What desserts came from the Old World?

English sweets included many types of cakes, custards, and fritters such as funnel cake . They used strawberries, apples, figs, raisins, currants and almonds. They also made cheese-based sweets including cheesecake. A large number of English cookbooks have been found and some date back to the late 1300's.

What is the oldest food we still eat?

First found in a tomb in Ancient Egypt, honey is about 5,500 years old. Revered in ancient Egypt, honey remains edible over long periods. In 2015, while excavating tombs in Egypt, the archaeologists found about 3000-year-old honey that was fully edible.

What is the oldest dish we still eat?

The World's 10 Oldest Dishes And Where They Are Today Indian curry, circa 2200-2500 B.C. ... Pancakes, circa 11650 B.C. ... Linzer Torte, circa 1653. ... Tamales, circa 5000 B.C. ... Burgers, circa 100 century A.D. ... Mesopotamian Stew, circa 2140 B.C., and bone broth, circa 400 B.C. ... Rice dishes, circa 4530 B.C. ... Beer, circa 3500 B.C. More items... Sep 2, 2023

What is the most famous dessert in the world?

Mar 31, 2023, 08:13 PM IST. 10 Most Popular Desserts in the World. ... Apple Pie. This traditional American dessert is popular due to its flaky crust and sweet apple filling. ... Tiramisu. ... Baklava. ... Crème Brûlée. ... Panna Cotta. ... Cheesecake. ... Mochi. More items... Mar 31, 2023

What was a favorite dessert during the Middle Ages?

Desserts in history, such as in the middle ages, revolved more around fruity sweet foods such as jellies and wafers mixed with exotic fruits, nuts, and butter . Indeed, the custard is known to be one of the first desserts ever eaten in the middle ages.

What are 5 foods that went from the Old World to the New World?

By way of crops, the Old World introduced the Western Hemisphere to bananas, grapes, oranges, peaches, grains, and olives . They also contributed luxuries such as honey, sugar, and coffee.

What are three foods that were brought from the Old World to the New World?

Wheat, tomatoes, chili peppers , and many other foods were transferred between the Old and New Worlds, the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, following Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.

What did the Old World eat before 1492?

European ate many of the foods they still eat today before the Columbian Exchange. For example, they ate wheat and other grains, such as oats; meats like pork, beef, and chicken; and fruits and vegetables, like carrots, onions, apples, peaches, and cherries .

Did the old world have cake?

The Greeks and Romans made sweet baked goods, and the Egyptians baked sweetened breads. However, it wasn't until the Middle Ages that cakes as we know them today began to emerge . During this time, sweetened breads were transformed into a more cake-like dessert, often made with honey, fruit, and spices.

32 Sweet Nostalgic Vintage Recipes that will bring back fond memories (2024)

Do you have a recipe that brings back a flood of memories from your childhood? Like a Cherry Float or Pineapple Dole Whip, you would have at Disney or something that reminds you of the fun times you had enjoying a recipe like this. That is why I am bringing you 32 Sweet Nostalgic Vintage Recipes.

Vintage recipes can be fun to make again and just brings that taste of home back. We did a roundup already of 26 Favorite Grandma Recipes that I love.

There are some wonderful recipes that we all have loved over time. Do you have a vintage recipe box filled with vintage recipe cards? If so, that is so exciting to see what your mom or grandma used to make.

Some of the savory recipes from the 50’s and 60’s just aren’t appealing today. Some should have never been appealing with all that gelatin, LOL! I stuck with sweet vintage recipes for this post. Ones that you loved as a kid if you grew up in this generation.

It will also be fun to look back at some of these recipes if you are younger to see what we loved as kids compared to what you like today.

Table of Contents

COOKIES
- BETTER THAN DAD’S COPYCAT OATMEAL COCONUT COOKIES
- CHERRY CREAM CHEESE COOKIES
- BUTTER SNOWBALLS RECIPE
- GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES
- ICED OATMEAL COOKIES
- BEST MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREAD
- HOMEMADE THIN MINTS
Bars
- OLD-FASHIONED HAWAIIAN DREAM BARS
- NO BOWL CHOCOLATE PECAN BARS RECIPE (MAGIC BARS)
- COPYCAT LITTLE DEBBIE COSMIC BROWNIES
- COCONUT ICE FROM LIVING ON THE VEG
- HOMEMADE ALMOND JOY
- HEALTHY BOUNTY BARS (HOMEMADE, VEGAN)
DRINKS
- ORANGE CREAMSICLE FLOAT
- NOSTALGIC GRAPE ICE CREAM FLOAT
- DARK CHOCOLATE MALT
- MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP MILKSHAKE
- EASY NEOPOLITAN MILKSHAKE
- PEACHY PEACH MILKSHAKE
MORE FAVORITE RECIPES
- HOMEMADE POP TARTS
- AUNT LIL’S COCONUT STRAWBERRIES
- HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE TURTLES
- CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER RICE KRISPIE TREATS
- APPLE PIE BREAD PUDDING WITH MAPLE CREAM SAUCE
- OATMEAL CREAM PIES
- HOMEMADE DING DONGS
- OLD FASHIONED DIVINITY CANDY RECIPE
- COFFEE TOFFEE – THE SMITTEN KITCHEN COOKBOOK CLUB REVIEW
- FUNNEL CAKE RECIPE
- CINNAMON ROCK CANDY
- HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE APPLE

