My mom always makes her pie crust with Crisco too, and one way she taught me to measure it easily is take a 2-cup measuring cup, fill with one cup water and just add the crisco until the water rises to the amount you need. Then just pour the water out and you don't have to worry about not packing it in the measuring cup completely or scraping it off the inside. Also I would love to see that mincemeat pie! I would have it every Christmas when I lived in the UK, and it always reminded me of my Grandma's pies, now I can see it must have been popular here in the US when she was young, how cool! I can find it in my local Kroger around December and it's also lovely just on an english muffin with butter.
I am so excited to see you trending all over social media. The story of the single mom that was able to provide a real Thanksgiving meal for her kids thanks to your recipes is the feel good story that we need. So glad to see you get such well-deserved recognition for your hard work.
That moment you pulled the pie out of the oven and with the enthusiasm of a little girl bringing her pie to her grandma you tilted it into the camera for us grandmas on the other side to see. That was the moment this grandma on this side of the camera got a great big smile and hugged you right through the lense.
A story about you on Good Morning America, just popped up in my Facebook feed. I’m so glad I got to see it. It was so touching and inspiring. You have taught me so much. I am so thankful for you. Like today when I’m eating a frozen turkey dinner at home. I chose it based on the taste test you did. And I’m going to take it out of the microwave dish, and eat it on a pretty plate. You taught me that. Happy Thanksgiving.
That's exactly what I thought! Someone worthy of a platform and subscribers. Instead of that rich mom who was caught shoplifting home decor from Target while her kids were with her to pump out decorating Tiktoks. 😮😢
I was born in the 50's so a lot of fun seeing recipes from that decade. Having watched (and helped) my mom cook from similar cookbooks, I suspect that the salad dressing mentioned in th slaw recipe was Miracle Whip or something similar rather than a bottled coleslaw dressing. I don't remember those around until more recently.
I was born in the 60s. Iagree, there is a product, usually next to the mayo, called salad dressing. Miracle Whip is a brand name of the salad dressing, we always used a store brand salad dressing when I was a kid. It can be used as a base for other salad dressings also.
@@acaliaaidras5012 Me too! When I was growing up my Mom always used Ann Page salad dressing which was the A&P grocery store brand. I didn't know any different so liked it well enough but as an adult I tasted mayo and never went back.
My grandmother who was an award winning baker taught me to add any other dry ingredients that are to be added to flour to add them into the sifter with the flour before sifting so those ingredients will be well sifted and distributed into the flour. My grandmother made wonderful cakes, pies, cobblers, biscuits and breads.
Your reaction to the pie, when you took it out of the oven and when you ate it, was so relatable. I always get so excited when i try something new and it turns out well. I'm loving the vintage recipes too!
I remember my aunt using a floured tea towel to roll the dough. Then she placed the pie tin, over the towel and then flipped the tea towel over and voila, perfect pie crust in the pan. Worked perfectly. Hope I'm explaining it the right way so you can envision it for next time. I grew up in the 50's and love that you're doing this.
Happy Thanksgiving Rebecca. You can get that " first' wedge of pie out perfectly 37:47 if you cut the first wedge, then without lifting out the first wedge cut a second wedge next to the first wedge then you can lift out your first wedge neatly.
I like those old BHG cookbooks because those are the foods I grew up with in the 50s. I have a few of them. My most precious one is the one my aunt gave me as a bridal shower gift in the 60s. That 1950s housewife likely rolled out her piecrust on a very well floured sheet of waxed paper, which also helps you fold up your piecrust in half and transfer it to the pie plate; then peel off the waxed paper. Much easier :)
@@cindytrayer4279I’m not sure if this actually works but I think you can dampen the counter where your waxed paper will be and it will kind of ‘glue’ it to the counter top. I don’t roll dough out ever really so I can’t remember if this worked the time or two I tried it.
Happy Thanksgiving! My other favorite food RUclipsr, Cooking the Books, does what you are doing now, cooking recipes from the decades from vintage cookbooks. Her channel came up in my recommendations, I think from watching your channel.
1 cup sifted flour = sift flour then measure a cup. 1 cup flour, sifted = measure a cup of flour then sift. It’s also a good idea to spoon flour into your cup then level it off with an offset spatula or a butter knife. If you dig your cup into a canister or bag, the flour is too packed in and you can end up with too much for the recipe.
Happy Thanksgiving! For the sweet potatoes I use orange juice concentrate and add peeled oranges (or canned mandarins) while its simmering. That gives it more of an orange flavor.
Wow Rebecca, Congratulations on being featured on NBC News for your budget $20 Best of Thanksgiving. You touch so many people's hearts. I keep you & Michael in my prayers, especially for safe travels during your winter move & God's Grace for you both in your new home life. Happy Thanksgiving! Cheers Maggie 😎💞 🙏 California
Leftover cranberry-top vanilla ice cream, spread on toasted bread w cream cheese, top oatmeal or yogurt, mix into vinaigrette for salad, mix into pork marinade. Great episode today, thanks for uploading! Happy Thanksgiving!
Nice video! I love vintage cooking videos. The orange slices in the sweet potatoes were intended to be added with the glaze. That was part of the “remaining ingredients “. Im guessing that would help infuse the orange flavor into the glaze.
Great recipes. So special and different. Reminds me of Mom. Thank you for your low key laid back soft spoken style. These are my wind down before bed videos. I dont enjoy loud exaggerated manic cooking shows. Yours is perfect 🎉🎉🎉
If the recipe says,"Two cups flour sifted", you measure and then sift. It it says, two cups sifted flour, you sift and then measure. Flour sifted (sift after measuring). Sifted flour (sift before measuring).
