1970s BUDGET RECIPES 🍽️ Money Saving Meals for Families

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  • @kelvinh8327
    @kelvinh8327 8 місяців тому +300

    Seriously? People moan about things like cream of whatever soup? Anna, you and your cooking are just lovely. Please don't be discouraged by a minority of people that have no manners and no taste! 😊

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +46

      Thank you. ❤ Hopefully I didn't come across as too cranky in the opening. The comments I receive are wonderful about 85% - 90% of the time!

    • @maddiejoy6619
      @maddiejoy6619 8 місяців тому +45

      People moan about everything these days 😅. A lot of people need to learn the art of "just keep scrolling."

    • @SuzieQ-lw2kp
      @SuzieQ-lw2kp 8 місяців тому +24

      ​@@cooking_the_booksI have used cream of whatever many times fixing food for my boys and their friends to stretch the food . Nothing wrong with using it IMO. I know I never got any complaints and not a child left my home hungry that was the main thing. I knew they were some that ate with us that was their food for the day .
      Great video Great job like always. 😊

    • @lisasmith5422
      @lisasmith5422 8 місяців тому

      God bless you for feeding hungry kids - too many in that situation ... 😔​@@SuzieQ-lw2kp

    • @lisasmith5422
      @lisasmith5422 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@cooking_the_books
      I haven't seen the video yet - but, pics seem to show a lot of hamburger - it was cheap in the 70s - really cheap 🍀

  • @irmadesantiago7631
    @irmadesantiago7631 8 місяців тому +183

    For those of you who get cranky, aside from being rude, this is a show of vintage recipes and cream of chicken and cream of mushroom were king in the 70s and 80s. Get a grip and enjoy the show. I love these 70s and 80s videos they bring back memories. I thank you. 🙂

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +9

      Glad my videos bring back memories for you! ❤

    • @emily--m
      @emily--m 8 місяців тому +1

      OMG..... ROL😂

    • @TracyShead-Stamey
      @TracyShead-Stamey 8 місяців тому +8

      Oh my yes. I grew up in the 70s and if they would have had the flavors we have today meals would have been so different. Those bake in a bag things were very popular in the late 70s and 80s. That drives folks nuts too I have noticed. Different times different ideas about nutrition. In 20 years folk are going to be calling food now gross.

    • @emily--m
      @emily--m 8 місяців тому +5

      @@TracyShead-Stamey I'm 60 and I grew up with these recipes 🤗. One thing now is that's big is spices. Spices were sprace back in the day. 💞

    • @TracyShead-Stamey
      @TracyShead-Stamey 8 місяців тому +1

      @@emily--m I know. Why is actually tasting the food such a bad thing. I use spice very sparingly. I want to taste the veggies and meat. I don't want a mouthful of paprika and garlic powder. There is a time and place for spices but for the most part let the natural flavors sing.

  • @cathlynballard8409
    @cathlynballard8409 8 місяців тому +57

    I was a newlywed in the ‘70s. It was a terribly difficult time economically: interest rates were sky high, heating oil was expensive, oil became embargoed by OPEC causing gas rationing, the Watergate instability was going on, and most women didn’t yet work outside the home, etc. After rent and basic bills, out of a $269 paycheck we had exactly $70 (1972 dollars) left for groceries and gas for two weeks: but I remember ground meat was $0.79/pound the day I got married, and there were no fat content percentages listed on the packages. CAMPBELL’s soups were about $0.18/can, the ones I used. There was no internet to use to collect recipes, just collecting from relatives and friends, newspapers and magazines, and the labels and boxes of products. Good cookbooks were expensive. The little recipe books available at the cash register lanes at checkouts in grocery stores were cheap and chock-full of ideas to save money. As a newlywed who had never cooked a thing in my life, Betty Crocker and Bisquick were my pantry lifesavers . . . then came Ragu and Italian food adventures! Crazy days back then, but fondly evoked by your channel. Thank you.

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +7

      I LOVE those little grocery store checkout books! ❤

    • @auburnkim1989
      @auburnkim1989 8 місяців тому +6

      Thank you so much for this story. I really love reading these little slices of life......

    • @maryannhasbrook9525
      @maryannhasbrook9525 7 місяців тому +6

      I was a bride in 1975 and my grocery budget was $19 a week.

    • @tonyboloni64
      @tonyboloni64 4 місяці тому +2

      Your story reminded my of my parents. They were raising four kids in the 70s and every penny counted.

    • @amyspeers8012
      @amyspeers8012 4 місяці тому

      I also love those little recipe books. When I moved from France, I brought mine with me!

  • @alijane6675
    @alijane6675 8 місяців тому +60

    You’re underrated, Anna.
    I have a feeling that’s about to change.

    • @lisahinton9682
      @lisahinton9682 6 місяців тому

      @alijane6675 I do, too! We can all say, sometime in the not-too-distant future, "We knew her when.." Ha!
      Go, Anna, go!

