r/Old_Recipes
555k members
r/Old_Recipes is a subreddit with 555k members. The community frequently discusses recipe, recipes, vintage, old, and cake, and they frequently recommend/review gluten free flour, pumpkin pie, and cookie recipe, and the most common flair used is cookbook, menus, request, cake, and discussion.
Old recipes are interesting and sometimes amazing. Please share yours here.
Popular Topics in r/Old_Recipes
#1
Recipe
125 posts
#2
Recipes
79 posts
#3
Vintage
49 posts
#4
Old
37 posts
#5
Cake
36 posts
#6
Cookies
29 posts
#7
Old Recipes
23 posts
#8
Pie
19 posts
#9
Christmas
18 posts
#10
Family
18 posts
Products Discussed in r/Old_Recipes
Gluten Free Flour
6 reviews
#1
King Arthur
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
White Wings
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Namaste
4.0★ from 1 review
Pumpkin Pie
3 reviews
#1
Julia Child
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Paula Deen
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Greenspan
5.0★ from 1 review
Cookie Recipe
3 reviews
#1
Betty Crocker
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Crisco
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Jean Struve
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Old_Recipes
#1
Cookbook
: "My husband's grandmother left a recipe book, and every single recipe has a note at the top about who she made it for."
16 posts
#2
Menus
: "Menu October 22nd 1896"
13 posts
#3
Request
: "The pink fluff on 1980s salad bars."
11 posts
#4
Cake
: "(throwback) Nana's Devil Food Cake is, always, a hit at the party"
8 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Have you heard of this recipe?"
8 posts
#6
Recipe Test!
: "I made the Halloween Pie!"
6 posts
#7
Desserts
: "1976 Bicentennial Cookbook from a Lutheran church in NJ | The famous plum torte is in here 7 years before it was popularized by the NYT in 1983."
6 posts
#8
Cookies
: "Classic cornflake biscuits - Country Women’s Association Australia’s cookbook"
5 posts
#9
Quick Breads
: "Rye Drop Biscuits (not super old, but ToH changed the name and recipe, so posting the original)"
4 posts
#10
Beef
: "Beef Pot Roast with Vegetables and Gravy"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Old_Recipes
Yearly
+41k members(8.1%)
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Last updated: November 2, 2026