Flipping through some of the old cookbooks of the mid-20th century brings back a lot of memories. Back then, our moms and grandmas didn't care much for perfecting the presentation, but did like to dabble in some interesting recipes.
While most of the old recipe books have some classics like roast beef, sponge cakes and Ginger biscuits, there are many surprising reminders of how people ate in the yesteryears without thinking of heart disease or obesity.
Fishy Jell-Os, mayonnaise frosting, lard, canned foods, gelatin and meat were all used interchangeably – it was the first type of fusion food! These are recipes from leaner times, grounded in thriftiness and imperishability and resourcefulness.
With foods like mysterious meat molds, jiggly gelatin salads and gloopy mayo-marshmallow casseroles, how many of these retro American dishes from the '50s and '60s are you able to stomach? Take a walk through memory lane with these post-war foods from the mid century.
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Would You Say Yay or Nay to These Vintage Foods? Quiz Questions
Would you say "yay" or "nay" to this shrimp sandwich roll of cream cheese, salt, egg and mustard?
Does this supper salad loaf of mayo, gelatin and bologna whet your appetite?
Do you find this sandwich loaf with cream cheese frosting and layers of ham and egg filling simply delicious?
Does this lime Jell-O marshmallow cottage cheese surprise look like something you wanna eat?
What about this baked stuffed salmon?
Does this Igloo meat loaf look tantalizing?
Would you say "yay" or "nay" to this curried fish in rice ring?
How about this crown roast of Frankfurters sausages?
And this Madrilène cheese salad?
Would you say "yay" or "nay" to this Frank bean bake?
What about this spinach and egg mold?
Would you say "yay" to this pie plate salad of canned vegetables and gelatin?
How about having this pink Bavarian cream for dessert?
Does this Jell-O salad thrill your palate?
What about this frosted lime-walnut cake?
Care to have one of these corn bologna boots, a delicious combination of bologna, barbecue sauce, olives and creamed corn?
Would you say "yay" or "nay" to this mysterious pink-orange loaf, slathered with an outer layer of green cream?
What about this Jell-O cottage cheese salad?
Would you say "yay" or "nay" to this vintage recipe of mixing 7-Up and cold milk?
Does this lobster relish make you hungry?
Would you cool yourself down with this jellied tomato refresher?
Would you say "yay" or "nay" to one of these steak puddings?
Would you have this liver sausage "pineapple", a mix of liverwurst, mayo, and Worcestershire?
Care to have this Monterey soufflé salad, a combination of tuna, gelatin, and vegetables?
What about this snowy chicken confetti salad?
4 Comments
You’re an Adventurous Eater
You have all the weird food quirks in the book. You’re never afraid to experiment and try something new, even if that occasionally means eating things that may look disgusting.
Not an adventurous eater
I`m an adventurous eater, yes I would try anything as long as it`s not to hot
No I’m not