    • @Miss_Camel
      @Miss_Camel 2 місяці тому

      There is an entire generation who missed out on home economics classes and are now attempting to live (and eat) on a budget, with zero clue how (NOT THEIR FAULT!!), and this channel could be an absolute blessing to them! Informative, creative, funny, calming…it’s the education that is necessary, yet completely absent from school curriculum. I hope this channel grows and grows!!

  • @melg1621
    @melg1621 8 місяців тому +24

    My mom was gone from 6 in the morning until 6 at night. She was raising 3 kids on her own. She was tired, when I was around 15 I started cooking dinner for the family. For those of us without a lot of experience and for those who were exhausted those cream soups were a lifesaver. It meant you could make something creamy without having to make a from scratch cream sauce. And I like the casseroles we made; I still make them. Don't understand why anyone would complain, if you want complicated, go watch the food network.

  • @kentuckylady2990
    @kentuckylady2990 8 місяців тому +12

    That souperburger would be delicious over mashed potatoes

  • @WamBambie
    @WamBambie 8 місяців тому +52

    Not Anna in her baddie era telling the haters to back off . Werk. Icon 😂❤.

  • @janelleclark4458
    @janelleclark4458 8 місяців тому +82

    I feel like hamburger + cream of mushroom soup was the basis of 30% of the meals my mom cooked in the 70s. 😂 Both are still helpful for families on a budget!

    • @truth4004
      @truth4004 8 місяців тому +4

      Chicken divan too lol

    • @getoffmydarnlawn
      @getoffmydarnlawn 8 місяців тому +6

      The 70s into the 80s was one long soup based casserole. (or hot dish)

    • @lindseyziegler9869
      @lindseyziegler9869 7 місяців тому +2

      Lot of flavor in cream of mushroom soup too, so easy for a quick cook.

    • @laurac-ss1cp
      @laurac-ss1cp 7 місяців тому

      My Mon didn't make rice. We had crackers to stretch chili cut the heat. I've found rice is so much cheaper. And can stretch almost any meal

  • @lball9975
    @lball9975 8 місяців тому +28

    I think when my mom made the souperburger recipe she added Worcestershire sauce. That boosted the flavor.

  • @TheRealKLT
    @TheRealKLT 8 місяців тому +60

    What's interesting to me about the "souperburger" recipe is that it's essentially just creamed chipped beef on toast, which is a recipe that outdates it by at least 30yrs.

    • @luvzdogz
      @luvzdogz 8 місяців тому +2

      We called that white or blonde sloppy Joe's.

    • @TheRealKLT
      @TheRealKLT 8 місяців тому +4

      @@luvzdogz Interesting!

    • @auburnkim1989
      @auburnkim1989 8 місяців тому +12

      My hubby happened to be watching with me and said that it was mushroom SOS , lol. You are on the money!

    • @cherriaydelotte8327
      @cherriaydelotte8327 8 місяців тому +5

      How about naming it a Creamy Souper Joe😁☺️

    • @cc-sb1is
      @cc-sb1is 8 місяців тому +6

      Chipper Joe

  • @yourhomeisyourbusiness2221
    @yourhomeisyourbusiness2221 8 місяців тому +53

    I grew up in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, so this is my comfort food!

  • @001Catey
    @001Catey 8 місяців тому +42

    My mother told me that using cream soups became the norm because it was easier then making a bechamel sauce.
    Its the same thing, just from scratch.

    • @ManyaP64
      @ManyaP64 8 місяців тому +4

      I rarely keep canned soups around so that’s what I do, bechamel first. So versatile.

    • @001Catey
      @001Catey 8 місяців тому +3

      @@ManyaP64 Yes, I love it, its so versatile. When she told me that it was like a new world opened up.
      But it is a skill that takes time and sometimes an extra dish to clean. So I can see why people would want to use a canned soup. Now, depending on the dish, I'll use a canned soup.

  • @gopugmama4408
    @gopugmama4408 8 місяців тому +19

    I grew in the 60s and 70s and my mom was a great cook. She made almost everything from scratch, but when she discovered the joys of Cream of Mushroom soup she made a stroganoff to die for! I have my grandmother's homemade cookbook that has recipes clipped from newspapers in the 40s and 50s. Some recipes with ingredients you can't find anymore. I love to read her book just for the memories. I've been in a "love vintage everything mood" for the last few months, so I really enjoy your channel. Keep the recipes coming, because you are much loved by this community!💖

    • @lisahinton9682
      @lisahinton9682 6 місяців тому +1

      @gopugmama4408 I hope you will leave that book to someone in your family who will appreciate it. And if you don't have anyone who will appreciate it, perhaps have it mailed to Anna!

  • @lisahinton9682
    @lisahinton9682 6 місяців тому +7

    These recipes always take me back to my childhood. I often cook food like this when I am missing my parents, or just being beaten up by life. I am so glad your channel exists. Thanks, Anna.

  • @butterflygirl3359
    @butterflygirl3359 8 місяців тому +6

    I grew up in the ‘70’s and remember my mom giving us Chunky Beef Soup over rice, franks and beans, and tuna macaroni salad. My kids would kill me lol .