Congratulations!!! I read a article on the NY Post online and Washington Post newspaper about ya and saw you on CBS news. Well deserved and thank you for all the great recipes. Happy Thanksgiving and congratulations!
I saw the same on another channel that was making bags with meal items from her video using dollar tree items. I'm so glad she got the recognition she deserved.
I’ve been a TikTok follower for some time but this your first RUclips video I’ve watched. I loved it so much. As someone that wasn’t taught how to cook, I appreciate all the info you give and your simple instructions. You have given me the courage to try to make my first pie! Thank you for all your content you provide to the world!
My wife’s grandmother used to make Waldorf salad every year which was apples, grapes, raisins, walnuts, celery, miracle whip(she called it salad dressing) and cool whip. No cabbage or lettuce. Happy Thanksgiving to you, Michael and the doggies!
You could measure shortening using the water displacement method. Using a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup fill it to the 1 cup mark with very cold water. Drop in shortening until water level comes up to the measurement needed, such from I cup level to 1 and 2/3 level. Perfect measurement!
Thanks for sharing! I love your spin on recipes and it's great to see how you make them. Crisco still definitely has its uses! It always makes the baked goods I ate made with it taste really moist--more so than with butter alone! Happy Thanksgiving, Rebecca, and thank you for all you do! I hope today is filled with good food, fun, and happiness! 🦃
Yes it was a great thing her getting recognized on TV. I told my husband, this is Rebecca, you know I've been telling you about her. He looked and said, it is. So congratulations and keep up the good work 👏. Marietta GA
I have been to gatherings where these vintage recipes are still being made, and they are so good. Never doubt old recipes. (I also a collection of vintage cookbooks.)
Wow! About 30 years ago, I was asked to buy and send a couple of cans of mincemeat to a friend. It was easy to find in the grocery store. Haven't thought about it or seen it since. And I know it's bad, but shortening (old-school hydrogenated kind) makes the best pie crust. Yes, I said it!
Some cookie recipes are just better with margarine. I am pro butter no matter the budget, but I learned to follow the hand me down recipes because my grandma had both and chose the one that triggers the nostalgic flavor. The none such and the candied fruits were easy find until 12 years ago here. Was about 10yrs ago that I found it extremely hard to find pineapple in syrup for the cranberry salad.. the juice packed just didn't set. I learned to make the juice into a syrup. Works but it's not the same. The favorites are changing with the generations and different as they seem I enjoy trying them.
Im old I used to make pie crust with lard, I would just break up the crust an eat it with out making a pie, Im sure it wasnt the healthiest thing, but it was great.
@tomr3422 Lard is the only way to make old school pie crust. All of my great aunts and my grandmother made it that way and it is noticeably better. Of course, I haven't had it in probably 50 years now...
What? Mincemeat in the US has MEAT in it?? Wow. In the UK , at least for the last 50 years, they are purely a FRUIT pie (with all the same spices and fruit it looks like).. Wow. Just wow.
yes, even as an American I was very surprised to hear that, I thought at the most it might still have suet in it. Probably why nobody makes it anymore here lol
1950's, wow I was only 10 years old, such a long time ago. It would be interesting if you did some segments after you move and get settled in trying to cook vintage recipes shopping form Dollar Tree. Happy Thanksgiving 🖐🏻🇨🇦
Wonderful video, thank you! Your pie looked delicious. For many years, when my kids were little, I made a Thanksgiving leftover breakfast on Friday morning. One of the things I would make was muffins filled with the leftover cranberry sauce (put half the batter in the muffin tin, put a little cranberry sauce on top, spoon more batter on top, bake). Once baked, you can butter the top of the muffin. They were delicious.
I started laughing when you referred to the mincemeat pricing out at $30. For years have been canning my own mincemeat from leftover green tomatoes, the recipe for which came from the 1800's. It is canned with liquor so it stays good for years. Good luck with your mincemeat pies.
Came on here to say a huge congratulations for going viral on TikTok with your Thanksgiving dinner. I can hardly open my FYP without a video of referencing your channel. I've been a subscriber for a while now and very happy to see you get the recognition you deserve. ❤ Congrats once again and Happy Thanksgiving.
That is so kind of you to say! I'm glad people are enjoying my videos 😊 it’s been a whirlwind for me too! I can’t scroll my own FYP without coming across a video about me haha
Nice video! I love vintage cooking videos. The orange slices in the sweet potatoes were intended to be added with the glaze. That was part of the “remaining ingredients “
fun recipe choices! my grandma was the best pie maker. she used lard and they were always so flaky. she dampened the work surface with some water and then put a sheet of wax paper down (the water held the wax paper in place), the pie dough and another sheet of wax paper on top and rolled out the pie crust. peeled the top wax paper off and placed upside down in the pie plate and then peeled the other wax paper off the crust and formed into the pie dish. this technique was for several reasons...1. kept the crust from sticking to the counter, 2. not having to use more flour as that would toughen the dough, 3. kept the dough from sticking to the rolling pin, and 4. make for easier transfer.
Thank you for sharing! My mom used a sleeve on her rolling pin which got all floury and when I moved I couldn't locate one so never made homemade pie dough. Now, with this technique and a full wine bottle I feel armed to do the job right!
