WHAT I EAT IN A DAY...1960s Style! 🍽 Trying food from the 1960s

Today I'm cooking like it's the 1960s! It's a full day of meals from the 1960s - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Join me as I have a blast trying food from the 1960s!
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:02 Country Applesauce
3:33 1960s breakfast - Egg in a Frame
7:31 1960s lunch - Hamburger Soup, Fiesta Coleslaw
14:18 Fluffy Cinnamon Tapioca
16:41 1960s dinner - Bake Tuna & Cheese Casserole, Peas with Green Onions
22:58 McCalls Cook Book flip through & final thoughts
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Hamburger Soup (McCall's Cook Book, 1963)
3 Tbsp butter or margarine
1.5lbs ground chuck
1 can (1lb, 12oz) tomatoes, undrained
2 can (10.5 oz) condensed beef consommé, undiluted
1 can (10.5oz) condensed onion soup, undiluted
4 carrots pared, sliced to 1/4" thick
1/4c chopped celery tops (I substituted celery flakes)
1/4c chopped parsley
1 bay leaf
1/2tsp Italian seasoning
10 whole black peppercorns
1. Melt butter in kettle. Add beef; cook stirring over medium heat, 5 minutes or until browned.
2. Add remaining ingredients, along with 2 cups water; bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Fluffy Cinnamon Tapioca (McCalls Cook Book, 1963)
1 egg yolk
3Tbsp sugar
1/4tsp cinnamon
dash of salt
1c milk
1.5Tbsp quick cooking tapioca
1/2tsp vanilla extract
1 egg white
In medium saucepan, beat egg yolk with sugar, cinnamon, and salt to combine. Stir in milk and tapioca; let stand for 5 minutes.
Over medium heat, bring mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly. Mixture will be slightly thickened. Remove fro heat and let stand for 10 minutes to cool. Stir in vanilla.
Beat egg white until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into tapioca mixture. Pour mixture into 2 sherbet glasses. Refrigerate until well chilled - at least 1 hour.
To serve, top with whipped cream or unpeeled apple slices, if desired.
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[@cooking_the_books]

Which recipe from this video is YOUR favorite? Let me know in the comments!

[@brendakrieger7000]

My mom would make that hamburger soup thing too. Except she called it Chili/goulash🥄 Definitely a favorite. I've made homemade apple sauce. That coleslaw looks nice too! I'm not a fan of dippy eggs🤮

[@shannonamell7102]

The country apple sauce , never had it with sour cream, gotta try that, I love sour cream(maybe the word you was looking for is chunk :) ), Maybe hamburger soup, egg in a frame, I'm gonna try the peas cooked that way, cause I do like peapods in Chinese food, I wanna try the tapioca. I watch a video about cooking from the 1920's til now and she cut a tuna recipe down, lol I guess she forgot to cut the mayo down , it was soupy. I caught it when she the recipe calls for "X" amount and she put the same amount in the recipe she had cut down. She also made a comment on it. Lol but you get to cooking and talking and you forget things, I would have tried to drain some of it off. Happy cooking!🥰❤😋😋

[@ravinhud4979]

im about to hunt you down and slap you. wtf! I calmed down seeing 60's recipes

[@ravinhud4979]

ok back to hunting you down. frigging black olives in coleslaw???

[@tanikokishimoto1604]

​@@ravinhud4979Sounds good to me.

[@marionpeebles3836]

My mom grew up during the depression and our hamburger soup was different every time. Whatever vegetables we had with any meal anything that was left over was put in a container in the freezer with that container so that she would make soup so sometimes we would have mushrooms brussels sprouts zucchini artichoke heart whatever it was always wonderful. I still do it today and I’ve told a couple of people who I know who are single who can’t eat an entire can of vegetables or whatever they make they can’t so they started doing that too

[@kendradamm1428]

This is a great way to save money and not waste food. It also makes some of the tastiest soups or casseroles

[@heiroot]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing

[@dawnelder9046]

That is what all soup really is. A way to use up the bits and pieces and safe money.

