Take a blast to the past with these 30 Old Fashioned Recipes That Will Remind You of Your Childhood. Sometimes all it takes is an old fashioned recipe, and the next thing you know, you're reliving the glory days. It seems that each phase of our lives is marked by unique flavors as well as memories. Perhaps you remember quite a few birthdays when your mother flipped through her box of old fashioned cake recipes to find your favorite. Or perhaps you remember coming home from school to the smell of an old fashioned bread recipe being lovingly created by your grandmother's hands. Now you can introduce your own children and grandchildren to the tasty crunch of some State Fair Cracker Jack.

30 Old Fashioned Recipes That Will Remind You of Your Childhood

Table of Contents

• Classic American Recipes

• Old Fashioned Recipe Ideas

• Vintage Recipes

Classic American Recipes

When you think of American cuisine, what do you think of? Perhaps a warm bucket of fried chicken comes to mind. Perhaps you are reminded of mac & cheese - the ultimate comfort food. What would you have with your perfect American meal - a slice of original cheesecake? As a melding of unique places and cultures, American cooking is just as unique as its citizens. Enjoy these classic American recipes for a taste of what it means to live in the United States.

1. Cheesy Chicken in Crescent Pockets
2. KFC Fried Chicken Copycat
3. Copycat Pioneer Woman's Sloppy Joes
4. Homemade Popeye's Fried Chicken
5. Our Version of Arby's Ham and Cheddar Melt
6. Trader Joe's Mac & Cheese Copycat
7. Civil War Macaroni and Cheese Copycat
8. Woolworth Cheesecake Copycat
9. Oven "Fried" Copycat Arby's Curly Fries
10. Copycat Cracker Barrel Biscuits

From sweet and savory soups to delicious desserts, we have Copycat Olive Garden Recipes and Other Italian Recipes that are guaranteed to please everyone in your family.
 

Old Fashioned Recipe Ideas

Do your eyes ever start to light up when you talk about "the good old days?" If so, then these recipes are for you to share with your kids and grandkids. Give them a taste of what it was like to live in your shoes, which were old and worn from playing outside all day long. Back when your mom used to call you in for dinner by shouting down the street about the meatball recipe she had prepared. Back when you would wake up early on Saturday morning to find that your dad had used an old fashioned recipe to make breakfast. Those really were the days.

1. Copycat Stouffer's Chicken and Rice Bake
2. Copycat Pioneer Woman Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
3. Colorful Old-Fashioned Butter Mints
4. Copycat A&P Spanish Bar Cake
5. Super Simple Homemade Mallomars
6. The Godfather's Favorite Meatballs
7. Homemade Downton Abbey Trifle
8. Homemade Cherry Pie Filling
9. Homemade Stovetop Stuffing
10. Homemade Blue Moon Ice Cream

Vintage Recipes

These recipes are so old that we're surprised we were able to find them. Perhaps you were never able to enjoy some truly vintage casserole dishes like your own mother used to eat, but that doesn't mean you can't learn how to make these vintage recipes yourself. You will be so impressed when you've learned how to tackle a few vintage cake recipes and more.

1. Mini Eclairs with Chocolate Pudding and Peanuts
2. Bakery Style Rainbow Cookies
3. State Fair Cracker Jack
4. Homemade Krystal Burgers
5. Maid-Rite Loose Meat Sandwich Copycat
6. Mel's Diner Chili
7. Downton Abbey Lemon Tart
8. Cracker Barrel Copycat Chicken and Dumplings
9. Just Like The Diner Buttermilk Biscuits
10. Copycat Luby's Fried Cabbage

We've rounded up some of your favorite famous restaurant recipes and brand name cooking recipes into a handy collection, 10 Copycat Recipes from Restaurants & Brand Name Recipes Free eCookbook.