I've been rolling out pie dough since I was 10. I'm 71 now. Roll your pie dough out on a piece of wax paper. Pick up one side of the wax paper and the dough will fall on the opposite hand. Now you have control to easily lay the dough down into the pie pan. It's so easy and taste so much better than bought dough. If a 10 year old can do it I know you can too. Don't forget the wax paper.❤
Im so happy for you and your tiktok fame! I’ve followed you for probably at least a year now on RUclips and you deserve it! It makes me so happy to see such a kind thoughtful person making a difference and using their resources to help inform others. I wish you the best ❤ this video was fun and interesting to get a little history with recipes I’ve definitely never heard of.
after you move, pick up a bench scraper. they're cheap, don't take up any space, and are infinitely useful for many things, among them getting stuck pie crust and other doughs gently off the counter. Also for a cookbook holder, if you want something cheap over something decorative, I've used a wire folding text book holder for over a decade and it's cheaper and smaller to store. Love the vintage book and using what you have to cook - I love that you encourage reuse and consuming less! 🌎
Rebecca, A tip in measuring solid shortening is to use water displacement. In a very large measuring cup/batter bowl, add water to a desired line. Add shortening or other desired fat to the “called for” line. Remove your fat from the water and proceed. Example: For 1/2 cup fat, Add 2 cups of water to the measuring cup and add fat until water reaches 2-1/2 cups.
Another great video, I can only imagine how overwhelming your week has been with going viral for the dollar tree thanksgiving meal. Just wanted to say you deserve all the praise you’ve been getting you are without a shadow of a doubt one of the best, kindest, and most transparent content creators.
The sacrificial mincemeat pie 😂, I'm in my late 60,s and my grandma was born in 1916 and one of the pies she would make for the holidays was always mincemeat pie. I'm assuming it was popular in her days but it was always the last of the desert's left in the days after the holidays 😂 not something that I would say I would be craving and she always bought jar mincemeat in the 1960's . I just assumed they still sell this in the store. Love your channel!
Happy Thanksgiving!! Did you see where Jammerill gave your channel and Shout Out? She also used your meals in bags from Dollartree to help the families in North Carolina!! My heart is heavy this Thanksgiving for all the Helene victims 😢
Happy Thanksgiving! Since you don't like overly sweet, I suggest halving or omitting sugar when you make a fruit pie. When I make apple pie it's usually just apples, cornstarch and cinnamon.
Suggestion on sticking pie crust: after each roll, turn the dough one quarter turn to make sure it is not sticking. Suggestion checking America’s Test Kitchen video on same. Love your show. Been shopping at Dollar Tree since watching you🥰
I have that cookbook on my shelf! I love it so much, it was given to my mom by her mom and it's dog-eared and stained. My mom wrote a little notes by recipes she made. There's one by the ice cream cone Christmas trees about how she made them with me when I was little for a holiday open house they hosted. Thank you Rebecca for sparking those beautiful memories.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 when you get moved, can you get a PO Box? I have a LOT of old cookbooks, use to collect them. I’ve been downsizing 12 years since I lost my husband. Im down to the stuff that’s hard now because I love them. Im trying to find homes for them with younger ones who want them and will enjoy. Id love to send you a box. 😊
Ps I see your address above but I figured I’d save you the trouble of moving them. Unless you’re not moving for a while. Let me know please, what I should do, or if you even would want them.
My mom was excellent pie maker She rolled crust without measuring! Every year during holidays she made several pies and minced meat was my dads , we usually got into his lol!
Vintage cookbooks work on the assumption of basic baking knowledge, because home economic classes were still a thing. Modern cookbooks don't do that. Yes, you should have refrigerated the dough
Everything looks great! I think it's good that you show "alternative equipment"...not everyone has a rolling pin, or pastry blender, or many other items some folks take for granted. Classic (original) Waldorf Salad is another example of mayo in a "sweet salad". The original recipe created in 1893 by Oscar Tschirky, the maître d'hôtel of the Waldorf Astoria, was a simple mixture of diced red-skinned apples, celery, and mayonnaise. Anything else is an adaptation of Oscar's recipe.
How many were encouraging Rebecca to use her scrapper to pick up that pastry! I love that you're sharing you old cook books. I found another channel recently that you might like: cooking the books. She is a fan of vintage dishware also so has the whole kit and kaboodle going. I love your presentation and variety of videos. I hope you can continue with cooking for community after you move. That helped me to make freezer meals for my dear ol'ma. We tried it about a year ago and it was so stressful. This year I did all the work by myself and got her several Turkey dinners in her freezer using your technique of portioning the sides separately. She still cooks so having them separate means she can make turkey tetrazzini or turkey salad. For anyone reading this comment I saw deboned and shredded cooked chicken at Aldi so that might be a good option rather than cooking from whole bird. I usually don't shop for meat so it was new to me. I expect to see that in stores where they sell freshly cooked whole chickens, not a package goods store like Aldi.
When Thanksgiving was approaching I was thinking to myself, what did a thanksgiving dinner look like in the 50s? It’s an era I’ve always been fascinated by. And that lead me down the rabbit hole to finding this cookbook haha
I am so happy that you are receiving the notoriety that you have worked so hard for and so deserve!! You are making such a profound difference to those that are less fortunate. I love learning from you but your heart makes you even more special!!❤
I'm a new subscriber, 78 yrs old and have a reputation............for cooking! 'Sifted flour' means you measure BEFORE you sift, 'flour sifted' means you measure AFTER sifting, word placement. My first thought about the missing mincemeat is you aren't missing much, always so cloyingly thick & sweet I have always added apples. Better Homes & Gardens has given me the best reliable recipes (& Southern Living) follow a recipe exactly at least for the first time (use extra ingredients elsewhere) it's the ONLY way to know what the recipe is meant to taste like. You can 'eyeball' shortening & other baking bits if you've made it enough times, otherwise baking is not a casserole & you need to NOT do your own 'thing'. Going to do this one for X-mas. Loving yr site so much!