[@cathythoman]

my grandma used to eat dandelion salad as a child because they couldn't afford the fresh green at the store. she was boing in 1931

[@marionpeebles3836]

@@cathythoman My grandmother made dandelion salad. She was an interesting cook chicken fest if that was something ultra ritzy. But she also convinced it’s the black specs and everything was pepper but she smoked while she cut so I bet that was a lie

[@jenniferwasinski3675]

Mom used to make creamed corn beef on toast. She called it shit on a shingle. She added frozen peas and canned mushrooms. Pure comfort food

[@DonnaKohl458]

My dad made SOS with hamberger and cream gravy. He said it's served for breakfast in the Army.

[@laurelvoigt3341]

My mom made ""sos" with peas and hard boiled egges

[@user-hk2su1op8k]

Good memories- can’t go wrong with something in milk gravy over toast

[@carolynbuck9248]

@@DonnaKohl458. My husband was in the Army in the 60’s and Army wives were well familiar with SOS.

[@DonnaKohl458]

@carolynbuck9248 I was born in 1955. So I grew up eating it because my mom was in the Army before I was born, and my dad retired from the Army when I was 12. He was in for 20 years.

[@angelaembry3834]

I love how you use the cookware from the era as well...measuring cups...mixing bowls...it really takes me back!

[@cooking_the_books]

I love using my vintage kitchen items on camera! 😄

[@twillbdone3273]

I agree. I went to Ebay to flesh out my collection of Everware cooking utensils. With the dark handles. Mom had the dark handles and Grandma had the white. I love them because the spoons are so strong and the turners so thin. Perfect over easy eggs every time.

[@jennetbrownlee7492]

@@cooking_the_booksI’m😢😅

[@alyssapowell1799]

One thing about an actual meal in the 60s - there would be far more dishes. There wasn't just a main dish and a veggie at dinner, but multiple side dishes and always bread & butter on the table. I'm not sure how my grandma was able to do that every day. But a lot of veggies weren't anything elaborate - something like boiled carrots was common. I think that's one thing that's changed in the way people eat. Spaghetti & meat sauce used to be accompanied by a salad, veggies (perhaps something like green beans even) and now it's the full plate of pasta.

[@googleuser7535]

If your grocery store has a salad bar, it’s a great place to get small amounts of veggies like the celery. I do this when I make pizza or something so nothing goes to waste, plus they’re already chopped up! 😊

[@cooking_the_books]

Yes this is such a great tip!

[@alisonviscosi5518]

A very expensive waste!😮

[@angelaschaefer5883]

That is really great idea.

[@kathyclarke6327]

I remember peas being in the tuna casserole.

[@eathomelive]

I adore your channel. I used to babysit for this couple and the man had about 500 or more vintage cookbooks. When the child would go to bed, I always pulled a few and looked through them. It was so fun. It's cool to see you bringing some of those old recipes to life. I am addicted to your videos!

[@jfranklins]

This channel makes me happy. 🙂

[@marylorvick5390]

I love seeing all of your serving pieces and cookware from that era when I was a teenager.

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you! I really love using them in my videos. 😀

[@marylorvick5390]

@@cooking_the_books The tapioca dessert was made a LOT in my childhood and I did it too when my kids were growing up, I'm lazy now and do regular tapioca in the crock pot-set and forget!

[@karenmckenzie3779]

I made the egg dish for my kids sooooo many times. They called them hobo eggs and loved them. I also collect cookbooks and I'm so glad they're still being showcased. Thanks for all the memories.

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you very much for watching! 😊

[@TheKeeperMadz]

My coleslaw recipe is as follows: 1 cabbage finely grated 1 carrot finely grated 1 apple finely grated 1 250g peanuts and raisins Half a container mayonnaise Half a can condensed milk Mix and chill.

