I Tried a Week of 1950s Breakfast Foods (there's less cooking than you think)
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- Hello friends! Ready for some breakfast? Today I'm sharing a week of 1950s breakfast ideas, taken mainly from Betty Crocker's New Picture Cookbook. I tried to choose things that were fairly common and/or easy to make, but lemme tell ya, those prunes???
Stay tuned to the end for a MASSIVE fail. I'm still sad about it.
Anyway! I hope to come back with a week of 1950s lunches, and dinners too! They'll be more recipe-heavy than this video, and I hope you enjoy it all anyway.
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Pancakes (from Betty Crocker's New Picture Cookbook)
3 Egg yolks
1-2/3 cups thick buttermilk
1-/2 cups flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp soft butter
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Beat egg yolks well with rotary beater. Measure flour by dip-level-pour method or by sifting. Beat in buttermilk and mixed dry ingredients. Beat in butter. Gently fold in beaten egg whites. Pour batter from the tip of a large spoon or from pitcher in pools a little apart. Turn pancakes when puffed and full of bubbles. Keep hot by placing between folds of warm towel in warm oven (don't stack them!)
Waffles:
2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
1 tsp soda
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
6 tbsp soft shortening
Heat waffle iron while mixing batter. Beat eggs well. Measure flour by dip-level-pour method. Beat in remaining ingredients with rotary beater until smooth. Pour from the cup or pitcher into the center of a hot waffle iron.
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PS please forgive the inconsistencies in color editing, I am using my husband’s camera because mine completely died and I am NOT used to his color settings! 😅
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Hi Kristina, I was raised in the 1950s and just to let you know as far as what drinks they had set up for breakfast it was usually coffee, of course, for the adults, but, as far as drinks for everyone it was always a large glass of milk with a small glass of orange juice with every breakfast. It was an American tradition. Also, the grapefruit was always served in a bowl usually the size of the grapefruit itself, and scored before serving. Thought you would enjoy a little more trivia, lol. Great video!🍊🍞🍵❤❤
Oh man i forgot orange juice! I did score the grapefruit, I remember my grandpa doing that for my grandma - but totally forgot till I tried eating it at the table 😂
@@WithLoveKristina You did great!
Exactly. I remember those days well. Breakfasts were most often a hot meal, even if included cereal.
My mom would put a stemless maraschino cherry in the middle of the half grapefruit. 😊 however, this was in the 70s.
@@carlabrown6849@carlabrown6849 In the 60s, my mom would score the grapefruit the night before and put a little sugar on it; the next morning, it was ready to go.
I was born in 1947, the oldest of 5 children. During the week, we usually had cereal, hot in the winter, cold in the summer. Sometimes, scrambled eggs, and usually a glass of orange juice. Rarely prunes. Sundays, big breakfast day. Pancakes or waffles, bacon or sausage, juice. Hot cocoa was a winter treat. Adults had coffee. A glass of milk was served with dinner. This was a fun video!
I was born in 1947 also!! This is fun to see! I always wanted cake for breakfast!!
I was born in the 1990s, youngest of 5 children. We grew up on the same breakfasts, except my parents like to make egg-in-a-basket (egg in grilled toast) on an arbitrary interval. If the milk wasn't in cereal, it was in a glass next to the orange juice. I figured you may find it interesting too.
My grandma used to heat the prunes in hot water. I just eat them out of the bag. We called them stewed prunes.
My grandmother would cooked them with cinnamon sticks and cloves and cooked them until they were soft and then discard the cinnamon sticks and cloves. They were delicious.
The 50s diet was very grain heavy. I am digging in to a danish 1950 housekeeping book. It is VERY scientific on noutrision and how to keep the family healthy on a budget. And the point of it really is that grains (and potatos) give enough kalories at a low cost, and then you ad just enough vitamins from a litle fruit and vegetables, meat and coodliveroil. And a lot of the fat and protein would come from milk.
