These are from a nice set of books I got from Columbus, Wisconsin, belonging to a Mrs. Corinne Christians; they are mostly dated in the 1950’s, except one book is dated in the 1920’s.  She was likely a secretary as a lot of the recipes are written in shorthand; I will need to find someone who knows how to read that, I certainly do not! 

All through these cookbooks are the holiday recipes listed here, the ones from the 1950’s.  Just a few of the names noted in these are;

Martha Crane

Helen (I think she is also a Crane)

Luella M.

Vera Ogenbrink

Christine Halden

Jane or Joan Hood

Also a Martha B.

I will be listing these in the Calendar section, as the dates come up during the year.  I am a little late on the first recipes, I only got these books last week.  But they sound like very good dips for any party, not just New Years.

New Year’s Dips – 1958                                                   Luella

No. 1    1 can frozen cr. Shrimp soup, thawed 1 8oz pkg. cr. Cheese 1 t onion juice or powder or garlic 1 drop tobacco.  Blend all together. (one of best)

No. 2    3 T. lemon juice – 1 t. fine onion or juice 1 t. salt – ½ t. wors. Sauce 1 c. mashed avocado.  Add gradually to 1 8oz. pkg. cr. Cheese and blend all.

No. 3    1 8oz. pkg. cr. Cheese ½ c. mayonnaise 1 2 ¼ oz. devilled ham 2 oz. pimento (optional) ½ t. onion juice ¼ t. wors. Sauce salt & pepper to taste. 

No. 4    4 oz. cr. Cheese – mayonnaise to soften 1 jar junior chopped chicken (3/4oz.) 1/8 t. curry powder.

Other dip seasonings.

Ham & cr. Cheese – prep. Mustard, wors. Sauce, horseradish, onion & garlic powder, lemon – bouillon, cubed parmesan cheese.   

Wors. = Worchester sauce; cr. cheese = cream cheese; cr. Shrimp = cream of shrimp; pkg. = package; prep. = prepared.   

The recipes are from a large lot of notebooks filled with handwritten recipes from 1940’s through 1950’s.  Several are in shorthand and it includes a lot of life lessons and advice.  These are from Columbus, Wisconsin, written by a Mrs. Corinne Christians.