[@FreedomJane-bx4um]

You must be a northerner. If you brought that to a family reunion down south you'd be disowned. Replace the cabbage with marshmallows and now it's fruit salad. 😢

[@TheKeeperMadz]

@@FreedomJane-bx4um lol

[@honeyishmoon7360]

Your videos are very calming 😊 and it’s interesting to see how food was made throughout decades

[@tiamotzz]

I love tapioca! Homemade. And eaten warm and creamy, not cold. I haven't had it in probably 20 years.

[@twillbdone3273]

My Dad loved the large pearl tapioca pudding. We had a hard time finding the large pearl but when we did he was so happy. So we were always on the look out for large pearl tapioca.

[@happycat3399]

Warm tapioca pudding was my FAV!! Soooooo delicious!!

[@jmonta21]

@@twillbdone3273I love pearl tapioca pudding!

[@donnaplumridge9769]

I grew up in 60’s and 70’s, and my mom would get it tuna packed in oil. Also remember growing up with applesauce, sometimes had it as a dessert, and at times as a side dish. Always had cinnamon sprinkled over the top. Must try egg in hole recipe looks good, glad the recipe worked without using butter in bottom of pan. My mom made tuna noodle casserole a lot, but she would use cream of mushroom soup, but not with olives or carrots. I remember she crush saltine crackers and sprinkle that over the top of casserole along with dots of butter. Oh she would grate cheese and put in sauce for casserole. I remember once she didn’t have breadcrumbs or saltine crackers, so she crushed potato chips over the casserole, was very good!

[@littleblackcar]

I've given up on making applesauce at home because I just end up eating all of it immediately. I will literally eat myself sick on homemade applesauce.

[@randallbargar348]

My Mom always had peculator coffee on throughout the day and for dinner. Her and my Dad finally got a Mr. Coffee about 1980.

[@theegalina6053]

My family and I used to eat eggs in a frame (we called it eggs in a basket) all the time when I was a kid! Something about it is so delicious. The buttered toast the perfectly set egg. A classic.

[@cooking_the_books]

One of the best breakfasts for sure!

[@happycat3399]

Toads in a hole!! But I like mine cooked on both sides yummy!

[@juanitataylor6947]

I remember the One Eyed Jacks some kind of sandwich

[@janelleclark4458]

I loved the instant coffee in that funky mug--felt very Sixties to me! My grandparents and parents all drank instant coffee. I think my parents bought a coffee maker sometime in the 1990s. 😄

[@cooking_the_books]

That's one of my favorite mugs. I was lucky enough to find a set of 4 mugs and 4 matching plates at a garage sale many years ago! I believe I will continue using instant coffee in my 'full day' videos. I have something special planned for the next one!

[@mel9471]

one eyed jacks is what we called them, one of my favorites ! (toad in a hole, eggs in a frame, eggs in a basket)

[@cooking_the_books]

I love that this dish has so many names! 😊

[@jenniferlynn3537]

Oh, I am WITH YOU where the celery issue is concerned! I’m also a fairly frugal cook and just hate seeing lovely produce go to waste. The taste and stringiness of raw celery does nothing for me - but it’s absolute magic in a mire poix. So I was really interested to learn that due to its high water content, diced celery intended for cooking freezes really well! That’s what I do now. Press the diced pieces into ice cube trays, freeze until solid, then pop them out and store in a zipper freezer bag. You could add a bit of water to the trays if needed - it’ll just evaporate off or become part of the broth, stew or sauce upon being added to the pan. As a bonus, each large cube you pull out for use is pre-measured at 1/4 cup. Happy cooking!!!

[@frang58]

This is good to know. I throw away at least half of the celery I buy.

[@michelestellar7725]

​@@frang58I always peel mine, this eliminates that stringiness. What would stuffing be without chopped celery? It is what my mom did too. I never eat raw celery but I do use it in stir frys . Peeling it and slicing fairly thin on the diagonal. Especially good with bok choy and chicken and pork stir frys .