When I was growing up milk and cookies was my bedtime snack. I loved a glass of ice cold milk and a couple of wonderful cookies. One of my faves was Dad’s Oatmeal Cookies so I had to try and make my own and I think they are Better Than Dad’s Copycat Oatmeal Coconut Cookies.

Another all time favorite in this list is the Butter Snowballs Recipe as my mom would make this every year for Christmas. Her recipe is similar but she put in more nuts. It was pretty much the only cookie she would make as I took over as baker and did them all!!

Ginger Molasses Cookies were another great memory but I have included some new ones for me to try that were others’ favorites. I always like trying a new cookie!!

BETTER THAN DAD’S COPYCAT OATMEAL COCONUT COOKIES

by Noshing With The Nolands

CHERRY CREAM CHEESE COOKIES

by Kristine’s Kitchen

BUTTER SNOWBALLS RECIPE

by Kristine’s Kitchen

GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES

by The Anthony Kitchen

ICED OATMEAL COOKIES

by Mother Thyme

BEST MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREAD

by Kitchen Mason

HOMEMADE THIN MINTS

by Saving Room for Dessert

I have a beloved collection of Betty Crocker cookbooks that have been around since my childhood or before. I have made many, many recipes from these over the years and now today they would definitely be considered vintage. Oh dear am I showing my age?!

Dream bars have been around forever and I love the many different varieties there are! Our Rhubarb Dream Bars are one of the most popular on the site but I remember pineapple ones more from my youth.

Also the classics like Little Debbie, Bounty Bar and Almond Joy all bring back fond memories.

OLD-FASHIONED HAWAIIAN DREAM BARS

by Noshing With The Nolands

NO BOWL CHOCOLATE PECAN BARS RECIPE (MAGIC BARS)

by Scrummy Lane

COPYCAT LITTLE DEBBIE COSMIC BROWNIES

by Princess Pinky Girl

COCONUT ICE FROM LIVING ON THE VEG

by Baking Queen 74

HOMEMADE ALMOND JOY

by Pinch and Swirl

HEALTHY BOUNTY BARS (HOMEMADE, VEGAN)

by One Clever Chef

As for drinks who doesn’t love a float? My two favorites were orange and grape and the occasional root beer. I love these also as a creamsicle or grapesicle in a frozen treat. We would get Saturday 25 cents and sometimes went for a bigger ticket item than just penny candy.

Malts I think were more popular in the 50’s than 60’s or maybe just not that popular in my area.

Milkshakes were another one that I loved but we didn’t have any fancy machine at home so this would be when we were out that I would indulge in this classic treat.

ORANGE CREAMSICLE FLOAT

by Noshing With The Nolands

NOSTALGIC GRAPE ICE CREAM FLOAT

by Noshing With The Nolands

DARK CHOCOLATE MALT

by The Lemon Bowl

S’MORES A&W ROOT BEER FLOATS

by A Cedar Spoon

MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP MILKSHAKE

by Meatloaf and Melodrama

EASY NEOPOLITAN MILKSHAKE

by Goodie Godmother

PEACHY PEACH MILKSHAKE

by Savvy Saving Couple

Homemade Pop Tarts had to be made as these were extremely popular in the 60’s. Amber, our daughter did an amazing job of these!!

Ken’s memory growing up was his Aunt Lil’s baking when he went out to the farm for summers. She made all kinds of cool treats like Aunt Lil’s Coconut Strawberries.

A family favorite are our Homemade Chocolate Turtles. The caramel is hard and chewy not like the brand but I love having to work away at one or I would eat the whole recipe in a sitting!! This strategy works for me.

Also included are some all time favorites. I remember making Divinity Candy when I was a kid. So good, I will have to make some of that again soon for sure!!

Of course, Rice Krispie Treats, Ding Dongs, sandwich cookies, candy, bread pudding, toffee, chocolate apples and more all evoke wonderful memories of my childhood.

All of these are tried and tested recipes that have stood the test of time. Enjoy all the memories and tell me which recipes bring back your youth in the comments.