My absolute favorite type of vintage style, or any style, pant is the Capri Pants of the late 1950s / early 1960s. This style of pants made a comeback during the 1980s and 1990s and really never left. They are very popular today at the many different vintage inspired shops like Hell Bunny and VooDooVixen but also at main stream shops like Torrid and Shein.
When I was at Texas A&M University, I had Capri pants in all kinds of bright pretty colors from Express. I was able to find matching fitted tank tops in each of the colors and paired that with pretty cardigans. Even then, in the mid 1990s, I had vintage minded style of dress. I wish I could find some old photos of me back then to share.
“Capri pants were introduced by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart in 1948, and were popularized by her and English couturier Bunny Roger. The name of the pants is derived from the Italian isle of Capri, where they rose to popularity in the late 1950s and early ’60s. The actress Audrey Hepburn was among the first movie stars who wore Capris, and the pants quickly became synonymous with her classic style. The French actress Brigitte Bardot notoriously wore Capri pants at a time when trousers were still a new thing for women. Marilyn Monroe always travelled with Capris” (Wikipedia).
I have found the perfect pants to give me this style at Torrid. They are called Pixie Pants or Skinny Pants. They have the high waist, tight fit, and come cropped at the ankle or full length. Here is a video of the ones I have recently bought.
Here are some action shots from TikTok of me in these pants. The first one is with me wearing the black ones not shown in the YouTube video.
Mary Tyler Moore created quiet the controversy during the early days of the Dick Van Dyke Show filming. “Capris’ acceptance in the United States was influenced by the 1960s television series The Dick Van Dyke Show. The character Laura Petrie, the young housewife played by Mary Tyler Moore, caused a fashion sensation – and some mild controversy – by wearing snug-fitting Capri pants during the show’s run” (Wikipedia). I remember it being said on a TV program I watched, that they actually said they were too “butt cupping”. I wish I could remember the name of that program to give proper credit where it is due.
Here are a few fun vintage photos to help you be inspired!!!
Celia Foote was my favorite character in The Help. Photo found on Pinterest
Photo found on YesterdayToday.net
Photo found on Tumbral.com
I love this photo! It shows her in her signature casual style.
We all find ourselves short on times now-and-again. Sometimes we just spread ourselves too thin with outside (of the home) commitments, such as. working, volunteering, or chauffeuring the kids to practices and other extra curricular activities. At times like these, we might just grab fast food drive-thru or pick up something curbside to take home with us. It does not have to be that way. We can still offer our families home cooked meals with a little less effort. Not every meal has to be a gourmet, made from scratch endeavor. Shoot! Most of the time, the meals I prepare are far from gourmet or from scratch. We enjoy a simple grilled, lightly seasoned chicken breast with rice and roasted veggies. Nothing more simple than that.
Illustration from Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cook Book
We all find ourselves short on times now-and-again. Sometimes we just spread ourselves too thin with outside (of the home) commitments, such as. working, volunteering, or chauffeuring the kids to practices and other extra curricular activities. At times like these, we might just grab fast food drive-thru or pick up something curbside to take home with us. It does not have to be that way. We can still offer our families home cooked meals with a little less effort. Not every meal has to be a gourmet, made from scratch endeavor. Shoot! Most of the time, the meals I prepare are far from gourmet or from scratch. We enjoy a simple grilled, lightly seasoned chicken breast with rice and roasted veggies. Nothing more simple than that.
If you prefer something with a bit more flair, find some short-cut meals that work for your family. The Good Housekeeping Quick ‘N’ Easy Cook Book’s “Short Cut Recipes” section has some tasty vintage offerings to help you out on your busy days!
One of my favorites from the cook book is a simple Chicken Biscuit Pie. I might add some frozen veggies to bake inside or just serve them on the side.
Here is a quick, simple way of making French Toast. The clean-up is a bit easier, too! Add some fresh fruit and you have a lovely breakfast on a hurried morning.
There are so many good, easy recipes in this book. If you can find a copy in your local, used bookstore or at an Antique / vintage shop, I recommend it highly. I found mine on Amazon!