[@frang58]

@@michelestellar7725 My reply was regarding freezing celery. I agree with you on using it except I like it raw as much or more than cooked.

[@anncurran4704]

Microwaves were a thing in the 60's. I was a Home Econmics major 58/62 We used microwaves in our Household Equipment class. Growing up, that tapioca pudding was a family favorite that we had quite often.

[@user-yz9yg4yx1k]

My mom made this in the 50's. She added green beans,peas, lima beans, and corn. But it was pretty much the same as this one.

[@betsyh2503]

Made the apple sauce recipe, ours came out “mushier” then yours though. It is delicious, tastes like apple pie without the crust. We are going to try it as a topping for ice cream.

[@toodlescae]

My grandma used to make me egg in a hole with toast soldiers (sticks) all the time. Good memories. The hamburger soup looks interesting too. Also interested in the cheesy tuna casserole. Anything with tuna. I even created a recipe of my own. Tuna fish gravy w/mushrooms over mashed potatoes or toast. In fact I just made some last night.

[@user-yz9yg4yx1k]

We called that creamed tuna and put it on buns like creamed chicken sandwiches.

[@keturahpadgette1093]

I love vintage recipies. I have a few hand written notebooks my great grandmother made of things she remembered her mother and grandmother making. Seeing the cookbooks I always saw on the kitchen shelves and some of the same pots and dishes always makes me smile.

[@jchow5966]

Thank you!!!! I love 59s-70s recipes!!!!!! ☮️💟

[@lorilxn1597]

My mom had this cookbook too. I was born in 1963. I recognize the recipes as the ones mom mad3.

[@sandihj]

Was your tuna packed in oil or water? Because in the 60’s tuna packed in oil was pretty much universal, and it changes both the taste and the texture.

[@user-yz9yg4yx1k]

Yeah. I don't think we had tuna in water then. Not sure. The oil gives it a better flavor too.

[@canine6023]

I grew up on many tuna casseroles in my day. Thankyou for all you do. I so enjoy.

[@mamanexpat9300]

Your tableware and pans are beautiful. Oh I love the video as well. I have just found your channel and I am very glad.

[@cooking_the_books]

Hello and welcome! Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

[@JessicaIsAVegan]

Currently bingewatching your videos. Love the content. Subscribed!

[@celestewatson4874]

100% on the instant coffee - percolator coffee was the alternative, and while delicious, it takes at least 10-15 min, depending on ones percolator (stovetop vs electric). Mom just used hot tap water for her morning cup when she didnt use the Corningware percolator, which had replaced a pryrex stovetop percolator (Pre-microwave days). Because half and half wasn't readily available in grocery (we actually still had milk delivery in 1973!) She used canned evaporated milk. There was always a can in fridge covered in foil (pre-plastic wrap days)

[@happycat3399]

Oh yeah!! I forgot about the canned condensed milk in the fridge!! With a very crinkly multi times used square of tinfoil!! And the ever present percolator! Coffee on all day and night at Grammas house!! 💕

[@EarthToBlair]

Growing up my mom made what she called Macaroni and Cheese, Tuna and Peas. It’s exactly what it sounds like, all mixed up and eaten, sometimes baked. Everyone looks at me crazy when I say how much I love it, but sooo yummy

[@cooking_the_books]

I grew up eating this too! My mom would make a box of mac and cheese and mix in tuna and peas. A very quick and tasty meal.

[@theConquerersMama]

We had that too.

[@kreh1100]

I love your pots, pans and dishes that have the old time print on them. It reminds me of my childhood ❤

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you! ☺

[@sliceoflife7416]

Hi Anna! When I saw the instant coffee I thought of my grandma! She always had a cup in the morning and Kate afternoon. Such a fun video! I used to make the eggs in a hole with my son when he was little. The soup looks amazing. I’ve never seen olives in cole slaw. I’m not a fan of tuna! But your casserole looked great 😊

[@cooking_the_books]

What a sweet memory of your grandma! Every so often I go on a kick where I have eggs in a basket for breakfast and then forget about them for the rest of the year. 🤣 thank you so much for watching!