You have to remember that in the 50s people still remember when starving and malnutrition (for some) not was uncommen.
And after the wars there was a lot of research going into nutrition.
How often and what amount of cod liver oil was consumed?
@@hiddenhand6973 codd liver oil was given to make sure pregnent af breastgiving women and children up to age 6 would get enough vitamin D.
5grams pr day - could be substitutet by 10grams of codd liver og 50 grams of herring.
It doesn't say if it was to be consumed every day, but in general all vitaminheavy foods are incourieged to be consumed in smaler amounts often rather then a big amout more seldom.
We still follow this type of diet today in Russia, lots of grains and cheap veggies (potatoes, carrots, onion, beetroot, pumpkin, cabbages and so on).
@@tateshevchenko6584 in the 50s book it is surprizingly little vegetables. 300g potatos, 50g of carrots (the cheapest vegetable) 50g of other vegetables and 50g of fruits pr day. Today the official danish recomendations are 600g of greens and fruit pr day (excludig potatos). That is 4x as much.
I love prunes so much that I have to force myself to stop at 6. I learned the hard way probably 10 times before I finally gave in to the reality 😂 I can easily eat quarter to half a kilo without batting an eyelid. Delicious! Especially in custard, num nums.
Ok prunes in custard might be better!
@WithLoveKristina in the 80s it was dessert & mum used heated up custard. I'm lazy & just slop cold custard from a carton on them.
Prunes are just dried plums. I eat them like raisons. Stewed they need the water to turn a dark color. Add milk or cream if you want to up them. I have even used evaperated milk which I think is better.
Same.
@ariajam5221 I'm glad I'm not alone in this, because I don't know anyone who loves them like I do 😂 I only like the soft ones though. Some brands have hard ones & that wrecks them for me
The cookbook you used was a wedding gift to my grandma in 1952. She gave it to me when I got married. It’s one of my favorite possessions. The Russian tea cake cookie recipe is my favorite cookie.
I was born in the late 1950s and grew up in the 1960s, so I am excited to see what you come up with. My lunches consisted of bologna, grilled cheese, and canned soup.
American cheese and Wonder bread!
Watching this makes me realize I’ve been cooking 1950’s breakfast all my life lol
Your breakfasts look beautiful! Your videos really brighten my day and inspire me. I was one of your viewers who requested this video, so thank you so much for all that you do! ❤
Oh thank you Katie! I can’t wait to put together more recipe videos 💖 they are so fun to make!
I loved watching 😊
I have that same coffeepot that is on the counter. Mine is from 1948 as it was a wedding gift to my parents. It's on display in my kitchen in my 1940 home.
I think I have the 1940s one as well! The one I tried to use was the C50 model, but there's a second one that's the c30 model and I'm not sure if it'll work. The switch seems stuck.
I actually love prunes. I might be one of the few but my mom was a breakfast cook when I was a little girl and they had a breakfast buffet where she worked and so she would make these stuffed prunes ...you take cream cheese, a little lemon juice,lemon zest,chopped walnuts and a little powdered sugar mix that up and put it in the prunes and it tastes like you're eating cheesecake or at least some kind of yummy sweet dairy dessert 😁👍👍
The fluffy pancake recipe has always been my favorite. I really liked to have banana pancakes when I was a child.
Hi
I have only just been making banana pancakes
Twice now
Hubby has found he likes banana ones more than plain pancakes
Stewed prunes are so much better than just dried..They can be done ahead and stored for a month of more in fridge..Take your dried prunes ..place in container and pour boiling water to cover..cool..cover..fridge..eat as wanted..and the juice made can be drunk...
Oooooh Dessert Rose!! How beautiful!!!
Being vintage myself, I love my 50 yr old cookbooks, they're the best.
This is so interesting to watch because all the women in my family had jobs so pancakes and waffles weren't common. It was mostly food that could be made really quickly. Biscuits and other treats would be made on holidays and days off. But it's interesting to see what stay at home mom's and wives would make.