  • @joanneentwistle7653
    @joanneentwistle7653 8 місяців тому +13

    When I subscribed to your channel, I knew what I was getting into. Having been born in 1969, raised by a mother bornin 1932, and having received a Campbell's cookbook at my bridal shower, I know and am perfectly okay with cream soup being used, as well as plain old-fashioned cooking. What is wrong with these people...I am thrilled that younger people like you are reviving my childhood with these dishes!

  • @darlys1962
    @darlys1962 8 місяців тому +42

    Interesting recipes. I was in 4-H, too. I'm sorry people can't just enjoy your videos without commenting on ingredients. I have several food allergies, but I just enjoy your presentations and the nostalgia. When you make these dishes, I can remember my mom or grandmothers teaching me how to cook 😊

    • @auburnkim1989
      @auburnkim1989 8 місяців тому +2

      I know, right? I have severe Crohn's disease and a very restrictive diet. I love this channel!

  • @jenniwalker9180
    @jenniwalker9180 8 місяців тому +9

    Random thought. I have crohns disease and have been admitted to the hospital WAY too many times. Usually on a full liquid diet. Hence a large amount of cream of whatever soup. Its now known as cream of crap affectionately in my house. But i do still love it.

  • @lauriekirouac4661
    @lauriekirouac4661 8 місяців тому +17

    The burger recipe reminds me of hamburger stroganoff without the sour cream. Stroganoff has hamburger, onion, canned mushrooms, mushroom soup, and sour cream served over egg noodles.

    • @bg12445
      @bg12445 8 місяців тому

      Egg noodles too

  • @winterlighthome
    @winterlighthome 8 місяців тому +31

    The fact that you had to put the disclaimer in at the beginning because of trolls in the comments is so sad. Those people are pathetic and need to shut up and click elsewhere.
    Now, here sit the rest of us enjoying your channel and being happy to see a new video has posted! :)

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +4

      I tend to get unnecessarily mean comments about a couple of ingredients - cream soup and processed cheese being the top two. 😂

    • @sandyruthfroslan5671
      @sandyruthfroslan5671 8 місяців тому +5

      I will never understand people posting negative/hateful comments when all they have to do is not watch. They need to move on. Me and hubby love you and your videos. ❤️🥰❤️

  • @jolarkin3309
    @jolarkin3309 8 місяців тому +6

    I know that Campbells and Franco American were the same company because my friend's father worked for Campbell Soup company. They had a full pantry of spaghetto's, canned spaghetti, along with cans of soup. they also had so much promotional stuff for campbells and franco american (plate and silverware sets, aprons, potholders, mugs, etc). When she went to college out of state, her father would send her cases of soup. Personally, I love canned soup....and haters need to find another channel.

  • @clarissajones7699
    @clarissajones7699 8 місяців тому +30

    Oh my gosh!! Those 'souper burgers' are what we called 'sloppy joes' growing up!! I didn't have the red sauce sloppy joes until I was well into high school. I always thought my grandma invented it because she hates tomatoes, it's so cool to see it was an actual thing.

  • @ChurchladyHmm
    @ChurchladyHmm 8 місяців тому +22

    We all like what we like. If someone doesnt like cream soups, they dont have to indulge. They are restricting their perspectives about your message tho--and I hope they can learn to appreciate the sense of history you are sharing with your beloved collection. Since these people assume you are insisting they stop whatever they are doing and make what you have filmed, then please let me be the first to direct them to the tuna ring video.😅

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +8

      Yes, I would LOVE to see someone drop everything and make a tuna gelatin ring! 😂

    • @cherriaydelotte8327
      @cherriaydelotte8327 8 місяців тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣👍👏👏👏👏Touché 😁

    • @cherriaydelotte8327
      @cherriaydelotte8327 8 місяців тому +2

      @@cooking_the_books
      😂😂😂😊😁

  • @simply_sheri
    @simply_sheri 8 місяців тому +44

    I didn’t know cream soup was so controversial.. I thought everyone used it lol 😂

    • @acaliaaidras5012
      @acaliaaidras5012 8 місяців тому +9

      What I mostly see are recipes or UA-camrs that advertise certain recipes as having "no cream of anything soup" like it's virtue signaling or something.

    • @ohleander02
      @ohleander02 7 місяців тому +1

      Lol nope I don't. But I don't go around complaining to people who do. Lol.

    • @margaretbedwell3211
      @margaretbedwell3211 7 місяців тому +6

      I think it is the sodium content for those that have to restrict the salt intake, but these recipes don't have additional salt anyway. I still use cream of whatever kind soups and I'm 85 so it hasn't killed me yet. I love her vintage recipes.

    • @lindsayconley7617
      @lindsayconley7617 5 місяців тому +2

      Yes! Virtue signaling! Or... whoever eats the least amount of canned cream soup in their lifetime wins.