[@peglegtucson]

We always called Eggs in a Frame “Nest Eggs”. I love them! I always cut my holes with a glass. I’m not very fancy.

[@cooking_the_books]

I love how many different names this particular dish has! 😀

[@theConquerersMama]

Same. Used the same glass to make biscuits.

[@pen5532]

My dad, born in 1924, used to eat "one eyed toast" like you made. :)❤

[@melissalambert7615]

Fun day! I enjoy a tuna casserole. When I was 12 my girlfriend got a kid's cookbook as a present. She made the tuna casserole with crushed potato chip topping. I still do this. Like black olives - try them on pizza.

[@thomasdrake6190]

(I'm Tom's wife, using his account) I LOVE your videos. I always look forward to watching them. I've really enjoyed listening to your opinion about each dish. I'm so inspired to try these recipes. ❤

[@cooking_the_books]

Oh I'm so glad you enjoy my videos! I've discovered so many great vintage recipes since starting my channel.

[@rebekahcogbill9832]

We ate ham and butter bean soup. We also ate a soup of hamburger stewed tomatoes from a can, carrots onion garlic kidney beans.

[@angelaschaefer5883]

I hated ham bean soup. My mom would save the ham bone. At Easter and freeze the bone. I knew exactly what we be eating.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Wow, I never thought of putting black olives in the coleslaw! Yum!

[@cooking_the_books]

Neither had I, but it was really good!

[@brendakrieger7000]

@@cooking_the_books Sounds amazing, I'll try it

[@nathanhorst8886]

My mom has this book and most of her homemade dinners that I love are from this book. Luv U

[@faepage5157]

I love your attention to detail and all the colorful dinnerware. I love peas and onions together. I have a Betty Crocker cookbook that has a recipe for peas that uses dehydrated onion bits. It’s good! I love tapioca pudding too!

[@cooking_the_books]

Oh thank you!! I love using vintage dinnerware in videos. The peas an green onions were so good together! Such a simple thing, but not one that I had thought of before.

[@ebgbjo2025]

Sour cream with applesauce??? hmm interesting.. and I think the word you were looking for was maybe "chunky"? I LOVE the pot you used to make the soup! I will be making that soup this weekend since we will still be having cold weather and I have never had hamburger soup with beef consommé and french onion soup. If the custard reminded you of horchata then I need it in my life!

[@cooking_the_books]

I think you’re right, chunky was probably the word I was grasping for lol. Not sure why I couldn’t find it! The pot was a very lucky Goodwill find.

[@twillbdone3273]

Applesauce with sour cream sounds very German. Maybe Russian. My 'people' from my mother's side were Volga Germans. Germans that migrated to the Volga River region of Russia. Family recipes were a combo of both. Have Borscht one day and Sauerkraut the next.

[@user-hk2su1op8k]

Country applesauce with potato pancakes was something my late father used to make ❤

[@michelleaw1325]

I had this cookbook in my shopping cart in the vintage green color. Sadly I put it back on the shelf because I am an empty nester wirh TONS of cooking books. Now seeing again here on your channel ,I could kick myself. It was in mint condition and the graphics were beautiful! Glad I got a chance to see it again here,and glad you are enjoying it😊

[@michelleaw1325]

I forgot to mention it was at Goodwill shop.

[@cooking_the_books]

Oh wow!! Maybe another copy will find its way to you.

[@michelleaw1325]

@cooking_the_books thanks for that hopeful thought !

[@bethdabruzzo7112]

I love your golden butterfly pyrex bowl!! My husband recently found a full dish set of it in his grandma's attic that she packed away few decades ago based on the newspapers it was wrapped in. It's our every day dish set now.