For the pie dough recipe specifically but this applies to all. When reading recipes, if it says something like 2 c sifted flour, You are to sift the flour before measuring. If the ingredient says 2 c flour, sifted, it means you measure then sift that amount. Also use a pancake tirner to lift the rolled pie dough if it sticks. Definitely use more flour on the rolling surface Fruit and vegetables that needs measurements will generally have you slice, chop, shred before measuring.
A good tip when cutting pie, is to cut two pieces first and then take one out. The second cut gives extra room for the crust to release from the other pieces.
The cookbook is as old as I am lol 1959. I LOVE this kind of cook book. I used to read all of my Mom's when I was growing up. I'd sit on the classic high kitchen chair in the kitchen reading them I love making pie crust, and made plenty for Thanksgiving, I never chill it. . A tip about baking pies is to put it on a cookie sheet in case of any spill over. I bake most things on a cookie sheet, and rarely have to clean my oven. I remember and enjoyed these recipes. The slaw works. You did a great job ! Everything looks delicious. 🥰🎄❄☃🎅💖✝ the soup is pronounced con-a-may
My late father's family loves a steamed pudding, so i made a cranberry pudding with hard sauce for dessert on Thanksgiving. I couldn't find my mold, so i just steamed it in foil-covered loaf pans stacked in a steamer basket/pot. It's always a hit, and very nostalgic! Also, keep your eyes peeled for a vintage copy of The Joy of Cooking - I've gotten more use out of it than any of my other vintage cookbooks!
Made me miss my mom so much😢 And time we spent during the holidays baking and cooking together. I used a pie crust recipe like yours. Helps to roll it out on waxed paper and so much easier to transfer to your pie plate. But yours turned out lovely. Used to be able to buy crisco sticks, haven't used it in so long though. So don't know if they still make the sticks sort of like butter sticks marked with tablespoons. I had one of these recipe books and used it often. The fried rice was so good. And these recipes always look so nice when done. Maybe squeeze the orange slice over the sweet potato before eating for more orange flavor.
You did a good job pressing the crust into the pan. I think you might have had less sticking if you had put the dough in the fridge as per your initial instinct. Keeping the shortening really cold helps keep it from emulsifying into the flour and water, and it's that emulsification that results in a softer, stickier dough and reduced flakiness. For flakiness, whether in pie dough or croissants, the fat must be kept very cold at all times.♥ Mayo can be used in place of 'salad dressing' (Miracle Whip) but salad dressing is sweeter, so adding some sugar to the mayo will help balance the tangy quality of the mayo.
My mom always makes her pie crust with Crisco too, and one way she taught me to measure it easily is take a 2-cup measuring cup, fill with one cup water and just add the crisco until the water rises to the amount you need. Then just pour the water out and you don't have to worry about not packing it in the measuring cup completely or scraping it off the inside. Also I would love to see that mincemeat pie! I would have it every Christmas when I lived in the UK, and it always reminded me of my Grandma's pies, now I can see it must have been popular here in the US when she was young, how cool! I can find it in my local Kroger around December and it's also lovely just on an english muffin with butter.
Oh that’s such a nifty trick I might have to pin that!
My mom used to make mincemeat cookies.😊
That's brilliant!!
Nice tip 😊
Brilliant!
I am so excited to see you trending all over social media. The story of the single mom that was able to provide a real Thanksgiving meal for her kids thanks to your recipes is the feel good story that we need. So glad to see you get such well-deserved recognition for your hard work.
Yes I saw this too and was so happy for both of them
I saw this as well! Good for you, you deserve the recognition!
She absolutely deserves it.
I saw that video as well. It warmed my heart.
That moment you pulled the pie out of the oven and with the enthusiasm of a little girl bringing her pie to her grandma you tilted it into the camera for us grandmas on the other side to see. That was the moment this grandma on this side of the camera got a great big smile and hugged you right through the lense.
I love that you felt connected to the video, thank you!
Hooray. ❤❤❤
A story about you on Good Morning America, just popped up in my Facebook feed. I’m so glad I got to see it. It was so touching and inspiring. You have taught me so much. I am so thankful for you. Like today when I’m eating a frozen turkey dinner at home. I chose it based on the taste test you did. And I’m going to take it out of the microwave dish, and eat it on a pretty plate. You taught me that. Happy Thanksgiving.
Finally the internet making someone famous that's doing good for others 👏 🙌
That's exactly what I thought! Someone worthy of a platform and subscribers. Instead of that rich mom who was caught shoplifting home decor from Target while her kids were with her to pump out decorating Tiktoks. 😮😢
I was born in the 50's so a lot of fun seeing recipes from that decade. Having watched (and helped) my mom cook from similar cookbooks, I suspect that the salad dressing mentioned in th slaw recipe was Miracle Whip or something similar rather than a bottled coleslaw dressing. I don't remember those around until more recently.
I was born in the 60s. Iagree, there is a product, usually next to the mayo, called salad dressing. Miracle Whip is a brand name of the salad dressing, we always used a store brand salad dressing when I was a kid. It can be used as a base for other salad dressings also.
With the slaw, when the recipe says salad dressing, they mean like Miracle Whip.
Ahhh that makes sense!
Mayonnaise is also called salad dressing.