    • @Miss_Camel
      @Miss_Camel 2 місяці тому

      I’m supposed to be on a high sodium diet (POTS), is cream of mushroom soup really that high in sodium?! I’m over here eating half a jar of olives, drinking pickle juice, etc, with doctors STILL complaining my sodium is too low!! 😣 idk what they want from me at this point, I can’t even taste things anymore, it’s all salt. lol

  • @ParkAvenue34
    @ParkAvenue34 7 місяців тому +5

    If you had macaroni or rice and a can of:
    Cream of Mushroom
    Cream of Chicken
    Cream of Celery
    You had the start of a great meal

  • @sherrig7247
    @sherrig7247 8 місяців тому +11

    My mom was a cashier at Kroger for 39 years. She remembers the frozen soup. She said she didn’t get that product or why they made it. I asked if she remembered when they stopped selling it but she doesn’t. She said once you thawed it, you had to use it right away. No storing in the fridge

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +3

      Thank you for this info! I've been so curious about it.

  • @irene_in_progress
    @irene_in_progress 8 місяців тому +27

    I'm living for the slightly spicy energy coming into '24. I love your authentic takes on the vintage recipies

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +21

      😂 Thank you! I had a hunch I'd hear some negative comments about using cream soup and decided to nip it in the bud right away.

  • @KD-iy4cx
    @KD-iy4cx 8 місяців тому +16

    I inherited a cook book from my grandmother who has since passed away, Woman’s Home Companion Cook book copyright 1942. Have you ever come across this in your travels? Of course it’s from the 2nd world war so there are a lot of substitutions due to rations. It’s my plan to delve into this book eventually.. maybe when I retire? lol. It’s so fascinating! There are instructions on how to set a table, how to carve meat, formal teas etc! I am so happy that I have a piece of my grandma with me❤️

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +2

      I believe I have a copy in my collection, but mine might be from a different year.

  • @cindybaumgart4219
    @cindybaumgart4219 8 місяців тому +9

    I’m joining the wave of “if you don’t like what you see, keep scrolling and sthu!”
    You and your channel are awesome. Keep on keepin’ on! ❤

  • @channah64
    @channah64 8 місяців тому +3

    I won't lie, I love learning new "cream of whatever" soup recipes. When I have time, I'll make them with a homemade white sauce, and when I need a fast meal, I'll make the cream soup version. We call it the "soccer mom" version in my house. True win!

  • @yvonnepeltier9815
    @yvonnepeltier9815 8 місяців тому +10

    Campbell's now has no salt added cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soups, for anyone who may need to restrict their sodium intake. It might make these recipes a little more expensive, though

    • @luvzdogz
      @luvzdogz 8 місяців тому +1

      Also fat free versions (even Wal-Mart has their own label of that variety)

  • @debrahockenberry5440
    @debrahockenberry5440 8 місяців тому +22

    I love all your videos and your infectious, happy attitude Anna. It is hard to believe that people would actually give you negative feedback over cream soups. Sheesh, I think they need to lighten up. If you don't like cream soups....don't make the darn recipe or make it using something you do like. The end.

    • @cherriaydelotte8327
      @cherriaydelotte8327 8 місяців тому +2

      Exactly!!! And I really enjoy the videos too🥰
      I think Anna is very informative and explains things very well. She does have a very warm, down to earth personality.

    • @cherriaydelotte8327
      @cherriaydelotte8327 8 місяців тому +1

      I always feel so uplifted while (and after) watching your videos, Anna 🥰
      Keep up the great work 😉👍🕊

  • @susanwood5771
    @susanwood5771 8 місяців тому +5

    You seem like you’re being harassed, Take heart I was just commend you on your wonderful channel and you’re cooking right in the 70s where I was. Thank you so much.

  • @tinasweeney4392
    @tinasweeney4392 8 місяців тому +2

    The rumor is true, the Detroit Lions are one win away from playing in the Superbowl....Maybe next year Browns!!! Love ya Anna and your content! Tina from Michigan

  • @journeyandjoy
    @journeyandjoy 8 місяців тому +14

    “Cream of” anything soup is so easy to make for those who don’t like it! Or sour cream with extra spices works too!

    • @hannakinn
      @hannakinn 8 місяців тому +2

      You can also make a roux with flour and oil, add cream, milk or broth spices and/or seasonings and make your own sauces to use in place of canned soups. That way you can control the salt content.

  • @biolbd
    @biolbd 8 місяців тому +6

    My WWII Navy veteran dad would have called the first dish "shit on a shingle." (He was a sailor, after all!) Basically ground beef made with its own gravy from the juices and served on white bread. We had this many times as a kid.

  • @realong2506
    @realong2506 8 місяців тому +12

    The soupburger recipe reminded me of bit of Swedish Meatbals just deconstructed and without the rice. I bet it would be really good served over rice and would bulk out the servings without having to serve any extra sides.