Here is one more recipe to help entice you:
There was a show on the Food Network, a few years ago, that I enjoyed called “Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee.” She would make wonderfully delicious meals with the help of things already “made” such as boxed or frozen items. She would add to these products to make them a bit more …”special”. A more “modern” take on what the Good Housekeeping Cook Book is offering. An example of one of Sandra Lee’s meals is the Coney Island Chili Dogs that she served with Spicy Fries. She used canned chili sauce but jazzed it up with seasoning and fresh ingredients. She also used frozen fries but added spicy seasoning to give them a kick. Such an easy, yet deliciously kid friendly meal. Sandra Lee also is the author of cook books with the same theme.
As I mentioned, above, a simple meal of chicken and veggies works for my family. One way to get this to the table in little time is the “sheet pan method”. All you do is spread your veggies on the pan with your chicken, or any choice of meat, season, and toss it the oven. So simple and so tasty. We do this with squash (sliced thick), baby carrots (right out of the bag), broccoli, onions, etc. We may serve with rice, pasta, or potatoes. If we use potatoes, they can be roasted right in the same pan. Season how you like, we sometimes use a packet of onion soup mix to add flavor. All kinds of meats do well with this way of preparing meals. Sausage or a turkey tenderloin in a great pairing.
Of course, if you are REALLY short on time , you could do as a good vintage mama might have done…. serve a TV Dinner!
TV Dinners were invented in 1953, so the Housewife’s of yesteryear had that as an option. “According to the most widely accepted account, a Swanson salesman named Gerry Thomas conceived the company’s frozen dinners in late 1953 when he saw that the company had 260 tons of frozen turkey left over after Thanksgiving, sitting in ten refrigerated railroad cars” Smithsonian Magazine.
A TV Dinner offered a well rounded meal. Most included a protein, such as fried chicken or Salisbury steak, a starch, such as potatoes or pasta, a vegetable, and dessert. We have many more varieties these days with anything from a low calorie Lean Cuisine, gluten or dairy free or even vegan options.
The man in the above advertisment looks happy with his TV Dinner. I would prefer to offer my family something with even a little effort (like a sheet pan or even somthing from the crock pot) but I guess in a pinch, fed is best LOL. Well, at least a TV Dinner is a bit more appetising than a meal in a can like the advertisment below. LOL!!!
We are very fortunate with the options we have in these modern times. Our frozen meals are much more appealing than a meal in an aluminum tray. We have modern appliances that help with the ease of meal preparation, such as an air fryer and instant pot. And let’s not forget, although I mentioned fast food drive thru above, that and curbside pick up was not widely available in the 1950s!!! Drive thru got its start in the 1920s but there were not the variety or location in every town like we see today. “The drive-in concept was first popularized by a Texas chain of eateries called the Pig Stand, whose first drive-in opened on a highway connecting Dallas and Fort Worth in 1921” from History.com.
I hope this blog gave you some ideas for when you are spead thin but still need to get dinner on the table. It is so fun to compare how we live today to how our home making sisters in the past did things. Thank you so much for reading my posts! I look forward to bringing you more very soon!
Vintage Inspired SHIEN Plus Size Haul and the Pussy Bow Blouse of the 1950s / 1960s
“A lavaliere, also called a pussycat bow, is a style of neckwear often associated with women’s and girls’ blouses and bodices. It takes the form of a bow tied at the neck similar to those sometimes tied around the necks of kittens and cats” from Wikipedia. Well, it just makes sense that I am head over heels for the look of the vintage pussy bows at the moment. After all, I am all about kitty cats!
Have y’all met Dottie? She joined our family back in October!
Our beautiful feline is not the only reason I love this darling style of vintage blouse. I especially love the gorgeous feminine touch it brings to a tailored suit or how it looks so sweet under a cardigan.
Women have been wearing bows around the neck for centuries, however the term “pussy cat bow” did not take hold until the 1950s. Prior to that, the style was coined “lavallière” after Duchess of La Vallière (mistress of Louis XIV). The earlier style was a bit more elaborate like a man’s cravat. The more elaborate style was also worn by the Gibson Girl of the 1890s. This earlier style is not what the theme of this post is about, I just wanted to give you a very brief timeline as a “jumping off” point if you are interested in learning more.
