This vintage recipe is a hearty filling side dish that was a staple at many family dinners of my childhood and those of the generations before me. Great-grandma’s scalloped corn is a perfect side to so many dinner entrees.
Scalloped corn is a vintage comfort food side dish recipe that deserves a spot on your plate. Twists on this recipe happen to be in the recipe boxes of great grandmas on both sides of my family and both families loved it when they would whip some up.
Serve scalloped corn for a simple, filling and delicious way to round out your dinner plate. Your family will be glad you did!
This corn recipe is definitely a retro recipe that deserves a relook. I had great-grandmas on both sides of my family that were known for making this recipe.
One from Indiana and one from Wisconsin, so I am guessing it was a popular recipe with a lot of families in that generation.
It is a simple to make comfort food side dish that is equally at home alongside a turkey at Thanksgiving, ham and Christmas, or a meatloaf during a family dinner. I can imagine my great-grandma McCallum serving it up with some fresh fried chicken or my great-grandma Schwanke with some sausages or schnitzel.
This particular recipe is grandma’s mom’s recipe. I never had the chance to meet her, but it sounds like Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Schwanke were wonderful people.
Grandma says they didn’t have much money, but they were always inviting people in anyway.
She grew up near lake Michigan during World War II and any sailor that came through needing a meal could find one at her house. I can just imagine the comfort it gave those sailors having a home cooked meal before departing and this is just the type of food that can feed a crowd without breaking the bank.
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Even when I was younger, scalloped corn was still making a regular appearance on the dinner table. My grandpa would often request it and I can remember my mom bringing it to quite a few holidays at their house.
Somehow things like this tend to fall out of the rotation, but I am happy to be bringing back to life!
I am lucky enough to be the current holder of my Great-Grandma’s china, so it is fun to get that out and cook up a few of her recipes to feel a little closer to her. There is just something about cooking a vintage recipe steeped in family memories like this that puts a smile on my face.
Little Dude loves corn, so I knew this would be a hit with him as well. After three helpings, I think it’s safe to say there are at least 5 generations of adoring fans!
Some more favorite family recipes include everything from our favorite cheese soup that never gets old to great-great-grandma’s dutch apple cake.
What are some of your old family favorite recipes? Do you still make them or have they also fallen out of the rotation?
Old-Fashioned Scalloped Corn Casserole
Ingredients
- 16 ounces corn 3-4 cups
- 2 large eggs well beaten
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup cracker crumbs
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and grease an 8-inch square casserole dish.
- Stir together the 16 ounces corn, 2 large eggs, and ½ teaspoon salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- Put half of the corn mixture in the bottom of prepared pan.
- Sprinkle half of the ¾ cup cracker crumbs over the corn
- Repeat layers and pour 1 cup milk over the casserole
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until set.
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this sounds intriguing! kinda like creamed corn, but different. i want to try it! and i love instructions on old fashioned recipes… "bake slowly." 🙂
I had an old cake recipe that said put in a moderate oven until done. I suppose ovens weren't always on accurate thermostats like they are now! It is fun to interpret some of them.
That sounds so good! I have never tried anything that sounds like this. Pinned.
Thank you!
This sounds really similar to how my mom made her Scalloped Corn. I distinctly remember the cracker crumbs! It was always a favorite! I'll have to ask her to bring it back for some event this year 🙂
That would be fun! (Plus it's fun as a cook to be asked to bring something as it means it was good!) I wonder if it's the same recipe?
Yummy! I'm always looking for new corn recipes.
We are too! It had been a little while since I had this and it was even better than I remembered!
What a fun recipe. I love to get my grandmother's recipes out and make something that we have not had for a while. This corn sounds delicious. We will have to try it. Thank you for sharing.
It is fun to cook some of those old recipes that have fallen to the wayside over the years! Thank you!
Hi Carlee, I love sweetcorn, but only ever it it straight off the cob or out of a tin. I remember in South Africa my Mum-In-Law used to serve creamed corn. This recipe would make a far more interesting side dish to some barbecued meat or some nice ham than plain old buttered sweetcorn…. Sadly I don't have any recipes that were handed down the family, which is quite sad really… OooOOooo unless you count my Mums sweet and sour pork! I love that, but have only made it myself once and it's so fiddly. It's a dish both me and my sister grew up loving, and when she's over, Mum will sometimes slave in the kitchen creating it, but only if we are really, really nice to her.
xx
Now I want to try your mom's sweet and sour pork! I am definitely lucky to have access to so many family recipes. I love being able to cook things with a history.
That’s funny about the onions. My husband loves scalloped corn and I love your great grandma’s recipe!
Thank you, Andrea! It seems like using little tricks to get our husbands to eat the things they don't think they like runs in the family 😉
What a delightful game. I think I will suggest it to my group when they all come visiting. My mother-in-law had a similar corn casserole recipe, but I didn't have it. I will be making this for a covered dish dinner very soon. Thanks!
I hope it lives up to her version!
What a great side dish! This looks sooo good! That's funny that your grandma would secretly add grated onion! I will probably be doing the same 😉
Thank you! We have been enjoying it for generations! The funny thing is one of my mom's grandmas made something very similar. It must have been a popular recipe for that generation!
I enjoy your recipes and the history behind them. It's a nice change from recipes that we normally find where the ingredients are listed and that's the end of the story.
Thank you! It has been fun going through some of the family history while making recipes my family has enjoyed for generations!