    • @elisepatterson7869
      @elisepatterson7869 8 місяців тому +1

      Oh wow I didn't know Swedish meatballs were served with rice

  • @ninabooker2904
    @ninabooker2904 8 місяців тому +9

    To the Trolls, Complainers and Crabby Patties, you need to get a grip ! Seriously, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all !
    Thank you, Anna. I love all your enthusiasm and your love of vintage cookbooks and recipes. I’m envious of your vintage dishes, reminds me of my childhood. Sending ❤ from Indiana

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +1

      Crabby Patties! 😂

    • @ninabooker2904
      @ninabooker2904 8 місяців тому +2

      @@cooking_the_books Crabby Patties is what my Sponge Bob loving grandkids call a grouchy person. 🤣 I get all my trendy banter from them. ❤️ Take care.

  • @aprylb389
    @aprylb389 8 місяців тому +3

    When I was a kid, my Mom always made sloppy Joes with Campbell's chicken gumbo soup and mustard. Sounds disgusting but it was really good. Even my little friends loved them. I just never told them how it was made. Lol

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +1

      Many people have mentioned the chicken gumbo version in my comments. It seems to be a favorite and I think I need to try it! 😊

  • @donnalynn6348
    @donnalynn6348 8 місяців тому +3

    We used to have the souper with noodles instead of buns for our 7 member family.

  • @robingirlwonder5067
    @robingirlwonder5067 8 місяців тому +10

    In my experience trolls are everywhere on social media and miserable complaining people with opinions are EVERYWHERE!! Ignore them those of us who love you are here for your imperfect lovely videos. You are the relaxed real wind down moment in my very busy day. I get a ton of inspiration from your vintage recipes. Do you lady we are here for it. ❤

  • @jillallen8983
    @jillallen8983 8 місяців тому +2

    My mom made a dish called meatballs and rice. She made meatballs and browned them then used cream of celery soup and milk. I still make it today

  • @suzanneleonard5485
    @suzanneleonard5485 8 місяців тому +1

    Had to comment a second time. I'm not sure if alphabet soup is still made, but I remember in Home Economics class in 1969, we meal a souper burger mix using condensed alphabet soup instead of a cream soup. Cooking with canned soups really was a thing in the 60's and through the 80's. Flavorful and economical.

  • @trucksr4gurls
    @trucksr4gurls 2 місяці тому +1

    the souper burgers remind me of a take on chipped beef on toast.

  • @KathClark-p1b
    @KathClark-p1b 7 місяців тому +1

    I barely remember Campbell's frozen soups from my childhood. The frozen potato soup was divine. It could be eaten hot or cold (for vichyssoise). It was nothing like the current canned potato soup. I remember when a lot of people got very sick from an outbreak of a food-borne illness (botulism?) that I think was tied to these soups. Shortly afterward, the frozen soups disappeared. I don't know if these two events were related, and the memories are pretty fuzzy. I would love to see a return of Campbell's frozen soups!

  • @Susanfuzz
    @Susanfuzz 8 місяців тому +6

    That skillet Roma would be great recipe for summer, when friends and neighbors are showering you with free garden stuff, lol. I’m not a gardener either, so I appreciate those who do!

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +1

      You are so right! 😊

    • @juliatepe5760
      @juliatepe5760 8 місяців тому

      Oh yes, we grow tomatoes and zucchini in our garden!

  • @beverlyoyarzun3326
    @beverlyoyarzun3326 8 місяців тому +4

    There’s a recipe in an earlier Campbells book called “Skillet Franks and Noodles” that I loved as a kid and still do to this day. My children renamed it Weinies Alfredo😂

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +2

      Oh my gosh, I definitely need to seek out this recipe! 😂

    • @beverlyoyarzun3326
      @beverlyoyarzun3326 8 місяців тому

      @@cooking_the_books it’s in the red 1974 edition “Cooking with Soup” on page 11. My mother first found the recipe in a magazine many years before that, though.

  • @pennytinker2356
    @pennytinker2356 8 місяців тому +6

    my friend discovered the ground beef/mushroom soup dish back in the 70s when we were all newly married and poor. she served it over mashed potatoes. it quickly became a regular on all our meal plans and even made it to a few pot lucks. thanks for the memory.

  • @znachkiznachki5352
    @znachkiznachki5352 8 місяців тому +4

    I'd be willing to bet that the Souper Burger recipe you remember also included some dried onion soup as well. That would pretty much address everything you found lacking in the recipe as is.

  • @sandihj
    @sandihj 8 місяців тому +10

    For the burgers, a dash of Worcestershire sauce will take it a long way, as well as thinning the sauce with a little milk. And for the croquettes, classic croquettes are based on a thick bechamel, or what my mom and my home ec teacher called white sauce. I learned the cornstarch variant, which is milk, cornstarch, butter, salt and pepper. In my teens I worked at a cafe whose big secret was a drop of Tabasco in their white gravy, literally not enough to really discern the heat, which brightened the flavor.

  • @kathysimpson3249
    @kathysimpson3249 8 місяців тому +9

    I love that you were in 4H. ❤

  • @caley.j.n
    @caley.j.n 8 місяців тому +1

    For the croquettes if you don’t want to use the soup, you could do an egg with some bouillon - I’d stir some powdered bouillon into the scrambled egg to not miss out on the flavor!!