My mom called miracle whip mayonnaise. Remember the mayonnaise cake? Yep mom made it with miracle whip and it’s amazingly good
Old packages of Miracle Whip from the 50's specifically say "salad dressing" on the label. Personally....I hate it. I'm a mayo girl all the way. 😆
@@acaliaaidras5012 Me too! When I was growing up my Mom always used Ann Page salad dressing which was the A&P grocery store brand. I didn't know any different so liked it well enough but as an adult I tasted mayo and never went back.
"Can I Tetris this in here?" Is probably the most realistic words ever spoken on Thanksgiving 🤣.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
I always say Tetris was made to teach us how to load groceries into our car as adults lol
@AGee2217 same here 😂
My grandmother who was an award winning baker taught me to add any other dry ingredients that are to be added to flour to add them into the sifter with the flour before sifting so those ingredients will be well sifted and distributed into the flour. My grandmother made wonderful cakes, pies, cobblers, biscuits and breads.
Thank you for the hint. I always sift flour and then add other dry ingredients. I never thought of sifting them together! 🤷🏻♀️
Your reaction to the pie, when you took it out of the oven and when you ate it, was so relatable. I always get so excited when i try something new and it turns out well. I'm loving the vintage recipes too!
I remember my aunt using a floured tea towel to roll the dough. Then she placed the pie tin, over the towel and then flipped the tea towel over and voila, perfect pie crust in the pan. Worked perfectly. Hope I'm explaining it the right way so you can envision it for next time. I grew up in the 50's and love that you're doing this.
Happy Thanksgiving Rebecca. You can get that " first' wedge of pie out perfectly 37:47 if you cut the first wedge, then without lifting out the first wedge cut a second wedge next to the first wedge then you can lift out your first wedge neatly.
Congratulations on making it on the news for your Dollar Tree Thanksgiving meal. Love old cookbooks. Keep up the good work.
I like those old BHG cookbooks because those are the foods I grew up with in the 50s.
I have a few of them. My most precious one is the one my aunt gave me as a bridal shower gift in the 60s.
That 1950s housewife likely rolled out her piecrust on a very well floured sheet of waxed paper, which also helps you fold up your piecrust in half and transfer it to the pie plate; then peel off the waxed paper. Much easier :)
I remember the wax paper trick. My mom did that.
How do you keep the waxed paper from not moving all over the counter? Or curling up?
@@cindytrayer4279I’m not sure if this actually works but I think you can dampen the counter where your waxed paper will be and it will kind of ‘glue’ it to the counter top. I don’t roll dough out ever really so I can’t remember if this worked the time or two I tried it.
@ thank you for this tip! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Takes me back to my childhood. Happy Thanksgiving dear Rebecca, and to all who are with her.
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽
I’ve had the Holiday cookbook since the 1970s when I was a teenager. So fun to see you use and appreciate it. Thank you!
It's so good! I’m excited to try more!
Happy Thanksgiving! My other favorite food RUclipsr, Cooking the Books, does what you are doing now, cooking recipes from the decades from vintage cookbooks. Her channel came up in my recommendations, I think from watching your channel.
She’s great!
I'll have to check out her channel!
Love both channels ❤
My two favorites!
Ty I will check her out also.
We are all so happy to see you finally getting your flowers!!!
Not all heros wear capes.
1 cup sifted flour = sift flour then measure a cup.
1 cup flour, sifted = measure a cup of flour then sift.
It’s also a good idea to spoon flour into your cup then level it off with an offset spatula or a butter knife. If you dig your cup into a canister or bag, the flour is too packed in and you can end up with too much for the recipe.
Happy Thanksgiving! For the sweet potatoes I use orange juice concentrate and add peeled oranges (or canned mandarins) while its simmering. That gives it more of an orange flavor.
You always do amazing I’m so excited for you! You are a Blessing to us. We are Thankful for you and all your goodness. Loveyou Sexyyyyyyy!!!!
Wow Rebecca, Congratulations on being featured on NBC News for your budget $20 Best of Thanksgiving. You touch so many people's hearts. I keep you & Michael in my prayers, especially for safe travels during your winter move & God's Grace for you both in your new home life. Happy Thanksgiving! Cheers Maggie 😎💞 🙏 California
I would love to see more vintage holiday recipes. This was fun!❤❤
Leftover cranberry-top vanilla ice cream, spread on toasted bread w cream cheese, top oatmeal or yogurt, mix into vinaigrette for salad, mix into pork marinade. Great episode today, thanks for uploading! Happy Thanksgiving!
Nice video! I love vintage cooking videos. The orange slices in the sweet potatoes were intended to be added with the glaze. That was part of the “remaining ingredients “. Im guessing that would help infuse the orange flavor into the glaze.
Great recipes. So special and different. Reminds me of Mom. Thank you for your low key laid back soft spoken style. These are my wind down before bed videos. I dont enjoy loud exaggerated manic cooking shows. Yours is perfect 🎉🎉🎉
If the recipe says,"Two cups flour sifted", you measure and then sift. It it says, two cups sifted flour, you sift and then measure. Flour sifted (sift after measuring). Sifted flour (sift before measuring).
Congratulations!!! I read a article on the NY Post online and Washington Post newspaper about ya and saw you on CBS news. Well deserved and thank you for all the great recipes. Happy Thanksgiving and congratulations!
I saw the same on another channel that was making bags with meal items from her video using dollar tree items. I'm so glad she got the recognition she deserved.
I’ve been a TikTok follower for some time but this your first RUclips video I’ve watched. I loved it so much. As someone that wasn’t taught how to cook, I appreciate all the info you give and your simple instructions. You have given me the courage to try to make my first pie!
