Hey, my mom used to make that!

Mama June and Sugar Bear's wedding menu

The bride wore camo.

Honey Boo Boo's parents, June "Mama June" Shannon and Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson, recently renewed their vows.

(I only know this because I read about it. No, seriously. I don't watch the show. My guilty pleasures run along the lines of SyFy originals like Sharktopus and Ray Harryhausen's Clash of the Titans.)

According to Huffington Post, Mama June and Sugar Bear's wedding menu consisted of "a whole roasted pig with the head still intact (the meat was served as pulled pork sandwiches and ribs), corn on the cob, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, rolls and sweet tea."

This being a food blog, I thought you'd want to know.

I also thought, "What, no Spam?" 

Image via OMG

I've made an exception for the Pomegranate-Key Lime Vodka Cocktail

This is not a retro recipe. But it's oh-so-yummy so I'm including it on this blog.

Here's the recipe for the Pomegranate-Key Lime Vodka Cocktail from Cariel Batch Blended Vodka.

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 cup club soda
1 cup pomegranate juice
1/2 cup vodka
3 tablespoons fresh Key Lime juice
crushed ice
Key lime slices

Serves four.

Click here to find four retro tiki coctail recipes.

Sutter Home Sweet Red Velvet Cupcakes

According to Wikipedia, originally, the reddish-brown color of red velvet cake occurred from the reaction of cocoa powder with an acidic ingredient such as buttermilk.

This new recipe for the retro favorite comes from Sutter Home Winery.

Here's a close-up of the Sutter Home recipe for Sweet Red Velvet Cupcakes:

And here's the recipe for the Cream Cheese Frosting:

Click here for another cake recipe that includes wine, Molten Spiced Chocolate Cabernet Cake.

Happy National Peanut Butter Lovers Day

If you'd like to celebrate by making cookies, click here for a 1992 peanut butter cookie recipe from Crisco.

Celebrate National Pancake Day with free pancakes from IHOP

In honor of National Pancake Day, you can get a free short stack of pancakes at IHOP. In return, IHOP hopes you'll make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Click here to find the IHOP nearest you.

Happy Holidays

Edible holiday wreath is from Julia M. Usher.

New recipe from a retro brand: Chicken a la Veg-All

Here's the recipe for Chicken a la Veg-All from a recent newspaper insert:

Click here to see another, much less appetizing recipe from Veg-All, ca. 1952.

Nice napkin fold for the Thanksgiving table

Go to mychinet.com for a video tutorial or, if you prefer, printable directions, for folding paper napkins into holiday turkeys.

Grand Marnier's recipe for a French Margarita

Yesterday, I posted this sexy ad on one of my other blogs, Advertising is Good for You.

Okay, it's not a vintage ad and, therefore, strictly speaking, doesn't belong on this blog.

But, hey, it's a Margarita recipe.

Click here to see a traditional Margarita recipe from 1972.

Bunny Wabbits! Napkin folding directions

Found this in today's Boston Globe. (Yes, I still get the Sunday papers delivered. It wouldn't be Sunday without them.)

Chinet has easy-to-follow directions for folding these cute rabbit napkins. Just in time for Easter.

Click here to get directions for folding napkins into rabbits and other delightful shapes.