What we are talking about today is the 1950s style of blouse with a bow around the neck, the Pussy Bow Blouse. “The pussy-bow blouse was a perfect mix of masculine and feminine—an impeccable wardrobe choice for women laboring in a man’s world” from Paste Magazine. We saw this style being worn by Peggy Olson and Joan Holloway in Mad Men.
One of a few that Peggy wore on Mad Men.
We did not see Joan in this style often, but she rocked the look when she wore this beautiful blouse.
I was on the hunt for some cute pussy bow blouses to add to my 1950s/1960s inspired wardrobe and found that Shien had quiet a few to offer. Here is a recent haul I made to help inspire you.
Items Mentioned and featured in this haul include:
Plus Bow Front Flared Midi Skirt: This is the black full / a line skirt I am wearing with the first two blouses. It is so versatile.
135CM Plus 3pcs Leopard Print Croc Embossed Belt: These are the true PLUS SIZE skinny belts that are mentioned in so many of my hauls. The black belt I use with the Heart Blouse is part of this trio.
I hope you enjoyed this blog and got some inspiration to help you with your vintage inspired fashion needs. Finding vintage clothing is a fun, yet challenging endeavor. This is especially true for plus size gals, like me. I will continue to share what I find so that we can all feel and look our best in the decade we all so love!!!
Oh! The weather outside was frightful…. and it was not much better inside for so many Texans, last week. We had devastating snow falls and record breaking low temperatures. As many people have said, “Texas was not built for this…Texas is not used to this!” And that is the truth!!! We are not built for…
My absolute favorite type of vintage style, or any style, pant is the Capri Pants of the late 1950s / early 1960s. This style of pants made a comeback during the 1980s and 1990s and really never left. They are very popular today at the many different vintage inspired shops like Hell Bunny and VooDooVixen…
We all know that New Orleans is without their famous Mardi Gras parades and celebrations this year due to COVID-19 and the need to be safe with social distancing. “The celebration was largely cancelled late in 2020 when it was announced that there would be no live parades and no Carnival balls. Mardi Gras 2020…
I just love a good old fashioned vintage / retro Christmas display. I am not talking about grand mas delicate laces or a hand stitched Christmas quilt, although those are wonderful, too. I am talking about the kitschy brightly colored glass ornaments, plastic light up statues, or the popcorn plastic wall hangings.
I just love a good old fashioned vintage / retro Christmas display. I am not talking about grand mas delicate laces or a hand stitched Christmas quilt, although those are wonderful, too. I am talking about the kitschy brightly colored glass ornaments, plastic light up statues, or the popcorn plastic wall hangings.
You can read all about these, formally called “Glitter Plaques” on Retro Planet.
One of the most iconic vintage Christmas ornament is the Shiny Bright Glass ball ornaments. When I used to spend countless hours, before I became a parent to a little blonde tornado, browsing estate sales and antique shops, I would see these for sale. They are a bit harder to find, these days, but it is still possible to own a set….for a price. Since they are glass, and delicate, not many of the 235,000 ornaments, ordered by Woolworth in 1939, are still around.
The Shiny Brite company was founded by Max Eckardt. He was a German toymaker born in 1890.
“Though Eckardt was from Oberlind, Germany—just 20 miles away from Lauscha, a hub for glass ornament makers—he first trained in the toy industry. In 1926, though, he officially entered the ornament business with his brother, Ersnt, opening a factory in Oberlind, where his relatives and employees hand-decorated the glass balls. His company also had an office in New York City at 1107 Broadway, which later became part of the International Toy Center. Max emigrated to NYC in the late 1920s.
With another war on the horizon, Eckardt feared the United States’ supply of German glass ornaments would be compromised, compelling him to found, in 1937, the Shiny Brite Company. The inspiration for the name is obvious: The insides of the ornaments were coated with silver nitrate so they would stay shiny, season after season.
To keep his company afloat, Eckardt sought the help of New York’s Corning Glass Company in 1937—with the promise that Woolworth’s would place a large order if Corning could modify its glass ribbon machine, which made light bulbs, to produce ornaments. The machine switchover was a success—molten glass was shaped into balls with the help of compressed air—and Woolworth’s ordered more than 235,000 ornaments; in December 1939, the first machine-made batch was shipped to Woolworth’s Five-and-Ten-Cent Stores, where they sold for two to ten cents apiece” ( from CrackerJack23)
What a history! Corning, Woolworth….such iconic companies were involved in getting Shiny Bright a great start! If you would like to read more, and there is a lot more interesting information, please check out the CrackerJack23 blog.