Thank you for all your content you provide to the world!
My wife’s grandmother used to make Waldorf salad every year which was apples, grapes, raisins, walnuts, celery, miracle whip(she called it salad dressing) and cool whip. No cabbage or lettuce. Happy Thanksgiving to you, Michael and the doggies!
My mum made Waldorf salad with mayo. Loved it. Now am craving some, have not had Waldorf salad for years!
I collect vintage cookbooks. I have about 500 from the 1890s to 1970s.
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You could measure shortening using the water displacement method. Using a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup fill it to the 1 cup mark with very cold water. Drop in shortening until water level comes up to the measurement needed, such from I cup level to 1 and 2/3 level. Perfect measurement!
I usually see jarred mincemeat in the grocery store this time of year. It was a regular at Christmas on my mom's side.
Thanks for sharing! I love your spin on recipes and it's great to see how you make them. Crisco still definitely has its uses! It always makes the baked goods I ate made with it taste really moist--more so than with butter alone!
Happy Thanksgiving, Rebecca, and thank you for all you do! I hope today is filled with good food, fun, and happiness! 🦃
Congrats on getting recognition on TV. It is great you got to be recognized for how you help so many.
Yes it was a great thing her getting recognized on TV. I told my husband, this is Rebecca, you know I've been telling you about her. He looked and said, it is. So congratulations and keep up the good work 👏. Marietta GA
I have been to gatherings where these vintage recipes are still being made, and they are so good. Never doubt old recipes. (I also a collection of vintage cookbooks.)
Wow! About 30 years ago, I was asked to buy and send a couple of cans of mincemeat to a friend. It was easy to find in the grocery store. Haven't thought about it or seen it since.
And I know it's bad, but shortening (old-school hydrogenated kind) makes the best pie crust. Yes, I said it!
Just take a look at the cost nowadays ☹️
@@Ay-B That's the way to bake
Some cookie recipes are just better with margarine. I am pro butter no matter the budget, but I learned to follow the hand me down recipes because my grandma had both and chose the one that triggers the nostalgic flavor.
The none such and the candied fruits were easy find until 12 years ago here.
Was about 10yrs ago that I found it extremely hard to find pineapple in syrup for the cranberry salad.. the juice packed just didn't set. I learned to make the juice into a syrup. Works but it's not the same.
The favorites are changing with the generations and different as they seem I enjoy trying them.
Im old I used to make pie crust with lard, I would just break up the crust an eat it with out making a pie, Im sure it wasnt the healthiest thing, but it was great.
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Lard is the only way to make old school pie crust. All of my great aunts and my grandmother made it that way and it is noticeably better. Of course, I haven't had it in probably 50 years now...
Happy Thanksgiving, you’re always fun to watch!!🍁
What? Mincemeat in the US has MEAT in it?? Wow. In the UK , at least for the last 50 years, they are purely a FRUIT pie (with all the same spices and fruit it looks like).. Wow. Just wow.
I can still buy it (in Canada)... No meat!
yes, even as an American I was very surprised to hear that, I thought at the most it might still have suet in it. Probably why nobody makes it anymore here lol
1950's, wow I was only 10 years old, such a long time ago.
It would be interesting if you did some segments after you move and get settled in trying to cook vintage recipes shopping form Dollar Tree.
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Wonderful video, thank you! Your pie looked delicious. For many years, when my kids were little, I made a Thanksgiving leftover breakfast on Friday morning. One of the things I would make was muffins filled with the leftover cranberry sauce (put half the batter in the muffin tin, put a little cranberry sauce on top, spoon more batter on top, bake). Once baked, you can butter the top of the muffin. They were delicious.
Happy Happy Thanksgiving!🧡🦃🧡
Happy thanksgiving to you too!
Happy Thanksgiving Rebecca and Michael and the fur babies.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Thank you for this fun addition to the day. 😊
Happy Thanksgiving Rebecca! Everything looks delicious! Great job
Thank you for showing mistakes. It makes me feel better about the cooking mistakes I make.
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You can buy Crisco in sticks, like butter! Absolute game changer
You’re a trouper. I don’t think I could have put mayonnaise and marshmallows with celery in my mouth.😂
Great video- happy thanksgiving.💜
I think Salad Dressing is referring to Miracle Whip (Kraft) Salad Dressing.🦃
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁
Well, no one can say you didn't try every avenue regarding the mincemeat pie. I think you went above and beyond. Happy Thanksgiving!
I started laughing when you referred to the mincemeat pricing out at $30. For years have been canning my own mincemeat from leftover green tomatoes, the recipe for which came from the 1800's. It is canned with liquor so it stays good for years. Good luck with your mincemeat pies.
Came on here to say a huge congratulations for going viral on TikTok with your Thanksgiving dinner. I can hardly open my FYP without a video of referencing your channel. I've been a subscriber for a while now and very happy to see you get the recognition you deserve. ❤ Congrats once again and Happy Thanksgiving.
That is so kind of you to say! I'm glad people are enjoying my videos 😊 it’s been a whirlwind for me too! I can’t scroll my own FYP without coming across a video about me haha
@@DollarTreeDinnersYou deserve ALL of the positive recognition. I get great recipe ideas from your channel. Congrats, you've earned it. 🎉🎉🎉
Hope you enjoy the holiday and the holiday season..
