Save money with these frugal, old fashioned recipes. From sour cream donuts to old fashioned goulash and hot milk cake, there are over 100 old world country recipes for every meal.
Breakfast Old Fashioned Recipes
- Old Fashioned Donut Muffins from Complete Recipes
- Southern Cornmeal Hoecakes from Deep South Dish
- Old-Fashioned Sour Cream Doughnuts from Handle the Heat
- Homemade Buttermilk Old Fashioned Doughnuts from The Domestic Rebel
- Grandma’s Gooey Cinnamon Rolls from Lady Behind The Curtain
- Good Old Fashioned Pancakes from Allrecipes
- Easy Old-Fashioned Donuts from Gold Medal Flour
- Old Fashioned Cinnamon Sugar Cake Donuts from The Busy Baker
- Cinnamon Flop – An Old Fashioned Breakfast Cake from American Heritage Cooking
- Fried Mush from Tastes of Lizzy T’s
Main Entrees Old Fashioned Recipes
- Old Fashioned Home Made Chicken & Dumplings from Just a Pinch Recipes
- Old-Fashioned Beef Stew from The New York Times
- Old Fashioned Tuna Noodle Casserole from Sweet Little Bird
- Old Fashion Salisbury Steak from 101 Cooking for Two
- Grandma’s Old Fashioned Meatloaf from The Kitchen Whisperer
- Grandma’s Goulash from Spend with Pennies
- Homemade Noodles from Happy Money Saver
- Amish Egg Noodles from Buns in my Oven
- Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup from Blessed Beyond Crazy
- Grandma’s Homemade Potato Soup from Deep South Dish
- Old Fashioned Crock Pot Lima Beans and Ham from Recipes that Crock
- Old Fashioned Homemade Chicken Soup from Dishes and Dust Bunnies
- Old-Fashioned Cheesy Scalloped Potato & Hamburger Casserole from Wildflour’s Cottage Kitchen
- Old Fashioned Sloppy Joe Sliders from Tornadoughalli
- Grandma’s Southern-Style Chicken n’ Dumplings from The Grateful Girl Cooks
- Old-Fashioned Egg Salad from Wishes and Dishes
- Old Fashioned Ham Salad from Jam Hands
- Old Fashioned Porcupine Meatball from Gonna Want Seconds
- The Best Southern Pimiento Cheese from 11 Magnolia Lane
- Old Fashioned Skillet Meatloaf from Dear Crissy
- “Poor Man’s Meal” ~ Depression Era from The Beehive Cottage
- Hamburger SOS from Just a Pinch Recipes
- Hamburger Gravy with Mashed Potatoes from Just a Pinch Recipes
- Depression Era Meat Loaf from Moms Who Think
Side Dish Old Fashioned Recipes
- Old fashioned Pull Apart Buns from Flavorite
- Granny’s Old-Fashioned Biscuits from Just A Pinch Recipes
- Old Fashioned Amish Bread from The Southern Lady Cooks
- Old Fashioned Potato Salad from Laugh with Us
- Old Fashioned Cornbread Dressing from Rebecca Harrison
- Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad from Recipe Girl
- Old Fashioned German Potato Salad from Blessed Beyond Crazy
- Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes from Pinterest (original source unknown)
- Old-Fashioned Green Beans from Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen
- Grandma’s Sweet Buttermilk Cornbread from Wicked Good Kitchen
- Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese from Allrecipes
- Old Fashioned Mashed Potatoes from Copykat Recipes
- Old Fashioned Pistachio Salad from My Blessed Life
- Old Fashioned Hot Water Cornbread from Cooking with K
Old Fashioned Cake Recipes
- Old-Fashioned Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting from King Arthur Flour
- Hot Milk Cake from Culinary Hill
- Old Fashioned Butter Cake from Flavor Catalog
- Depression-Era Chocolate Cake from Our Heritage of Health
- Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake from Taste and Tell
- Old Fashioned Apple Upside Down Cake from Rock Recipes
- Old Fashioned Blue Ribbon Pound Cake from Call Me PMc
- Old-Fashioned Hot Fudge Sundae Cake from Sweet Little Blue Bird
- Deep South Old Fashioned Tea Cakes from Divas Can Cook
- Old Fashioned Sugar Cake from Chocolate Chocolate and More
- Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cake from Goodie Godmother
- Vanilla Depression Cake from Premeditated Leftovers
- Vintage Banana Cake from Flour On My Face
Old Fashioned Candy Recipes
- (Old Fashioned) Cornflake Candy from The Teacher’s Wife
- Old-Fashioned Butter Mints from Gluesticks
- 3 Ingredient Old Fashioned Potato Candy from Creme de la Crumb
- Old-Fashioned Divinity from Sweet & Savory by Shinee
- Old-Fashioned Hard Candy from Baste Cut Fold
- Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle from Real Life Dinner
- Old Fashioned Brown Sugar Candy from Grandma’s Vintage Recipes
- Old Fashioned Coconut Cake from Sugar Spun Run
- Vintage Banana Cake from Bake This Cake
Old Fashioned Cookie Recipes
- Old-Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies from Cucina de Yung
- Great Grandma Mary’s Slice-n-Bake Cookies from Bless This Mess
