conventional wisdom" and truthisms that aren't actually accurate. He also has a pro-christian and whitewashed bias to his retelling of some things. I'd describe his channel more as historically inspired cosplay as opposed to retelling documented historical facts.
- It's a little different, more historical content than "vintage" but Tasing History is a great YouTube channel
  
  Sounds shocking.
- Check out B Dylan Hollis on YouTube!
- Look up Dylan Hollis! He's on YouTube and tests old recipes - be warned, he brings a LOT of personality lol. I really enjoy his videos and just picked up his cookbook, Baking Yesteryear.
  
  His insta is amazing.
- Glen and Friends Cooking does a lot of recipes from old cook books. He also does cocktails from old bartending books, if that's your thing. He has a very warm and welcoming charm that makes for a pleasant and relaxing viewing experience.
  
  Every Sunday morning is the Old Cookbook Show!
Do they have to be good recipes?
Vintage is old?
Sweet! Thanks for posting this.
My mom has some super old recipes that's she's kept from relatives that passed away over 50 years ago.

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