  • @cindyburst
    @cindyburst 7 місяців тому

    This is not the meatball channel! Crack me up. That Roma recipe looks like it would be good on pasta. Make it go further without much expense. Thanks girl!

  • @kbee6078
    @kbee6078 8 місяців тому +11

    I grew up in the 1960’s and remember something similar to the Souperburgers. I think I would add some Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms and garlic powder to the skillet with the canned soup to give it more flavor. And I would add more liquid, maybe beef broth, and simmer it a while longer. It would be good over rice. Thanks for all the info you give on the cookbooks. ❤

  • @rachelmitchell2144
    @rachelmitchell2144 8 місяців тому +2

    People can be lame.. I love that you said.. just don’t make these recipes.. lol I mean, people.. really? 😂
    These all looked so good! And wow! That frozen soup! I want those to come back!

  • @karlenafred353
    @karlenafred353 8 місяців тому +2

    We eat that hamburger stuff over rice..its delicious

  • @metalwitch58
    @metalwitch58 7 місяців тому +1

    I just discovered this video and I remember these kinds of recipes. My mom made alot of these recipes. Yes they used alot of cream of whatever soups. Nostalgia at it's finest.
    TY for the memories.
    Ignore the complainers.
    Don't change anything!❤

  • @Lucinda_Jackson
    @Lucinda_Jackson 3 місяці тому +1

    I think I remember Souperburgers being a category of sorts. There were several different ones. I remember one made with Onion soup (in today's soup aisle, it would be closer to French Onion, not Cream of Onion - it was broth based, not creamy) and one made with Cream of Tomato and one made either Vegetable soup. I never had any of them, but was intrigued. My mother never made anything except a tuna casserole dish with cream soup and we would only have had it a couple of times except we loved it and begged for it. 😂
    ETA: I first made Chicken Croquettes using the recipe from your 1970s Better Homes Cookbook with the red checked cover!

  • @shannonbradley4699
    @shannonbradley4699 8 місяців тому +4

    I LOVE cooking with cream soups. There! I said it.

  • @pennylee9115
    @pennylee9115 8 місяців тому +1

    I love your videos, it’s like memory lane. My mom used to add cream of mushroom soup to our macaroni and cheese. I personally don’t care for canned soup so I always find a replacement or make from scratch. Keep following those recipes and don’t apologize. Campbells was king in the 60’s and 70’s.

  • @brockreynolds870
    @brockreynolds870 8 місяців тому +4

    Souper burger: First... if someone doesn't like canned cream soup, just make your own! It's not hard. I make homemade cream of mushroom with portabellas that is fantastic! Also... you could just use ground pork, and sub sage, a whiff of curry powder, and black pepper for the mustard, and you'd have "Biscuits and gravy" burgers!

  • @lisawhitehall1870
    @lisawhitehall1870 8 місяців тому +2

    The meatball channel 😂good one!

  • @Ericadefi
    @Ericadefi 8 місяців тому +1

    Some of these recipes would be a good meal prep for me. I am always looking for affordable meals for myself.

  • @VintageVermilion
    @VintageVermilion 8 місяців тому +1

    I ‘m enjoying what are for me flashbacks to cooking in another era. I use the various cream of _____ soups in my slow cooker recipes on a regular basis. Use it, don’t use, do whatever is your thing.

  • @LDFine
    @LDFine 8 місяців тому +12

    Love these recipes! Love Campbell's Soup recipes! I grew up in the 60's and 70's and these soup recipes are such comfort foods. Thank you, Anna. 😊 A "Souper" easy recipe good enough for company dinner made for us by friends way back in 1974 which I've made from her recipe for 50 years now is as follows: Prepare a pound of egg noodles (or fettuccine pasta) as directed on package then drain out water and place cooked pasta back in the pot. Add 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 2/3 cup sour cream, 2/3 cup milk, 2 Tbsp soy sauce and 1 Tbsp poppy seeds. Stir until combined then stir in 2 cups cubed cooked chicken of choice. Note: You can add sauteed mushrooms. 😁 This was first served at our friend's dinner with green peas, corn and salad with a delicious Jell-O based dessert. Delicious!!!

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +2

      Sounds like an excellent meal to me! 😋

    • @LDFine
      @LDFine 8 місяців тому

      @@cooking_the_books Yes! 😋 I hope you get to try it! 🤗

    • @feliciagaffney1998
      @feliciagaffney1998 8 місяців тому +1

      Sounds like a chicken stroganoff. I'm impressed you can remember all the sides and dessert from a meal 50yrs ago! 😄

    • @LDFine
      @LDFine 8 місяців тому

      @@feliciagaffney1998 Hehe! She actually gave us the recipe and we've been making it for almost 50 years since. 😊 She called is 'Hungarian Noodles and Chicken". 😋 I can remember details of very memorable meals even from when I was growing up. I love good food! 😁🌟🌟🌟

  • @AGee2217
    @AGee2217 Місяць тому +1

    We still eat something similar to the souper burger. We omit the mustard and add green beans then eat it over rice. We almost always make it with turkey as well.

