What on Earth Is a “Conkeedoodle”? | 1940s Prairie Cookbook Recipe

Описание: Welcome friends! Today on The Old Cookbook Show, we’re cooking a recipe with one of the best names I’ve ever seen: Conkeedoodle. This dish comes from the United Farm Women of Alberta Cookbook, 5th edition (1946), a well-loved community cookbook first published in 1928.

This hearty casserole-style recipe uses beef, onions, macaroni, and tomatoes — simple ingredients that would have been staples in prairie kitchens during hard times. Like many Depression-era and post-war recipes, it’s frugal, filling, and leaves plenty of room for creativity.

I’ll show you how the original recipe was written, cook it up in a cast iron pan, and then we’ll taste-test it together. Spoiler: it’s a solid base, but it definitely needs a little help with seasoning!

Do you know what “Conkeedoodle” means or where the name comes from? Let us know in the comments — we’d love to hear your thoughts!

📚 Featured Cookbook: United Farm Women of Alberta Cookbook (5th edition, 1946)
🍲 Recipe: Conkeedoodle (Lunch and Dishes section)

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CONKEEDOODLE Recipe
3 onions, browned in fat
1 can tomatoes
2 cups macaroni or spaghetti cooked and added to the above
1 lb. round steak, cut fine and cooked until half done on stove
Bake 1 hour.

Mrs. T. W. Hopkins, Leduc



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