Vintage Autumn Celebration Finale: Week 13 - Mapley Finale!
Sadly, we've reached the end of this celebration of vintage maple recipes! I had really wanted to try out a lot more of them than just one or two recipes, but such is life! I loved putting it together, because doing this kind of a series forces me to hunt through my vintage cookbook collection and pull out recipe ideas I never would've thought to look for before. I want my collection to be put to good use, and being able to share all this vintage food goodness with you is a wonderful way to do it.
For the finale, I thought I'd pull out the rest of all the amazing maple recipes I've found in just the past couple weeks! Here are the recipes we've got in store:
- Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies - wartime version sweetened with honey and maple syrup!
- Maple Sugar Cookies
- Maple Fluff
- Maple Nut Refrigerator Cake (Ooh! Exciting!)
- Maple Sirup Cupcakes (original spelling)
- Maple Sugar Pie
- Maple Candy
- and the one I'm really excited about... Log Cabin Upside Down Cake. (Yessss!)
Why waste any more time? Let's get down to it!
First up - the famous Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe modified for wartime. I made these for a presentation I did at a local library about WWII food rationing. They were a huge hit! The cookies are incredibly small - the dough you scoop out is only supposed to be 1/2 tsp. worth! I loved that about them though. They were super cute and really transportable - the perfect snack cookie! I bet they'd ship pretty well too, which is something the booklet advertised where this recipe came from. Here's the recipe with a bonus recipe for Brownies using honey as the sweetener!
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| Lunch Box Recipes by Nestle's, 1942 |
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| Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies - wartime version |
Next is Maple Sugar Cookies - a delicious twist on an old favorite!
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| 250 Ways to Save Sugar, 1943 |
Maple Fluff is an interesting fluffy concoction flavored with coconut and almond extract!
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| 250 Ways to Save Sugar, 1943 |
Lady Fingers and rolled Macaroons make up the base for this delightful-sounding Maple Nut Refrigerator Cake.
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| 250 Ways to Save Sugar, 1943 |
Maple Sirup Cupcakes sound like a great change from the standard vanilla or chocolate!
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| 250 Ways to Save Sugar, 1943 |
If you're wanting to try a new pie for your holiday celebrations, then this custardy Maple Sugar Pie could be just the ticket. It's definitely on my list!
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| 250 Ways to Save Sugar, 1943 |
I love that this recipe for Maple Candy suggests you use cream or evaporated milk, and the lemon extract is intriguing paired with maple...
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| 250 Ways to Save Sugar, 1943 |
Last but not least - the Log Cabin Upside Down Cake!! Butter, maple syrup and pineapples form the top of this classic American cake. My mouth is watering already!
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| Recipes for Today, 1943 |
I hope I've inspired you to try some vintage mapley goodness this season! I've got a lot more things planned for the near future, so stay tuned!