I am showing a simple and quick Hair do – How To basic, the Wet Set. Actually, as you will see in the video, mine is more of a damp set. I am using a set of rod curlers / bendy curlers (I have seen them called both) that I purchased at Dollar Tree. I found that these curlers are the perfect size to create the styles I like and want to share my quick tutorial (and how I fumble thru some of this) with you.
For this post I am showing a simple and quick Hair do – How To basic, the Wet Set. Actually, as you will see in the video, mine is more of a damp set. I am using a set of rod curlers / bendy curlers (I have seen them called both) that I purchased at Dollar Tree. You can find them on Amazon, at the beauty supply stores, and even TJ Maxx/Marshalls (I got my daughter a set rom there). I found that these curlers are the perfect size to create the styles I like and want to share my quick tutorial (and how I fumble thru some of this) with you.
Curling Rods Bendy Rollers (this is a link to some on Amazon. These are not the same as the ones I use in this video, however this product should give the same result, I have used simular to these and have had no issues. The ones I use are from Dollar Tree. We all know not all Dollar Trees have the same stock. I wanted to give options. You can also find curling rods are your local beauty supply, like Sallys or Ulta. I have even found a set, for my daughter, at TJ Maxx and Marshalls).
I hope this post has helped you realize your Vintage Hair Do ambitions. Take your time and practice practice practice. Remember, women of the past may have had a weekly appointment at the beauty salon, so their hair do did not just miraculously happen….they had help! And not everyone looked picture perfect like a sit com housewife all the time. We are all human…even out vintage sisters from years gone by!!!
XOXO
Tiffany
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I loved flipping thru this cookbook and reading about all the different kinds of salads. They even included a few relish tray ideas. Included are tuna, ham, and chicken salads, wilted spinach and bacon, Spring lettuce wedges, aspics, your tried and true romaine salads, and macaroni salads for example. The list goes on and on and I am sure anyone can find a salad they would enjoy in the contents of this cute little cookbook.
Photo from Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cookbook
Ok, most people are not thinking about cook, refreshing salads. Most have their minds on warm and comforting soup when fall hits the calendar. Well, it is still 75 degrees here in Texas and I have been enjoying the quickness and ease of a refreshing salad. Mine are quiet savory at times, opting for Taco Salads and those loaded with meats and cheeses. These are not your healthy salads and create a very satisfying meal on their own. Most salads, however, are healthy, loaded with fresh veggies, seeds, and fruits.
Photo from Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cookbook
I loved flipping thru this cookbook and reading about all the different kinds of salads. They even included a few relish tray ideas. Included are tuna, ham, and chicken salads, wilted spinach and bacon, Spring lettuce wedges, aspics, your tried and true romaine salads, and macaroni salads for example. The list goes on and on and I am sure anyone can find a salad they would enjoy in the contents of this cute little cookbook.
Cut out from Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cookbook
Photo from Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cookbook
Recipe from Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cookbook
Here are a few vintage salad ads I found amusing.
Darling, I love your … “hat”? Photo found on Pinterest, the original link is pzrservices.typepad.com but that site no longer exists.
These Jello or Aspic salads are an entire blog post of their own and I WILL be diving into this subject in the near future…. but enjoy these lovely pics, in the meantime. These are just “weird” to me. I can not say I would not like them as I have never tried one…other than the lime Jello and cottage cheese, which I rather like. Who knows? Maybe I will like my Spaghetti-Os trapped within a wiggly Jello mold. Photo from Design Bump.
Look at Kraft trying to tempt me with this glorious cottage cheese Temptation Salad. Photo found on Pinterest.
I love Tuna Salad sandwiches, Tuna Salad on tomatoes, Tuna Salad just out of a bowl. My MawMa used to make the best Tuna Salad. She would put chunks of cheddar cheese in it. So Yummy. Photo from Pinterest. Original link no longer working.
I have no words. Well, maybe it is a ham salad in a head of iceberg? Photo from Finding Betty Croker.
I never got a Salad Genie when I opened my Wishbone Dressing! He sure is a cutie. Photo from Vintage Ads and Stuff.
