Picked up a 1950s cookbook for 50 cents and tried a recipe that actually worked
Found this beat up copy of "The American Woman's Cookbook" at a church sale last month. The binding was loose and a few pages were stained with what looked like butter, but for fifty cents I figured it was worth the gamble. I decided to try the recipe for "Never Fail Pie Crust" from the 1948 edition. To be honest, I half expected it to be a disaster with old shortening and a weird ratio, but it came out flaky and tender. My wife thought I bought the pie from a bakery. The only trick was using ice water and chilling the dough for an hour. The book has sections on how to set a formal table and what to do with leftover ham, which is pretty funny to read now. Has anyone else had luck with a vintage cookbook recipe that surprised you?