Hey, my mom used to make that!

Thursday Happy Hour: Pumpkin Pie cocktail

1 part Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice
1/2 part Kahlua
1/2 part Hiram Walker Butterscotch Schnapps
1/2 part half and half

Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumkin pie spice.

 Click here for a hard cider recipe from the 1970s.

Via Eudaemonius

Halloween luncheon meat

I have no idea what luncheon meat has to do with Halloween but, apparently, it seemed like a good idea to someone in 1954.

Happy Halloween!

Via Mew Deep

Retro Hot Spiced Cider

Here's the recipe for Hot Spiced Cider.

Combine in a large saucepan: 2 qts. apple cider, 1/4 cup sugar, 12 whole cloves, 6 whole allspice, 4 3-in. sticks of cinnamon. Heat slowly to boiling. Boil 3 to 5 minutes. Remove spices.

Serve hot, garnished with orange slices or rings of unpeeled red apple with whole cloves forced through peel.

Makes 16 servings.

Via The Peach Martini

Pretty cool idea for your Halloween or Thanksgiving party

Gut a pumpkin, fill it with ice and you have an awesome cooler.

This serving suggestion comes from a 1947 ad for Dr. Pepper.

ADDENDUM posted 29 October 2012

If you 'd rather turn your pumpkin into a keg, click here for directions.

Via Paul.Malon

Retro Happy Hour: Hot Pumpkin Cocktail

A little treat to raise the Halloween spirits.

1 part Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice
1/2 part Kahlua
4 parts hot coffee

Pour all ingredients into a mug. Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.

 Click here for the recipe for another Halloween-inspired cocktail.

Via Eudaemonius

Retro Halloween cocktail recipe

Calling the Ronrico Rumkin a Halloween cocktail is a bit of a stretch since none of the ingredients has anything to do with Halloween.

The recipe for the Ronrico Rumkim, as it appears in the above 1983 ad:

1 oz. of Ronrico Rum
Orange juice
Dash of grenadine

Pour Ronrico Rum into a highball glass with ice cubes. Fill glass with orange juice. Add a splash of grenadine. Stir lightly.

Click here for another vintage cocktail recipe that also calls for Puerto Rican rum and orange juice.

Via jbcurio

Halloween Classics: Kraft Caramel Apples and Caramel Popcorn Balls

These retro treats really need no introduction.

Grab the kids and make some Caramel Apples
and Caramel Popcorn Balls for Halloween. The following recipes come from the back of a 1978 bag of Kraft Caramels.

Click images to enlarge.

Click here for another classic recipe,
Chex Party Mix.

Via JasonLiebig