For cords that I know I might forget what they are for in future but still need, I take one of the wired twisty things from bread bags (sorry not sure what they are actually called) and a post-it note, stick the wire through the top corner of the post-it note after I've written what the cord is for and then use it to twist the cord together. It's saved me several times from throwing away a cord I would have actually needed albeit not often. 😄
I've got a sticky label on my rechargeable torch that tells me where the charger is, as well as a label on the charger to tell me what it charges.
You could probably return the cord.
I'm in my 60s and always had a variety for breakfast. Sometimes, french toast, eggs and English muffins, bagels and cream cheese, pancakes, waffles, occasionally cereal. I remember eating these as a kid, made these for my kids, and now just for myself. I never did like potatoes for breakfast or sausage.
I appreciate how accessible your recipes were. No fancy ingredients no crazy expensive equipment. Just normal Walmart brand stuff.
I’m so glad; I try my best to use what I have, and sometimes it feels boring. But I want these videos to be practical!
Take my advise and buy an electric percolator. Amazon has many to choose from. Some look very retro. I had a drip coffee maker for years until I discovered while camping that I liked the flavor of percolator coffee better.
I enjoyed you esting prunes probably much more than you did, I like that you really committed to this. I really felt transported!
The BEST way to eat dried prunes is chopped fine and baked into a chocolate cake. They really are amazing there. ❤️ (& love your videos!) Best, Lynne
This was so fun! Made for very fun viewing while eating my own breakfast (sourdough pancakes because my sister had a bunch of discard from her starter that she didn’t want to go to waste).
That incredible beautiful dish set. My parents only used it for special occasions, it was an expensive set they bought back during the times of department stores and good economy. I love that you have this beautiful set, my mother adored hers ❤. We had silver ware we used too. (The silver had to be polished).
Edit:
We had oatmeal with raisins as kids before school. The whole oats cook in 5 minutes. ❤
I have wanted this dish set for YEARS and have thrifted most of it, alongside what a friend of mine gave me ❤️❤️❤️ it is beautiful!
On the weekends when my kids want waffles or pancakes, i make a double batch and freeze the leftovers. Makes weekdays easy.
I’ve been meaning to do this! Homemade toaster waffles!
I prefer bacon in the oven. I like to lay mine on a short wire rack in the baking dish.
Wow, my formula is Betty Crocker's formula 😮 I'm so proud. I don't do cereal everyday though. Cereal days are for Sunday (no time to cook with church).
How fun! I loved getting to see your breakfasts. Bummer the coffee pot didn’t work out! Thanks for sharing your life and creativity ❤
I love your bumper music! Very cheerful fifties vibe.
I think the grain heavy thing is the fault of the old food pyramid......
Heya Kristina, just wanted to shout out to you for this channel. I absolutely love the cleaning routines as I follow along while I clean my house almost every time. I'll just leave your channel on in the background and clean up. Só thank you for motivating me to tidy up my home, and thank you for your authenticity as you try out all these cool vintage lifestyle hacks!
Great video! Lol, I like prunes! I like just about any dried fruit, tho. Random, but if you like raisins, put them in the pot and boil them with the oatmeal - it is tasty! The raisins get soft and plump and naturally sweeten the oats a bit.
Anyway, your kitchen is so friggin cute and these videos really make my day a little happier. Hope you have a good and peaceful weekend!
I was wondering what kind of apple sauce you used. If you make homemade, it's very different from store bought. Homemade has a completely different texture and consistency. My recipe calls for peeled and cored apple chunks, fresh cider, white and dark brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and a dot of real butter. When it's cooked down, the apples aren't completely crushed. There's some chunks. It's severed hot off the stove. Very different in taste so this may make the difference. I normally make this in the fall, so we can locally source are apples and cider. Four sweet apples like Honey Crisp to one tart apple like Granny Smith. If you ever try it, you'll never go back to store bought. 😊
Your dress at the first breakfast is sooo cute
I love your Mission Rose dishes! My grandma had that pattern.
