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r/Old_Recipes↗

Post your old recipes here - things from old books, family recipes, old pamphlets, etc..

Old recipes are interesting and sometimes amazing. Please share yours here.

555k subscribers212 posts / mo in Sep 202664 authors / mosince 2019

r/Old_Recipes has 555k members (+8.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 212 posts a month from 64 people. Top topics: Old Recipes, Chocolate and Coffee Cake Recipes and Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+8.0%in 12 months · +1.5% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026554k
Growing554k subscribers
Data since Aug 2019Live · through Oct 2026
r/Old_Recipes

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −15% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026212
QuieterPeaked at 629 in Dec 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Old_Recipes

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Old Recipes23%
  2. Chocolate and Coffee Cake Recipes3.1%
  3. Chocolate Chip Cookies2.3%
  4. Devil's Food & Castella Cakes1.5%
  5. Coconut Delights0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Wolfram
  2. BettyCrocker
  3. Simple Page
  4. Cooks
  5. Food Network

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