[@kathysimpson3249]

We were orchardist so we had apple sauce all the time. Chunky, purée, pudding, red apples put through a colander for pink apple sauce etc.

[@ritahertzberg5762]

My all-time fave cookbook. I still have my original copy.

[@tiffanyroberts9460]

I love your vintage cookware!

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you!! I love using it in my videos. 😄

[@eyesonindie]

Love this! My mom made tuna casserole all the time when I was a kid - it was one of my favorites. This recipe is pretty different from hers! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@cooking_the_books]

This one was pretty different from the one I grew up with, too! It was good, just needed a bit more seasoning and maybe more cheese.

[@RhubarbAndCod]

This was wonderful! Glad to see that egg-in-a-hole/frame worked so well! Leaning into the instant coffee for that was a perfect choice, if you ask me. The idea of olives in the coleslaw is brilliant! I always keep peas in the freezer as well, and this sounds like a great thing to do with them. So glad you went for the tuna casserole! It's a classic! Great book to pull all this from... the artwork's adorable! Thanks for this Anna!

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you!! I absolutely love the artwork in this book. Those simple line drawings with just a few colors...delightful!

[@KindlySo]

I am rewatching this, it came up on my feed. I have that book this time, bought it on eBay quite reasonably. Thanks for showcasing it. I am going to make the soup and the apple sauce. Hope you are coming along well after your hip surgery a few weeks ago. 💖🙏💖

[@desertpinevintage162]

Love this series. I like that you use dishes corresponding to the era. Cute.

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

[@jewisley]

My mom had a percolator for the coffee. A small - quart? - for day to day, and a large multi-cup for company. Before she died, she wanted coffee fixed on the stovetop again. Thanks to EBay, she was able to enjoy a good cup of coffee.

[@Cutesuzyq1]

Love your videos. These bring back many memories. Love seeing the vintage kitchen items being used too.

[@sherryarmstrong4683]

You can always dice up the bunch of celery and freeze. The freezing breaks down the structure of the celery and it will cook up faster.

[@bytchesagainstbullshyt3696]

It's fun watching you cook from the cookbooks I grew up using ❤

[@cooking_the_books]

Oh I am so glad you're having fun! Thanks for watching. 😄

[@keithliermann692]

I made egg on toast, I would take a fork mash the middle of the bread a little, then crack an egg on it. Break the yolk pull egg to run over the bread to set it then flip it. It’s like yours but no cutting needed. I also have a Betty Crocker recipe box like yours but I dated it & it’s from 1977. I don’t know if I got all the recipes cuz money was tight then.

[@stillsinglestephanie]

I love the apple spiralizer, one of my favorite kitchen gadgets! I’m also not a fan of raw celery, anytime I buy it for a recipe I end up chopping what’s left to freeze and use the next time I make soup. Love these videos!

[@cooking_the_books]

I had an abundance of apples one season, and the thought of peeling and coring that so many made my head spin. That's when I decided to treat myself to the spiralizer. 😄

[@dannyfox4156]

I just found that apple peeler at my favorite Thrift store last week! $8. Like new! Needing a little more 'help' in the kitchen as I get a little 'older'😊

[@jc10907Sealy]

Your vintage cooking pots and bakeware is so fun 🤩

[@caygabie4100]

Loving your channel AND your comment community is awesome too! I just love the nostalgia its like a lot of warm hugs!

[@cindyg5064]

I always used an aluminum percolator to make our coffee.

[@wasawyerjr7377]

Side note - the dinner dish with matching bowl reminded me of my mom. Peas, tuna casserole and tapioca pudding! What great memories it brought back. Your recipes are slightly different but absolutely a "60's" meal!

[@tweetpea]

I LOVE egg in a hole and not just for breakfast! I even make it in the air fryer and use avocado oil instead of butter.

[@jeanineruby]

Hi - your videos are great! You made that simple breakfast so elegant.