I have never been one to usemayonaise as a salad dressing. I am more of a ceasar or ranch type of gal. I do love an oily Greek dressing with feta, tomatoes, and cucumbers, as well. But plopping a dallop of mayo on my salad was never a craving. I’m sure glad Peg was able to use it to impress her judging mother in law! She got in SOLID thanks to Hellmann’s. Photo from Daily Mail.
XOXO
Tiffany
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On a sunny fall afternoon, my darling hubbie needed something off of Amazon. In the sweet way he works, he just added his item to the communal Amazon cart and hit “check out”…and was generous enough to purchase all the random items I had added over the week. I always have random things in my Amazon cart, things I will probably never actually buy, unless my husband gets there before I delete everything. Anyway…this is how I became the proud owner of these weird little silicon curlers….that I did not even know were called “Spoolies.”
Photo from a Worthington ad, no longer available.
The above photo is not an actual photo of what I have. I got the more modern knock offs. I did not know they even were a “thing” back in the “olden days.” Mine are bright pink. I had seen them advertised over the years, as one of those pesky Facebook ads. As a “girl mom” I had them in my cart many times and never bit the bullet. I mean, how many different types of rollers does a gal need? (14…a gal NEEDS 14 different types of rollers, apparently.)
Photo from Amazon listing
They are advertised, now as in days gone by, as a comfortable alternative to the more hard curlers.
As you can see, the mom and little darling are snoozing away, comfy as can be. My experience was not the same. I found these hard and quiet disturbing to get a good comfortable position. But I feel that way with simple pin curls, as well.
Photo found on Pinterest. The link said it was available on the Spoolies website, however I did not find it there so I am sticking with just giving Pinterest the credit.
Here is a YouTube video I made to review these cute, yet uncomfortable, rollers.
“Vote as you please, but please vote” was a popular slogan in the 1950s but rings true today, just as much as back then. Voting is one of the most important acts we can do as Americans
“Vote as you please, but please vote” was a popular slogan in the 1950s but rings true today, just as much as back then. Voting is one of the most important acts we can do as Americans. Jane Russel was photographed with this slogan….and hanging the poster up while using a GUN as a hammer? That is not a “nail gun”, lady!!!
I do not want this to be a political blog or to say vote for this guy or that guy… but I do want to do something to encourage us to get out and vote. I have already voted so have been using my time to search for vintage voting photos and ads and want to share them with my readers. I hope you enjoy them.
Oh my! I feel much better getting out to vote with the security and freedom of these nice long feminine pads…LOL. Photo found on Pinterest.
These kids were not legaly able to vote in the 1950s but they were able to investigate and learn how the new voting technology worked. Photo from The Sentinel
Well, if voting is going to get me an ice cold beer….count me in!!! (not really as I am more of a Tequila, Vodka, and White Claw gal….) Photo from Neat Designs
Look who came out to vote!!! Well done, Sir!!! Photo from Pinterest.
One of the most important steps to achieving my hair do goals is mastering the basics such as GOOD hair products and the foundation of a good blow-out. I created a YouTube video showing how I do my blow out and what products I use. Please join me on YouTube for the tutorial and then be sure to come back here and enjoy the vintage ads I found of these fun vintage hair dryers.
I love vintage hair styles. As I have mentioned a few times, my aesthetic of choice is the late 1950s to early 1960s (the time frame Mad Men took place). Any style from the soft, easy curls you would see on Donna Reed or Betty Draper to the more dramatic big sexy bouffant styles of Brigitte Bardot or Joan Holloway.
Achieving the perfect vintage inspired hair do has been very difficult for me. For the longest time, I did not want to cut my (very) long hair so I was limited in the styles. Now that I have taken the plunge with a shorter style, I am finding it a challenge, at times but not all that impossible. I am loving the shorter style and the freedom and versatility it brings.
French actress Brigitte Bardot starring in Jean-Luc Godard’s film ‘Le Mepris’, aka Contempt, 1963. Photo from Huffington Post
One of the most important steps to achieving my hair do goals is mastering the basics such as GOOD hair products and the foundation of a good blow-out. I created a YouTube video showing how I do my blow out and what products I use. Please join me on YouTube for the tutorial and then be sure to come back here and enjoy the vintage ads I found of these fun vintage hair dryers.
