When you dig up recipes from the past, you often find how ingenious home cooks were in using what they had on hand: Think vinegar pie, egg drop soup and crazy cake. Put a modern-day spin on them, and ...

Although corn cob jelly doesn't appeal to me, it's worth passing along the recipe. Grab a dozen ears of field corn and discard the kernels. Bring the cobs to a boil in a large pot and boil for 10 ...