[@clkemp6725]

The breakfast you made is similar to what I have many mornings, except that I use a French press to make my coffee. Tuna casserole! Such a comfort and the carrots make it pretty. All so good.

[@tiamotzz]

When I was growing up (in the sixties) my mother, who was not American, always served applesauce warm with cinnamon. I don't know anyone who does that in America. Applesauce seems to be served ice cold.

[@cooking_the_books]

We sometimes had warm applesauce growing up, usually if my mom was making it on the stove to be eaten right away. I know sometimes people make big batches of applesauce and preserve it in the freezer.

[@mitomom4947]

I love your dinner! We sat down to something similar every night at 6:30, LOL! I loved it then and it still looks good 💜 I learned to cook from the Betty Crocker 1963 equivalent of this cookbook, and it’s stood me in good stead for decades. Thank you for this trip down memory lane. I love the dinner melamine plate.

[@janemartin229]

I have this cookbook in green, but it matched everything you did (recipes and page #s). I love the sketches (that was a photo of a turkey, not a duck). I really like that they specified the package or can sizes in ounces. I hate old cookbooks that say to use a #whatever size can of something. I'm old, but I don't remember ever using those sizes or what they stand for.

[@TammyLynn-163]

Love these full day of meals videos! ❤

[@Blue-2-7]

I've never had a problem with freezing leftover chopped celery and adding that as needed.

[@Rene_B7578]

I like your spatula/whisk… so I ordered one from Amazon! It came two days ago! Thank you. Love your videos!

[@IntheKitchenwithKaren]

Hey Anna! Awesome video my Friend! That cookbook really is cool. Love your different size cutters. I’ve honestly never made toad in a hole! My Grandma always had a jar of tasters choice instant coffee I. The counter 🥰. Tuna casserole is one of my childhood favs. I love olives, so the more the better!

[@cooking_the_books]

This cookbook has become a favorite for the illustrations alone. There's just something about the simple line drawings in shades of blue. Omg Tasters Choice...I remember those commercials so well!

[@geelizzie]

I’m swooning over the pink roses plate your dinner is on!

[@camerajen]

I love these full days of eating!!! Also you have the best laugh.

[@aliyamoon80]

I'm also a fan of tuna casserole. Mom made it with peas. I make it with black olives.

[@jamesfarquhar7547]

Hi I love this channel I love the vintage American, (I am from and living in Australia), recipes and it is so much fun to enjoy them

[@faithgills800]

Hi, really like your video's! As a chef I find it fascinating that you are creating lost old recipes. Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@cooking_the_books]

Glad you like them! Thank you so much for watching. ❤

[@joanneandrea7298]

I absolutely love your content! I like collecting cookbooks as well, but I've not really made too much from them. You inspire me! One of the best things about your content is that you use vintage plate ware, and I love how much you explain your thoughts and opinions about the recipes! Great job!

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you!! 😊 Glad you are enjoying my videos. I love showing my vintage kitchen items in them!

[@jillcaldwell4519]

I just ran across you last night. I love your vintage cookbook cooking. I'm a 70's girl. I love cookbooks. I really haven't ventured out to cook some of the older recipes. I want to, but haven't. It's great to watch you cook from these books and how they turn out. I am also from Ohio. You are amazing.

[@shannonackley2526]

I don't think I have ever seen someone else who has an issue with celery. My problem is slightly different than yours but I use celery seed in recipes when I can instead of buying a full bunch so I don't wind up with a lot of celery in my fridge that I will feel pressured to use up.

[@cooking_the_books]

I have tried really hard to like it but…nope! Just not my thing. I can stand a little bit if cooked celery but not very much.

