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A Kitchen Archive of 3x5 Recipe Cards and Memories
A writer recalls a mother’s tin boxes of pink 3x5 recipe cards from magazines and newspapers. The cards span the 1950s to 1960s, revealing dietary habits, substitutions, and family tastes, including oleomargarine depictions, butter loyalties, and desserts. The postwar era shapes meals and memories, with a prized family recipe from Ellen Lee Pleasants Banta and a long-guarded fried chicken ancestor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empress
Mom
Lena Olenowski
Mrs. O
Dammy
Ellen Lee Pleasants Banta
Leesburg
FFV
Virginia
Cammy