Nice video! I love vintage cooking videos. The orange slices in the sweet potatoes were intended to be added with the glaze. That was part of the “remaining ingredients “
fun recipe choices! my grandma was the best pie maker. she used lard and they were always so flaky. she dampened the work surface with some water and then put a sheet of wax paper down (the water held the wax paper in place), the pie dough and another sheet of wax paper on top and rolled out the pie crust. peeled the top wax paper off and placed upside down in the pie plate and then peeled the other wax paper off the crust and formed into the pie dish. this technique was for several reasons...1. kept the crust from sticking to the counter, 2. not having to use more flour as that would toughen the dough, 3. kept the dough from sticking to the rolling pin, and 4. make for easier transfer.
Brilliant!
Thank you for sharing! My mom used a sleeve on her rolling pin which got all floury and when I moved I couldn't locate one so never made homemade pie dough. Now, with this technique and a full wine bottle I feel armed to do the job right!
Reminded me of my childhood thanks for sharing, Happy Thanksgiving💞
I've been rolling out pie dough since I was 10. I'm 71 now. Roll your pie dough out on a piece of wax paper. Pick up one side of the wax paper and the dough will fall on the opposite hand. Now you have control to easily lay the dough down into the pie pan. It's so easy and taste so much better than bought dough. If a 10 year old can do it I know you can too. Don't forget the wax paper.❤
"2 cups sifted flour" means sift it into your measuring cup. "2 cups flour, sifted" would mean to measure flour, then sift.
Your determination and innovation are inspiring. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, when i was young i dont remember them puting the dough in refrigerator like they do now but either way
My grandma would roll out the pie crust on floured wax paper so it was easy to transfer.
Im so happy for you and your tiktok fame! I’ve followed you for probably at least a year now on RUclips and you deserve it! It makes me so happy to see such a kind thoughtful person making a difference and using their resources to help inform others. I wish you the best ❤ this video was fun and interesting to get a little history with recipes I’ve definitely never heard of.
Congratulations on all of the exposure that you have been getting! You deserve it.
$30 for mincemeat…that is mad. In the UK it’s very popular especially at Christmas and is about £1.50 - £3.00 a jar.
after you move, pick up a bench scraper. they're cheap, don't take up any space, and are infinitely useful for many things, among them getting stuck pie crust and other doughs gently off the counter. Also for a cookbook holder, if you want something cheap over something decorative, I've used a wire folding text book holder for over a decade and it's cheaper and smaller to store. Love the vintage book and using what you have to cook - I love that you encourage reuse and consuming less! 🌎
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!🍁🦃🍽
Happy Thanksgiving Rebecca!
If you have parchment paper, rolling out the crust on it then simply invert into the pie dish. Saran wrap may also work
Yes, plastic wrap does work
Rebecca, A tip in measuring solid shortening is to use water displacement. In a very large measuring cup/batter bowl, add water to a desired line. Add shortening or other desired fat to the “called for” line. Remove your fat from the water and proceed.
Example: For 1/2 cup fat, Add 2 cups of water to the measuring cup and add fat until water reaches 2-1/2 cups.
Another great video, I can only imagine how overwhelming your week has been with going viral for the dollar tree thanksgiving meal. Just wanted to say you deserve all the praise you’ve been getting you are without a shadow of a doubt one of the best, kindest, and most transparent content creators.
The sacrificial mincemeat pie 😂, I'm in my late 60,s and my grandma was born in 1916 and one of the pies she would make for the holidays was always mincemeat pie. I'm assuming it was popular in her days but it was always the last of the desert's left in the days after the holidays 😂 not something that I would say I would be craving and she always bought jar mincemeat in the 1960's . I just assumed they still sell this in the store. Love your channel!
Happy Thanksgiving!!! This episode is going to be so fun! 💖🥰🍁🦃🍽
Happy Thanksgiving 😊
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I was a teenager in the 50s. I remember these recipes. U did great. Beautiful pie❤
It was fun to see them come to life!
Happy Thanksgiving!! Did you see where Jammerill gave your channel and Shout Out? She also used your meals in bags from Dollartree to help the families in North Carolina!! My heart is heavy this Thanksgiving for all the Helene victims 😢
Happy Thanksgiving! Since you don't like overly sweet, I suggest halving or omitting sugar when you make a fruit pie. When I make apple pie it's usually just apples, cornstarch and cinnamon.
I agree! Next time I make it I would cut the sugar in half at least
Suggestion on sticking pie crust: after each roll, turn the dough one quarter turn to make sure it is not sticking. Suggestion checking America’s Test Kitchen video on same. Love your show. Been shopping at Dollar Tree since watching you🥰
I have that cookbook on my shelf! I love it so much, it was given to my mom by her mom and it's dog-eared and stained. My mom wrote a little notes by recipes she made. There's one by the ice cream cone Christmas trees about how she made them with me when I was little for a holiday open house they hosted. Thank you Rebecca for sparking those beautiful memories.
I have that cookbook. I love the pictures in these vintage books.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 when you get moved, can you get a PO Box? I have a LOT of old cookbooks, use to collect them. I’ve been downsizing 12 years since I lost my husband. Im down to the stuff that’s hard now because I love them. Im trying to find homes for them with younger ones who want them and will enjoy. Id love to send you a box. 😊
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I see your address above but I figured I’d save you the trouble of moving them. Unless you’re not moving for a while. Let me know please, what I should do, or if you even would want them.
My mom was excellent pie maker
She rolled crust without measuring!
Every year during holidays she made several pies and minced meat was my dads , we usually got into his lol!
Vintage cookbooks work on the assumption of basic baking knowledge, because home economic classes were still a thing. Modern cookbooks don't do that.
Yes, you should have refrigerated the dough
Everything looks great!
I think it's good that you show "alternative equipment"...not everyone has a rolling pin, or pastry blender, or many other items some folks take for granted.
