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  3. I just made that CORN SAUSAGE CASSEROLE cause I had everything already on hand, It tastes great. I did forget to bake mine in a water bath which i had to cook it a little longer but it came out done and still taste good. Next time I will try the water bath cooking it unless I forget again. Thanks for sharing as always I enjoy your channel.

  4. I love your channel and I love budget cooking. When I was married in 1981, my Mom gave me a Good Housekeeping cookbook from 1942. This behemoth is 979 pages! Published at the height of WW2, it has whole sections on substitutions for rationed foods, such as meat, eggs, and butter, and includes a nice chapter on just leftovers, as well as cooking for one or 2. It is more than a cookbook, and I got a lot of good advice when first setting up housekeeping. I've been married 43 years, and still have, and use, that cookbook.

  5. cooking from older recipe books is always a trip … some ingredients/items just were not there in say the 50's and what they used was adventuresome and interesting. In your Corn Casserole today we would probably use a tabasco/hot sauce for that zing flavor.

  6. My dear Mom received this cookbook as a bridal shower gift in 1953. Growing up, my siblings and I made many recipes from it. We read that book to tatters! Mom didn't mind. We were learning how to cook which was a relief to her. She hated cooking! I had that beaten up old book for years. Some friends and I used it as the basis for our Betty Crocker Cult, lol! I eventually replaced it with the facsimile that is now available. If you look toward the end of the cookbook, there is a section of advice for homemakers. It is a hoot!

  7. Something i have noticed – cake/muffin mixes and finished products from the store seem too sweet. Have gone back to my old Good Housekeeping cookbook and it calls for a lot less sugar and the end result is MUCH better. Extra effort, but well worth it.

  10. I am glad I watched this video. I wasn’t looking for a supper idea but I did need one for tonight. When you said Johnny Marzetti it reminded me that I haven’t made it in a while. I have the ingredients thawing now. Thanks.

  11. Your stove lets you know when your oven is ready to go? This is exactly why I want a brand new stove one day. The thing I have is at least 20 years old. But I need to get a new washer and dryer set first! 😆… My so called life.

  13. Grew up with Betty Crocker cookbook of the 50s as Mom's cooking bible. I continued using it, but you are so right: before cooking, read the entire recipe…there may be a garnish, and finish ingredient at the end that is NOT in the list of ingredients to prep or buy.

  16. On my third vintage Big Red. My 1962 one fell a part from using it so much. My second one caught on fire. LOL
    I found one like yours at an antique store for $10 and grabbed it! Thanks for sharing those recipes. I am super intrigued.

  19. My mother used to bake me an Oyster Casserole. Unfortunately, I never got the recipe from her before she died. I got many, just not that one. I wonder if you will run across it in one of your Betty Crocker cook books. She was born in the late, late 40's, so any cook book after that era. Any way, thought I would leave a comment, and thank you. Such a warm and cozy channel.

  21. Hi Anna. I really like the minamal ingredient recioes. Sometimes its just nice nit to have to buy a bunch of stuff for a recioe and the minimal ingredient ones the more chances if having what uou need in the pantry. Thanks for sharing these.

  23. I purchased some of the items you use, and I keep perking up and thinking, “I have that!” 😂 Great recipes! I am going to try the sandwich one with the last of the ham and Swiss I have. Thank you!

  25. I really love this idea of budget recipe to start the year and I hope you will make this a January tradition on your channel. Sometimes you need to add some quick and easy cost effective fix to your recipe rotation. Thank you!

  29. Oh my, I just realised that on the same page with the cheese sandwiches casserole is a recipe my mother used to make, the open cheese bacon sandwich with tomato. It was absolutely delish, or so I thought as a kid. Definitely going to make that one!

  35. Love this ❤! Especially the cheese sandwich. As I live alone I think I could probably make individual ones and freeze them. I have homemade veg soup that they will go with perfectly. My favourite cookery book is the Good Housekeeping cookbook I was given as a wedding present in 1976 – it covers everything!

  36. I miss all of my old cookbooks. Lost them all. 🙁 i was a lover of old …just like you. I had all of the old dishes and glass cookware just like you. My life did a 180 when my husband got sick and passed.

  38. The cheese sandwich egg bake sounds like french toast with cheese. I'd probably make french toast, without cinnamon, put cheese between 2 slices, and microwave to melt cheese. Quicker and no oven or hour soaking. Good for you for taling home leftover bread at restaurants. It gets thrown out anyway. 😊 on the menus, portion sizes were much smaller than today, so you could have eaten everything in the menu, and no need to snack afterwards!

  41. Why do you shop at Fred Meyer? Their prices are three times higher for the exact same product. They are literally a waste of money for an object that does the same thing – shopping at FM is like buying a tesla truck 😂.
    Do you live in a food desert and FM is your only option? Im blessed to have at least 10 grocery stores I can go to in my region before Fred Meyer. They are literally my last choice for buying food.

  43. I’m so grateful to this book, I knew NOTHING about cooking…This book has everything, and how to feed my family on the cheap across the board. I’ve never seen another book like it, with the key recipes, and variations, I love Betty’s good and easy that came out at the same time too. It has the meals broken up by breakfast, lunch, dinner, 4th meal. It’s great too.. and how to make lunches ahead of time for your family. All kinds of tips in both, so grateful

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