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Nostalgic Frugal Recipes

  • milk soup in a bowl on a vintage table cloth with a spoon next to it and homemade bread

    1940’s Milk Soup

  • stove top pop corn in a large clear bowl on a wooden counter top with some popped kernels on the counter top

    Stove Top Popcorn

  • saskatoon berry sauce in a mason jar with berries in the background

    Saskatoon Berry Sauce

  • pan fried potatoes in a pink serving dish on a wooden counter and garnished with parsley

    Easy Pan Fried Potatoes

  • homemade yogurt topped with raspberries in a glass bowl on a grey counter top

    Easy Yogurt in The Oven

  • creamy rice cereal in a bowl with a wooden background

    Homemade Rice Cereal Recipe with Cinnamon Sugar

  • Bread crumbs sitting in a small mason on a wooden counter

    Plain Bread Crumbs Recipe

  • chicken and rice casserole in a deep pie dish on a wire rack

    Old Fashioned Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe

  • old fashioned rice custard in a deep dish pie dish under a white tea towel

    Old-Fashioned Baked Rice Custard (1930’s Recipe)

  • Apple Sauce in two mason jars with fresh whole apples next to them

    Homemade Apple Sauce

  • milk Jell-O in a white heart bowl with a fresh strawberry slice on top

    Milk Jell-O

  • Yorkshire Pudding in a pile on a plate

    Yorkshire Pudding

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  • chocolate chip zucchini muffins on a wire rack sitting on a red vintage table cloth
    Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
  • milk soup in a bowl on a vintage table cloth with a spoon next to it and homemade bread
    1940’s Milk Soup
  • lemon zucchini bread sliced on a white plate sitting on a red table cloth with lemons to the side of it with a doily under the plate
    Lemon Zucchini Bread
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