PICK: Would you eat these vintage holiday dishes from 1959?
Would you go back for seconds of Prune Whip, Tongue Loaf and Rice Imperial?
Thanksgiving is the most traditional of American holidays. That being said, over the decades, the food on our table has quietly evolved. The turkey may have stayed the same, but most families no longer cook up aspics, steamed puddings, chiffon cakes, soufflé and livers.
We flipped through the November 1959 and December 1959 issues of Ladies' Home Journal to find some forgotten recipes. As nostalgic, adventurous eaters, we would probably try everything. Okay, maybe not the "Molded Salad."
Let's see how your tastes compare to others. Pick which vintage holiday dishes you would eat!
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Frosted Candy Cane Dinner Rolls?
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"Rice Imperial"?
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Canned Peaches and Turkey?
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A shortbread house covered in raisins?
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Steamed Orange Pudding with Foamy Eggnog Sauce?
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Country Beef Pie with an All-Meat "Crust"?
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Molded Vegetable Salad?
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None Such Whipped Cream Cake with Vanilla Wafers and Mincemeat?
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Do-Ahead Cranberry Souffle Salad?
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Deviled Ham "Snow Cap Spread"?
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Ginger-Glazed Pork and Tongue Loaf?
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Chicken Livers Velouté — for breakfast? It has bacon in it.
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Chicken Cream Corn Curry?
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Turkey-Apple Bake?
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Prune Whip? They say it's "the perfect end to any meal"! Is it?
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PICK: Would you eat these vintage holiday dishes from 1959?
Your Result...
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My mother made Cranberry Soufflé Salad. It was my favorite thing as a kid in the 60s. Now I am in my 60s, I don’t know how that was anyone’s favorite!
The chicken-liver veloute with bacon in it sounds like it was inspired by rumaki, which was always my favorite finger food at an annual Christmas get-together I got hooked up with for a few years. (If I knew there was also water chesnut in it I know I'd be all over it.)
For those put off by Number 8, you might need to know that mincemeat doesn't actually contain meat in this country.
For those put off by Number 8, you might need to know that mincemeat doesn't actually contain meat in this country.
86% any food source that starts with meat crust pie, chicken livers in a casserole or whipping prunes will not turn out well 😝!
The Country Beef Pie meat crust could be the start of a delicious meal. The Beef could be infused with Taco seasoning. You could use Garlic Mash Potatoes for the filling and top it with chopped or minced onions. Throw some chopped parsley on the onions to add color, maybe shredded cheese. You may have something which will turn out well. A lot of flavor, texture and calories.
If you can't get enough of these delicacies, check out the Gallery of Regrettable Food:
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Those were some seriously grotesque creations for Thanksgiving. The Country Beef Pie would be better if the crust was made of bacon.
I should never take quizzes like this when I'm hungry.