- The Best Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies from The Domestic Rebel
- Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Pinwheels from Clean and Scentsible
- Old-Fashioned Spritz Cookies from Saving Room for Dessert
- Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies from Mom Foodie
- Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies from Cooking on the Front Burners
- Best Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies from The Domestic Rebel
- Grandmother’s Ice Box Cookies from Welcome Company
Old Fashioned Pie Recipes
- Buttermilk Pie from Allrecipes
- Old Fashioned Sugar Pie from Call me PMC
- Traditional Shoo Fly Pie from Our Heritage of Health
- Grandma’s Chocolate Pie from Cooking Chef
- Old Fashioned Custard Pie from Favorite
- Grandma’s Pie Crust from Taste of Lizzy T
- Ole Fashioned Chocolate Fried Pies from Granny Mountain
- Grandma Ople’s Famous Apple Pie from Sweet Little Bluebird
- Grandma’s Chocolate Pie from Pinterest (original source unknown)
- Old Fashioned Sugar Cream Pie from Loaves and Dishes
- Old Fashioned Oatmeal Pie from Genius Kitchen
Other Dessert Old Fashioned Recipes
- Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Rich Fudge Brownies from Wicked Good Kitchen
- Grandma’s Old Fashioned Bread Pudding from Antjie
- Old Fashioned Rice Pudding from Bunny’s Warm Oven
- Old Fashioned Butter Tart from Art and The Kitchen
- Old Fashioned Southern Butter Roll from Call Me PMC
- Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Fudge from Cincy Shopper
- Poor Man’s Pudding from A Hippie with a Minivan
- 1920’s Rice Custard from Cup of Zest
- Old Fashioned Berry Cobbler from The Stay at Home Chef
- Old-Fashioned Peach Cobbler from Key Ingredient Recipes
- Old Fashioned Apple Dumplings from Allrecipes
- Chocolate Gravy from Just a Pinch Recipes
Amy Louise says
I am looking for a recipe that’s at least 60 years old. My mother made them every Christmas. She was an avid cookbook and recipe collector but I don’t know where she got it from. It was called Fruitcake cookies. It didn’t have any candied fruit in it like a fruitcake would. It had raisins, maraschino cherries and chopped nuts. It also called for some of the maraschino cherry liquid from the jar. I miss those cookies so much at Christmas time!
Does this sound familiar?
Stephy says
Unfortuntely, it does not sound familiar to me. I have never come across a fruit cake cookie recipe without any candied fruit in it. I even tried searching for the recipe you are talking about, but could not find it anywhere. Sorry!
Tracy Cannon says
The nearest recipe I have is a recipe called old fashion cherry cookies. They may have called them something else in the past but this may be it…https://chefdonnaathome.com/old-fashioned-cherry-cookies/#recipe
Tim says
Old fashioned, maybe, good, definitely!
Beverly DiBenedetti says
LOOKING FOR A VINTAGE GRASSHOPPER PIE WITH A CHOCOLATE LAYER AND THE CREME DE MINTE AND CREME DE COCOA FILLING DO NOT HAVE A MARSHMALLOW BASE.
Tracy Cannon says
I believe this might be what you are looking for..https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-classic-grasshopper-pie-242307
Carol Tibbey says
My husbands Grandmother and Mother used to make him Chocolate Rice pudding . It was cooked in the oven. I have only been able to find a plain rice pudding and not sure of quantities to make a chocolate one. Hope you can help.
Brenda Armstrong says
Can you please tell me the price of 100 best old fashioned recipes book.
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi Brenda,
I’m sorry but unfortunately there is no book form of this recipe collection. However, you can view all the recipes for free by clicking on the name of each of the recipes and scrolling down until you find the recipe card for each recipe and printing it out.
Hope that helps,
Stephanie
Cindy Kretzer says
I’m looking for a recipe my grandmother used to make. We called it a salmon salad & she made it with canned salmon & leftover mashed potatoes. I’m pretty sure she put hard boiled eggs in it as well as mayonnaise & maybe sweet pickles and onions. It was served cold. I’ve tried to find something similar but haven’t been able to, so I’m not sure if she had an actual recipe or just made it up! Any help?
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi Cindy,
The closest recipe to what you are talking about is here: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/60262/russian-salmon-and-potato-salad/…it doesn’t have sweet pickles but has all the other ingredients that you mentioned.
Hope that helps!
Doorsie says
Thank you very much for posting!! Have a great day! 🙂
Star says
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