Sausage in Batter aka Toad in the Hole, 1974

There's a joke going around Facebook. It goes something along the lines of taking so much time to compose a response to a text message in your head that you think you've actually texted it even though you haven't.

Chicken Casserole with Vegetables (Joy of Cooking, 1974)

Everyone has the Joy of Cooking on their shelf at some point, don't they? It's been the go to cookbook for the home for ages. It tells you everything from how to make bread to how to skin a squirrel and prepare it for cooking (at least my copy does. Do these instructions disappear in newer printings?)

Golden Bread, Watkins Cookbook (1935)

When I first showed this to my husband, he asked "How is this different than French toast?"