It might seem a bit odd to post a vintage 1970s Christmas recipe in July but this is in response to a reader’s request. She wanted to know if I had the recipe for a braided orange bread that was in “one of the winter issues of Seventeen magazine in the 70s”, that she had been searching for forever. As luck would have it, I went to my huge stack of Seventeen magazines and the December 1973 issue was on top. This issue had THE recipe! So here is the recipe in all its glory, and it certainly does look delicious!
Why not make it in summertime…or anytime of year. Enjoy! 🙂
~Marilyn
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!
Marilyn, you are a wonderful blogger! You love vintage fashion and you are kind and thoughtful to share this. Thank you so much!!
Happy to help, Sherri! Perhaps I should start posting more Seventeen recipes, as I’ve pretty much exhausted the fashion content and ads (Yardley of London, et al) from my Seventeen stash. 🙂
~Marilyn
THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH. Such a happy memory – I’m glad I’ll be able to recreate it with my mom!
You are very welcome, Tobi! Enjoy!
~Marilyn
Oh please do feel free to post the recipe pages! We have a great community over at Saucy Cherie who would love to see! https://cookbookcherie.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/vintage-recipe-searchers/
I finished the leopard gloves but where do I send a pic? The links to FB and email are broken.
Hi Denise,
My email link was broken, but now it is fixed. Thanks for letting me know!
~Marilyn
Definitely post those Seventeen Magazine recipes! Lucky you that you have them! Can’t find the one I’m searching for. It was a Now Your Cooking Recipe from the late 70’s or 80’s. It was a spicy Mexican casserole-no meat. Ingredients contained corn tortillas, can tomatoes, beans, green chilies, cottage/ricotta cheese. You fried up the tortillas, stuffed the mix in, and baked a bit.
So glad to see this! I have been making this bread every year since I was 15! I lost the magazine copy decades ago, thank you for sharing!
You are very welcome, Katie! This is such a cool recipe.
~Marilyn
Was it me? I just mentioned this, that I made for a teacher in high school. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! If I’m not the one who asked then this is one of those cosmic things.
Hi Terry! I think it was Sherri (a commenter above) that requested the recipe. But I am not one to rule out cosmic forces. Enjoy!
~Marilyn
OMG! I am so happy and grateful! I used to make this orange bread for my kids for Christmas every year when they were younger; well, now my oldest is 40 and I haven’t made this in years. I went through a terrible divorce and have lived with a family member after losing everything and now 5 years later I am finally in my own place and so wanted to make this but was missing one of the index cards someone wrote it on. Thank you so much!! Merry Christmas!
Hi Judy!
So glad you will be able to make this bread again; sounds like it was a great tradition for many. Merry Christmas!
~Marilyn
I remember my aunt visiting us from CA at Christmas when I was a child and she made this bread. I wanted the recipe and have had it in my 10 year old handwriting for 40 years. Thank you so much for posting this!!! I printed it out for my daughter and neice.
Marilyn,
Do you know what year this was in seventeen? My mother has made it every year since it was debuted in the magazine and was curious. Your blog post made her day!
Hi Nick,
It was the December 1973 issue of Seventeen magazine.
Cheers!
Marilyn
I just dug out the recipe I tore out of that Seventeen Magazine. It was pretty beaten up and I haven’t made it since the early ‘70’s. But I’m making it this year and will step up my game and make the marzipan along with the frosting side. Thank you for posting the picture too.