r/Old_Recipes

541k members
r/Old_Recipes is a subreddit with 541k 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, recipe test!, desserts, and cake.
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

#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
: "Found this Quirky Book"
62 posts
#2
Menus
: "Menu February 11th 1896 + cat"
33 posts
#3
Recipe Test!
: "Found box of old recipes in an old farmhouse."
26 posts
#4
Desserts
: "May]ry See’s recipes pamphlet."
22 posts
#5
Cake
: "My most-baked find from this sub. The Perok cake."
13 posts
#6
Discussion
: "Saving a bit of history"
13 posts
#7
Quick Breads
: "Edna Lewis' Corn Bread recipe sets a new standard! It is superb!"
3 posts
#8
Vegetables
: "Artichoke…what? [From The Art of Cookery made plain and easy by Hannah Glasse 1747]"
3 posts
#9
Beverages
: "Orange Julius (a Christmas morning tradition!)"
2 posts
#10
Request
: "My grandpa grew up during the Depression and he ate this for breakfast all the time when he was alive. Are there any recipes that involve doing this? I just wanna know where tf this would’ve came from"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/Old_Recipes

Yearly
+44k members(8.8%)

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Last updated: June 16, 2026