I could listen to you all day! I usually listen while showering and take occasional peeks to see what you’re doing. Thank you for this peek into your vintage lifestyle ❤️
If I'm feeling healthy I love applesauce and plain yogurt on high protein pancakes (or waffles) with just a drizzle of maple syrup over it. Yum yum! No butter for this one. (If I'm in a hurry, just butter and syrup.)
This is my morning good feelings here. I love ❤your stove so jealous. Your dresses are so sweet I finally got one for myself.
That first red cookbook is my family's cookbook. My mom has her grandmothers copy and I use it as recipe reference all the time
I like to cook bacon in the oven also. But, I place the bacon on parchment paper, which helps to absorb the grease and makes clean up a little easier. 🥓🥓🥓
I love your Franciscan ware desert rose. Reminds me of my aunt's, when I was a child.
I was married in 1977 and your strawberry pots and skillet set was among my first pots and pans along with my revere ware which I am still using! Glad to see all the vintage things.
My mom used to sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on grapefruit half, and place it in oven under broiler for a few minutes. Delicious! This was in the 1960s, though, I don't really remember the '50s.
Your videos are just wonderful. I appreciate your honesty, creativity, and flair. You're fabulous!
Moving into my first house with my fieance
😍I love prunes.. aka dried plums😁
Fun video!
The dress you're wearing for day 1 reminds me of the fruit wall in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in the best way possible
Try stewed prunes. I stew mine in red wine, brown sugar, and spices. Perfect over yogurt or oatmeal.
Love the coloring on this video.
I was born in 1952. We kids usually had cereal (non sugared) for breakfast or oatmeal or cream of wheat. On Saturdays we might have bacon and eggs and toast or occasionally pancakes, but never strawberries too. My parents were very frugal and didn’t overdo meals. Never never ate prunes. I would have died since I have IBS. Sundays were rushed because we always went to church. We always had a glass of orange juice for breakfast and my mother made us eat a tablespoon of cod liver oil before anything because it’s good for you. WE HAD MILK AT EVERY MEAL.We didn’t have red fridges and my mother never wore a scarf like that on her head either. That’s more of a 1940s look.
So happy to see you!! Thanks. Hugs.
I loooove tomatoe juice
Love to see the franciscanware, I have the apple version.
I use my grandmother's copy of Ann Pilsbury's Baking Book rather often, but I think her copy of The Good Housekeeping Cook Book has similar plans as what you've used here, I'll need to pull that one back out and look. I've found I don't tend to stick to meal plans I lay out (outside of use stuff up before expiry) might be fun to try following one
All of these breakfast meals looked delicious! Growing up in the late 60’s and early 70’s, weekends we had pancakes and waffles and sometimes cereal early morning while we watched cartoons, then late morning was the pancakes or waffles with sausage or bacon. Weekdays it might be oatmeal and toast, egg and toast or cereal and toast. We always had fresh milk from the dairy close by and orange juice!
Thank you! I am going to have to try the pancake recipe! They look amazing.
omg the prunes i was like nooooooooooo. in the 50's older people ate them or drink the juice if had number 2 issues. even as a child at my grandmas home she had them and the juice i avoided it.
I really love these types of videos 🥰
I love the steamed prunes. I add a sprinkling of cinnamon and water and heatvthem to boiling. I ket them stew a bit. Sometimes over ice cream. Yummy, yum yum!
That’s my favorite cookbook. Oh I’ll have to check it out and actually read it instead of using it as a food guide.
Hi! My grandma has a lot of the same strawberry things as you have in your kitchen. Definitely reminded me of her. 😊
I love your videos.... vintage has a special place in my heart. Your house is adorable. I think i was born in the wrong era.