Products and Tools I use in this beginning step to acheive the perfect vintage inspired Hair Do:
HnP Placenta Super Strength Leave-in Hair Repair Treatment (Back combing / teasing, coloring hair, heat, etc. can be very damaging to your hair. This helps give it some TLC). I found this at Sally’s Beauty Supply and have been using it for years. You can also find it on Amazon.
The following products can be found at Ulta, Target, Walmart, Etc. I, often, find them at TJ Maxx and Marshalls for a few dollars less. Of course, they are also available on Amazon.
BigSexyHair Volumizing Conditioner
BigSexyHair Total Body Blow Out Lotion
I think these next two products are the same thing. One is a lotion while the other is a spray. Both are great, the spray is just a little less messy, to me. I think the lotion might be good to use if you want a more concentrated application. I bought the lotion first then discovered the spray and have preferred using the spay.
Bed Head TIGI Superstar Queen for a Day Thickening Spray
Bed Head TIGI Superstar Blow Dry Lotion for Thick, Masssive Hair
It is FINALLY getting cooler here in Texas. That means it is time for Chili…but it is also time for SOUP!!! Nothing warms me up quicker than a lunch of yummy, warm tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. Chili can wait for supper time!
The soup section of Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cook Book is included under the “Soup and Salad Suppers” title. I want to separate the two because each can be a meal on it’s own.
I have a few “hearty” soups that are my go-to lunch staples. I enjoy a good potato based soup. These are versatile and can be quiet tasty with different add-ins like brocoli and cheese, or bacon, sour cream, and cheese for a baked potato soup. All varieties of soups can be found, now-a-days, in a can and that is perfectly fine, however they are super easy to make for a quick meal.
So many soups to choose from. You will find more than 21 on varieties in todays soup aisle, I dare say!
Here is a basic Potato Soup recipe to get you started. This recipe is from AllRecipes with a bit of tweaking of my own.
¼ cup butter
1 large onion, chopped
6 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
3 cups water
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder
ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
1 tablespoon dried parsley
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
While the onions are cooking, place the diced potatoes, carrots, water and chicken soup base (or vegetable base; see Cook’s Note) in another pot and bring to a boil. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Do not overcook. Season with ground black pepper to taste.
Add the flour to the cooked onions to make a paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk and stir well. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until warmed through. Add the potato mixture. Stir in the parsley and thyme and heat through. Serve hot.
Photo from PBS.com
As I mentioned above, a hot bowl of tomato soup along with a grilled cheese sandwich is a favorite lunch, of mine. I just use ready made soups, usually the jarred soups from La Madeline Bakery and Café. If you would rather have a homemade variety, try your hand at the Quick’N’Easy Cook Book’s version.
Recipe from Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cook Book, page 10.
Today we have many options from Annie’s, Progressive, and independent delis and cafes that jar their soups for the mass market to even your local grocery store having a soup bar. Many still think of Campbell’s when thinking of Tomato Soup, however. Campbell’s and Heinz were popular brands in the 1950s and 1960s. Campbell’s still has a prominent spot in the grocery store soup aisle. I do not see Heinz when I am in the market but that could be just my area or because I am not looking for that brand. A quick search shows the brand is available at Walmart and online.
Photo found on Pinterest
Franco American was another popular soup brand in days gone by…way way “gone by” before the turn of the century in 1887. We Generation Xers know the name in connection to Spaghetti-O’s which were introduced in 1965. Campbell’s acquired Franco American brand in 1915 and quietly retired the name (Franco-American, not Spaghetti-O’s) in 2004, according to the Boston Globe. Campbell’s seems to be a reining kind of soups.
Photo found on Pinterst
A soup I have never made or had from a jar or can is Lobster Bisque. The Quick ‘N’ Easy Cook Book has a simple way to make this…with a little help from canned soups and lobster. I have never even considered lobster from a can.
recipe from Good Housekeeping’s Quick ‘N’ Easy Cook Book, page 11.
What d’ya know? Pepperidge Farm got in on the canned soup game in the late 1960s.
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Here are a few more vintage soup ads for your viewing pleasure….
Ramblings from a Housewife 