Classic (original) Waldorf Salad is another example of mayo in a "sweet salad". The original recipe created in 1893 by Oscar Tschirky, the maître d'hôtel of the Waldorf Astoria, was a simple mixture of diced red-skinned apples, celery, and mayonnaise. Anything else is an adaptation of Oscar's recipe.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Very nice ideas today. Happy Thanksgiving Rebecca to you and yours! Love the Vintage recipes:-)
How many were encouraging Rebecca to use her scrapper to pick up that pastry! I love that you're sharing you old cook books. I found another channel recently that you might like: cooking the books. She is a fan of vintage dishware also so has the whole kit and kaboodle going. I love your presentation and variety of videos. I hope you can continue with cooking for community after you move. That helped me to make freezer meals for my dear ol'ma. We tried it about a year ago and it was so stressful. This year I did all the work by myself and got her several Turkey dinners in her freezer using your technique of portioning the sides separately. She still cooks so having them separate means she can make turkey tetrazzini or turkey salad. For anyone reading this comment I saw deboned and shredded cooked chicken at Aldi so that might be a good option rather than cooking from whole bird. I usually don't shop for meat so it was new to me. I expect to see that in stores where they sell freshly cooked whole chickens, not a package goods store like Aldi.
I share your love of vintage cookbooks. I scour over thrift stores to find them super cheap. Happy Thanksgiving!
When Thanksgiving was approaching I was thinking to myself, what did a thanksgiving dinner look like in the 50s? It’s an era I’ve always been fascinated by. And that lead me down the rabbit hole to finding this cookbook haha
I am so happy that you are receiving the notoriety that you have worked so hard for and so deserve!! You are making such a profound difference to those that are less fortunate. I love learning from you but your heart makes you even more special!!❤
Rebecca, I am so glad you’re getting the kudos you deserve here and on TikTok. You are such a gem and good luck with the move. Happy thanksgiving.
I'm a new subscriber, 78 yrs old and have a reputation............for cooking! 'Sifted flour' means you measure BEFORE you sift, 'flour sifted' means you measure AFTER sifting, word placement. My first thought about the missing mincemeat is you aren't missing much, always so cloyingly thick & sweet I have always added apples. Better Homes & Gardens has given me the best reliable recipes (& Southern Living) follow a recipe exactly at least for the first time (use extra ingredients elsewhere) it's the ONLY way to know what the recipe is meant to taste like. You can 'eyeball' shortening & other baking bits if you've made it enough times, otherwise baking is not a casserole & you need to NOT do your own 'thing'. Going to do this one for X-mas. Loving yr site so much!
For the pie dough recipe specifically but this applies to all. When reading recipes, if it says something like 2 c sifted flour, You are to sift the flour before measuring. If the ingredient says 2 c flour, sifted, it means you measure then sift that amount. Also use a pancake tirner to lift the rolled pie dough if it sticks. Definitely use more flour on the rolling surface
Fruit and vegetables that needs measurements will generally have you slice, chop, shred before measuring.
A good tip when cutting pie, is to cut two pieces first and then take one out. The second cut gives extra room for the crust to release from the other pieces.
I just love your style and your channel so
Inspiring!❤
Aww, they have a wasal recipe? It is pronounced Wa-Sal. Like the song "Here we come a wasaling among the trees so green"
Alton brown did a good episode of how to make wasal and its history in Good Eats
The cookbook is as old as I am lol 1959. I LOVE this kind of cook book. I used to read all of my Mom's when I was growing up. I'd sit on the classic high kitchen chair in the kitchen reading them I love making pie crust, and made plenty for Thanksgiving, I never chill it. . A tip about baking pies is to put it on a cookie sheet in case of any spill over. I bake most things on a cookie sheet, and rarely have to clean my oven. I remember and enjoyed these recipes. The slaw works. You did a great job ! Everything looks delicious. 🥰🎄❄☃🎅💖✝ the soup is pronounced con-a-may
My late father's family loves a steamed pudding, so i made a cranberry pudding with hard sauce for dessert on Thanksgiving. I couldn't find my mold, so i just steamed it in foil-covered loaf pans stacked in a steamer basket/pot. It's always a hit, and very nostalgic!
Also, keep your eyes peeled for a vintage copy of The Joy of Cooking - I've gotten more use out of it than any of my other vintage cookbooks!
Made me miss my mom so much😢 And time we spent during the holidays baking and cooking together. I used a pie crust recipe like yours. Helps to roll it out on waxed paper and so much easier to transfer to your pie plate. But yours turned out lovely. Used to be able to buy crisco sticks, haven't used it in so long though. So don't know if they still make the sticks sort of like butter sticks marked with tablespoons. I had one of these recipe books and used it often. The fried rice was so good. And these recipes always look so nice when done. Maybe squeeze the orange slice over the sweet potato before eating for more orange flavor.
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy thanksgiving!
Salad dressing is actually what the older generation call Miracle Whip
You did a good job pressing the crust into the pan. I think you might have had less sticking if you had put the dough in the fridge as per your initial instinct. Keeping the shortening really cold helps keep it from emulsifying into the flour and water, and it's that emulsification that results in a softer, stickier dough and reduced flakiness. For flakiness, whether in pie dough or croissants, the fat must be kept very cold at all times.♥ Mayo can be used in place of 'salad dressing' (Miracle Whip) but salad dressing is sweeter, so adding some sugar to the mayo will help balance the tangy quality of the mayo.
I use2 pieces of waxedpaper or parchment with a little flour makes it super easy