My mom had the same 1960s perpetrator. ❤
Spell check is dangerous. "Percolator"
As for the grapefruit, one way was to grill it sprinkled with sugar, i tend to just have fruits for breakfast as it's better for my stoma. ❤
Thanks for the fun video!
I mix together the dry ingredients for pancakes -2 recipes at a time - and then all i have to do is add in the liquid, and I have pancakes in no time.
So smart!
Plus if you store the 2 servings in a Ziploc bag and mix in the liquid in the bag, you can clip off one corner and squeeze one pancake out at a time for cooking. Zero mess pancakes.
@athenathegreatandpowerful6365 good thinking! I usually do store them in ziplocks and then in a glass jar. I use the zip locks on repeat, but using them to pipe out the batter would really control thr mess.
@@jennbidwelledwardson2885 just looked it up, used as pencil cases in 1951. Robert Lejeune demonstrated their use as food storage in 1957. Not on the market until the late 60s as food storage BUT Alligator bags were readily available all through the 50s and would have worked quite nicely. I REALLY miss alligator bags.
I love the “I did try that. It was not very good.” 🤣❤️
Oh my goodness I love your kitchen ❤
I love your strawberry pots and pans, I think I have a couple items from the same set/collection that I found at a thrift store!
I thrifted these as well!
I'm so here for this. Thank you Kristina. ❤
Love breakfast food
Awesome vintage stove! Wow!
🤗,...yay,.....new vid! Thank u for making me smile!
I love your outfits! Beautiful!
Love your red frig!❤
Theres the Desert Rose plates my grandmother used. 😍🌹
Love your videos. Please wear your slippers when using old electrical items. The rubber soles will earth you. Bonus you will be super comfy homemaker.
Ps. I love your teapot and pots n pans! 😊
This is such a lovely video very relaxing ❤
yay new video! 💌I love pancakes and eggs and coffee! and fresh fruit
Kristina I love your videos I like the 1950’s cooking 🍓🍓🍓
My aunt has or did have that desert rose china set. And one of my grandmas had the same white mixing bowls. :) I’m going to have to check out my mom’s Betty Crocker book, as I don’t think my ‘80s edition has anything like a meal plan. But I could be wrong. Try to get some lard instead of Crisco.
My version of brekkie is yoghurt and honey or beans on toast or perhaps a couple of eggs and toast. I don't like sweets for breakfast most of the time.
Beans on toast are you from England?
@@bobchevallier8456 No, I'm American, but I enjoy English food and culture. I would feel perfectly at home in England.
I love your sweet dishes!!!
Ok but tell me why I’ve watched this like 5 times already😂 and now I have to order the Betty Crocker picture book…
I love your collection of book themed cookbooks.
I have the bottom part of that Sunbeam *with a new cord too* . I use it every day make tea. It boils water SUPER fast! I love it.
My husbands favorite waffle/pancake topping is peanut butter and applesauce, but the applesauce has to be room temp or cooler! You may like it better that way lol
This coffee percolator would happen to me. So don't feel bad about that bust. ❤
I loved this video! I really like your content.
Love your videos!!! 🥰♥️
Everything looked yummy! 🍓
I love that strawberry teapot. I think that's what it is.... Either way it's amazing ❤ insta love
Yes it’s a teapot!
I grew up in 50s. 8 boys and 2 girls so any idea of a normal breakfast has to go out the window. It might be a Rhode Island thing but we had coffee milk or strawberry milk for breakfast. Chaotic would describe it best. No way to fit 12 around a table. But we ate well and grew up!
what a fun video !
Can you do a “safe and loved” merch line!?!? It’s literally my favorite sign off on CZcams!
This was fun! Looking forward to the lunches and dinners!
Your dishes are beautiful! It's nice to see a nice table setting.
Fantastic
Put some parchment paper under the bacon and you’ll have a little less grease to deal with for cleanup. Best way to make bacon as far I’m concerned. :)
Loved this video!