  • @DonnaDouglas-x3x
    @DonnaDouglas-x3x 7 місяців тому +1

    Love your shows, takes me back to the days of growing up. I am going to try these recipes. Thank you for a wonderful show!

  • @purplebutterfly7257
    @purplebutterfly7257 8 місяців тому +1

    I won’t complain about you using cream of soups. Cream of mushroom soup or broccoli etc. poured over top of cooked rice has been my major meal many times in the past when I had barely any money or barely any food. And even today I still love having cream of mushroom soup over top of cooked rice with maybe some cooked spinach added in. Healthy and nutritious and filling.

  • @kathylanigan6745
    @kathylanigan6745 8 місяців тому +1

    I used cream of mushroom soup tonight for dinner in a recipe. We like you, so do the recipes that you consider good.

  • @cydmack4074
    @cydmack4074 8 місяців тому +2

    The hamburger dish reminded me of hamburger stroganoff - my mom made that when I was a kid and it looked similar to the soup burger .👍

  • @darlouthia5153
    @darlouthia5153 7 місяців тому +4

    I love the nostalgia in these recipes 😊

  • @ColleenCarson
    @ColleenCarson 8 місяців тому +4

    This is not the meatball channel… you are very funny … in addition to everything else great about your content here.

  • @Soniawithani
    @Soniawithani 8 місяців тому +1

    The souper burger recipe is my Aunt Di’s beef stroganoff recipe. lol! Her souperburgers were made with Campbell’s ABC’s and 123’s soup. Maybe she was confused 🤷🏼‍♀️ Thank you for sharing this video!

  • @smorgasbroad1132
    @smorgasbroad1132 6 місяців тому +4

    I don't know how I would have been able to cook without "cream of" soups. 40 yrs and still use them when I need to. Pot roasts, Creamy Swiss steak, Swedish meatballs and meatball stews, and a hundred different casseroles. I'm a comfort food cook, one pot, crock pot & oven baked casseroles are my style. Hail the "cream of" soups!👍🏻❤️

  • @terriburrosskistner1268
    @terriburrosskistner1268 7 місяців тому +1

    Sorry folks-not sorry but I still love cream of mushroom soup.
    LOVE IT!!!!!

  • @kristiangradev1306
    @kristiangradev1306 6 місяців тому +1

    Hi Anna, thank you very much for your videos! I love the recipes that you choose and I have made quite a few of them. I prepared the the chicken croquettes yesterday and they became an instant favourite for me and my partner. Please don't pay attention to people who moan and complain; sadly this is the time we live in, it is so easy to criticise without contributing.

  • @lauraharlow1749
    @lauraharlow1749 8 місяців тому +1

    Hmmm ... the first one made me think of hamburger stroganoff on a bun! 😊 The second one looked really good! Hey, your imperfections make you who you are! Pity some folks feel the need to be petty. Glad you call that out! And the third one also looks really good! THANK YOU for another great video!!!

  • @donnabraden3126
    @donnabraden3126 8 місяців тому +1

    I believe the celery in your chicken croquettes was a huge contributor to the flavor that you love.

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +1

      It cooked up nicely! I don't mind cooked celery.

  • @deannahogue3713
    @deannahogue3713 8 місяців тому +3

    I never frown upon using a cream soup in a recipe, I've made some great meals with them. People will complain just about anything these days... I loved this video Anna, thanks for sharing. The Chicken Croquettes looked tasty!

  • @Samantharichie1986
    @Samantharichie1986 8 місяців тому +5

    I just want you to know that we love what you are doing, so please keep doing what you love with making these videos. I enjoy watching everything you make in here, even the cookbook flip throughs. There will always be haters and negative Nancy's, but just ignore those comments; it's just noise. We are cheering for you and love you ❤️

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +3

      Thank you. ❤ I started getting more views on my channel around 6 months ago. I'm SO happy and grateful for my wonderful viewers, but more eyes on my videos unfortunately can mean more haters. 😂

  • @laurahemenway4608
    @laurahemenway4608 8 місяців тому +1

    Your first recipe we made all the time. But instead of serving on a bun, we'd serve over rice and also add worstershire (sp?). I still make it to this day. My mom called it stroganoff. Lol.

  • @foxawaycottage7272
    @foxawaycottage7272 2 місяці тому +1

    Souperburgers! We had those growing up. Loved them! I may have to make them.

  • @tammymcc-n7652
    @tammymcc-n7652 7 місяців тому +2

    Haters gonna hate, Anna. Let the negative comments blow away if you can, as these trolls don’t obviously have a clue that your channel is about cooking with vintage cookbooks. If you grew up in the 60’s and 70’s as I did, these recipes are a comforting reminder of simpler, better days. Just last night I made a tuna casserole using cream of mushroom soup. It was a recipe my late Grandmother used to make for me and I ate it and remembered her love for me. Keep up the good work!