[@Maronite2]

Hi Anna. I just discovered your channel and it's like a trip down memory lane. The first edition of the McCall's cookbook had a green cover. It was given to me as a gift when I got my first job and apartment. My favorite recipe from that book is Three Bean Salad Bowl. I've found similar recipes on line but not exactly like this one. Yesterday I watched you prepare 3 meals from the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. My mother had that one and I vividly recall using it to surprise my working parents with dinner when I was only about 12. That recipe was Hamburger Pie. So delicious! Very glad I found your channel. I'm truly enjoying watching you prepare dishes from these old cookbooks. It's important to keep in mind that, back then, there was no internet or cooking channels. Other than watching Julia Child whip up a fancy French dish on PBS, the average homemaker relied on newspapers, magazines, product packaging and cookbooks to prepare meals.

[@Doglover1709]

Thanks for cooking these recipes. Interesting how recipes and tastes evolve.

[@lgfrades]

Love your channel and your books! ❤

[@MissieLotus]

I'm loving all the fruits and vegetables in this menu!

[@judywein3282]

Came across this video by accident....SUBSCRIBED! Excellent, fun video. And, Oh yeah: "Memories"......! 😊

[@tamsondarland8951]

Anna what a wonderful video. I really enjoyed this format. I love how you meal planned for whole day of meals. This is a video I will be using as a resource when I plan meals. I too loved all your dish choices. I also love how beautiful and colorful your vintage ware is with meals. I am enjoying your creativity. Love from Ky.

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you so much! I love using my vintage dishes and kitchenware, and videos like these give me the opportunity to use a LOT of it in one go. 😄

[@tamsondarland8951]

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[@bettywales6874]

Great series - I have several cookbooks with these full meal menus, but I've never tried an entire meal, just a dish here and there. This is making me want to find one that sounds promising and give it a shot! Also, I have this vision of a parfait with a layer of chocolate pudding, a layer of the cinnamon tapioca, and maybe cocoa powder or chocolate shavings on top. Mexican Hot Chocolate vibes?

[@cooking_the_books]

Your parfait idea sounds DIVINE. I love Mexican hot chocolate!

[@ruthgreen926]

My mom's pancake recipe was McCall's Griddlecakes. Thanks for reminding me of this cookbook! I ordered a copy for myself.

[@lindareeb4330]

Thanks! So happy to have found you! Great job!

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you very much! So glad you are enjoying my videos. I appreciate your support!

[@susanssoutherncooking3768]

How fun! I love these kind of videos. 😊

[@cooking_the_books]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching. ❤️

[@brieezy.]

I wish I took more time to prepare food, I guess I never grew up with mom who was always preparing food and had me right there with her. I don’t know if my mom even cooked like that, I used to help my grandma make biscuits, but that’s it…. But I have always had and I and curiosity about old-fashioned cuisine, I love everything you said about that cookbook too❤ I definitely want it even though I don’t cook😂

[@risasklutteredkitchen1293]

The menus are always so much fun.

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you! 😁

[@iconstarchild8567]

I love your pot set. I grew up with them but in a different colour story.

[@maryjordan7649]

As a 60's teenaager...love the bowls..cookware etc. My family made many casseroles but tuna was not one. I keep a ten foot pole between me and canned tuna. Never saw Cole slaw paired with soup let alone with black olives. No instant coffee too. I've heard of that egg dish(toad in a hole?)but never had it...looks good. Interesting take on 1960 food but there's more..jello salads and Salisbury steak etc. 😊

[@lynnbogdanovich5284]

Funny how hamburger soup has lasted thru the decades. Was watching the pioneer woman the other day and she made a hamburger soup recipe. Loving your videos. Sorry you don't like celery haha. its in almost every soup recipe. Funny how different all of our tastes are. Thanks for sharing.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Another fun episode🥳🍽 Really nice cookbook!

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you!! I’d love to find copies of the ones with different colored covers.

[@brendakrieger7000]

@@cooking_the_books that would be cool!!

[@glitchvomit]

The music at 20:42 is so groovy, I love it!

[@helengardner2714]

I love the way you can make a small amount , I come from a big family,🥰 and I have always made big amounts.🥰🙏.