  • @cookingwithsherry
    @cookingwithsherry 8 місяців тому +3

    Comfort food at its best ! I was a teenager in the 70’s so it’s right up my alley

  • @AnnBearForFreedom
    @AnnBearForFreedom 8 місяців тому +3

    I have so few memories of my mom (I'm a younger-at-the-time stroke survivor, so I've forgotten a lot), BUT! The kielbasa and cabbage sparked a memory of my mother's cooking. Thank you.

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  8 місяців тому +2

      So glad my video could spark some nice memories. ❤

  • @happygardener28
    @happygardener28 8 місяців тому +6

    The souper-burger sounds like a steak and noodles my mother would make, yes with the mushrooms and bell peppers, but for a barbeque party lunch meal.

  • @heathersmeather
    @heathersmeather 8 місяців тому +1

    3:01 I just had a Mr. Rogers dejavu moment.

  • @dalex60
    @dalex60 6 місяців тому +1

    My mother introduced "souperburgers" to her limited repertoire when the recipe was first released. She used Campbell's Minestrone soup and ran them under the broiler with slices of cheddar on top. I can't say I'd ever go out of my way to make these for guests, but I like them and still make them on occasion.

  • @Robin-g7q5d
    @Robin-g7q5d 7 місяців тому +1

    The first recipe was one similar to one I made out of Fannie Farmer called Hamburger Stroganoff. There WERE mushrooms in it the soup and Sour Cream. I’d forgotten all about it. Love watching you cook, thank you

  • @ChristopherDraws
    @ChristopherDraws 8 місяців тому +1

    It was quite funny to hear you mention getting hold of this cookbook during your late adolescence/early teens: I first started to cook "unprompted" (e.g. not as part of school lessons, and not merely as helper to my mother) around the same age, and I have a strong memory of cooking a recipe using Campbells cream of chicken soup - I think it was a ham and leek pasta bake, and possibly from a promotional recipe booklet my mum had picked up somewhere.
    So it's charming to think at approximately the same time (as I think I'm only a few years older than you) two people, separated by the Atlantic ocean, were taking steps into cooking for themselves and following recipes incorporating Campbells soups. 😊
    It might be down to the specific videos I've watched so far, but there are a lot of vintage recipes using frankfurter/hotdog style sausages - I think that must be something that separates the USA and the UK, because frankfurters still seemed like an exotic unusual food when I was a kid in the late 80s and early 90s 😁

  • @sandralarson1587
    @sandralarson1587 8 місяців тому +1

    I have a Campbells cookbook too. I think I got mine at Costco 🤣 There are some good recipes and ideas.

  • @bluize567
    @bluize567 8 місяців тому +3

    I just came across your channel; btought back forgotten memories of myself as a brand new homemaker in the 70's. I married in 1974, as most newlyweds then, we had a tight budget that first year. I remember having Campbells soup cookbooks, used them often. Such a fun video of years gone by. Thanks for the memories!

  • @sheryldougherty282
    @sheryldougherty282 8 місяців тому +1

    I did that in 4-H. Enjoyed it and was able to get blue ribbons each time.

  • @macsarcule
    @macsarcule 8 місяців тому +1

    This was great! 😃
    My mother, contrary to tradition, made souperburger / sloppy joes with campbells chicken gumbo - total salt bomb, seems like the weirdest choice, but it was what I grew up with, always on white bread, no bun. It’s pretty decent if you can handle the salt. Anyone else have chicken gumbo maidrites?
    I can attest to hotdogs eaten with pistachio / Waldorf salad and 7 year-old me declared it delicious. Salty and sweet, it works. 😋
    This video was so fun! Love the cookbook sharing with pictures and page-thru! So great! 😃

  • @canpeaches
    @canpeaches 2 місяці тому +1

    I love watching your videos you’ve inspired me to go out and find older recipe books and try them out with my family!

  • @chubsterbubster
    @chubsterbubster 8 місяців тому +1

    #1 is monster burger we have it all the time it's good

  • @dianaw.571
    @dianaw.571 6 місяців тому +1

    When growing up, we had Campbell's frozen potato and split pea soups. They tasted better than the canned versions.

    • @cooking_the_books
      @cooking_the_books  6 місяців тому

      Thank you for sharing! I have been so curious about the frozen soups.

  • @lashortyislabonita623
    @lashortyislabonita623 8 місяців тому +11

    I was born in the 60’s, so these are comfort food.. Thank you Anna for sharing them.

  • @kathrynmacgown6575
    @kathrynmacgown6575 8 місяців тому +1

    Super Burger would go well over noodles. My mom used to make Nutty Noodles with that mixture.

  • @marciahamilton-yt9bo
    @marciahamilton-yt9bo 8 місяців тому +1

    I can’t find oyster stew anymore. My granny made meatballs over canned spaghetti! She made it when we were going there on Friday night in the winter. They lived on a farm three hours away.