70's "food" The good, the bad, and the Jiggly
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I bought what I thought was granulated garlic at the mercado the other day. Upon closer inspection (and a google translation search) realized that I bought unflavored gelatin by mistake. Ended up making Meyer Lemon jello blocks with it: fresh meyer lemon juice, a bit of water, some honey, and a cup of frozen boysenberries. It was actually pretty great for an experiment reminiscent of 1970's pot-luck dinners.
What 1970's era dishes do you remember fondly...or wish you could forget?
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Quiche.
Quiche.
Not a fan.
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Still cool with salad bars if
Still cool with salad bars if clean.
Just say no to the Hamburger Helper tho'.
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Hungarian Goulash...or was it
Hungarian Goulash...or was it ghoulish?
Guess it depends who made it...
My moms was great...but, like alot of her other recipes and dishes, we follow recipe, and it tastes nothin like Moms...and she left us long time ago, so we cant ask...but, we know she took all her secrets,w her!
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fondue
fondue
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Russian dressing
Russian dressing
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Jbone, it's actually gulyas,
Jbone, it's actually gulyas, pronounced goo-yash, and the real Hungarian gulyas is a soup. Gulyas leves (lev-esh).
It is delicious (finom).
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It seemed like had lime
It seemed like we had lime sherbet and 7-up punch at every kid's birthday party in '76. I tried duplicating it as a grown up with the cotton-mouthed munchies and it was disgusting. Maybe my palette evolved beyond what a 7 year old digs, or possibly the 7-up or lime sherbet ingredients changed.
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Were twinkies from the 70"s
Were twinkies from the 70"s
Cracker Jacks fur sure. Used to wait in expectation for my little prize of lick on tattoos or what ever was in there.
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I was never into McDonalds,
I was never into McDonalds, except for the hot apple pies.
Now they are baked, but back then they were fried.
Probably not very healthy, but good.
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Thanks, cb
Thanks, cb
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Orange Julius Franken Berry
Orange Julius
Franken Berry
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Zots
Zots
Cigar Bubble gum
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Cheese Whiz on a Ritz cracker
Cheese Whiz on a Ritz cracker.
Olive loaf
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Pop Rocks Hubba Bubba
Pop Rocks
Hubba Bubba
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Shake and bake.......
Shake and bake.......
"It all comes back except for one tablespoon "
Sums up some shows I saw in the 70s.
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I love the colors of the
I love the colors of the olive loaf. Pretty sure I would not like the taste.
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>>>>>Pop Rocks
>>>>>Pop Rocks
Rad ! i remember those
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Yukon Jack...snakebites...ugh
Yukon Jack...snakebites...ugh...
What???
I had them for breakfast many a morn in late 70 s....
I cant even smell roses lime juice now without gagging, but i drank enough yukon that i can still recite what it said (says??) On the back of the bottle...
"A taste born of hoary nights when men struggled to keep their fires lit, and their cabins warm."
Funny, i cant remember my phone number, or what i ate for breakfast yesterday...but...that s just imprinted from youth i guess...
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fondue
fondue
That was a big deal back then for sure, my parents had two kinds of fondue pots, a ceramic one for cheese "Swiss Fondue" and a metal one for hot oil fondue. The other thing they had too many accessories for were kebabs of any kind, fruit, meat, veggies. Bamboo skewers, metal skewers, toothpicks of many colors. My parents usually marinated chunks of beef in soy, with garlic and lemon juice or wine, then threaded them on metal skewers with chunks of onion, peppers, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes. Smelled great cooking on the weber. My friend's mom made some beef on a stick things marinated in coca cola that were really good.
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Quiche.
Quiche.
Not a fan.<<
I hear you. Then again, some have bacon and cheese.
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I'm pretty sure Cracker Jacks
I'm pretty sure Cracker Jacks are from the 50's.
Tang. Breakfast Bars. Breakfast Sticks. My family was really into space food.
Cocktail meatballs on a stick (not that there's anything wrong with that)
TV dinners. I preferred the Mexican one.
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Also.....whiskey sours
Also.....whiskey sours
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Fizzies.
Fizzies.
Razzles
Food Sticks (astronaut food;
Rad Rad Rad ! you are blowing me Up in Remembrance !!!
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The first time I saw people
The first time I saw people smoking weed was at a fondue party in the early 70's. My parents made us leave as soon as they jays started making the rounds. LOL
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My first summer job was at
My first summer job was at Orange Julius. I loved those drinks until I worked there.
I was in high school and had never scraped a 500 degree grill before or worn a polyester uniform. Good times. Educational. Not going to college did not even occur to me.
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my first remembrance of mj i
my first remembrance of mj i was 10 years old finding a tp roller with foil bowl out in the fields where i lived
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>>>Freshen Up gum
>>>Freshen Up gum
the one that Squirted stuff out ?
rocket fizz vintage candy stores has a bunch of stuff No i don't go there
http://rocketfizz.com/
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Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes
Stuffed peppers
Meatloaf
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>>Screaming Yellow Zonkers
>>Screaming Yellow Zonkers
At one time they were made by a division of Sandoz. I always thought that was kind of amusing.
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Check out "The Supersizers Go
Check out "The Supersizers Go...Seventies" for an interesting look at food in the 70's.
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>>Screaming Yellow Zonkers
>>Screaming Yellow Zonkers
i ate em.
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Space Food Sticks...
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Sangria was a staple at
Sangria was a staple at parties.
Always a big punch bowl of sangria.
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Cinnamon toast
Cinnamon toast
Sanka
Salisbury steak
Zotz. I have seen these around recently.
Green Goddess dressing. Mmmmm.
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pop tarts
pop tarts
captain crunch
kool aid
Tab, my mom loved it back then
purple windowpane
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Chili salad.
Chili salad.
Cheddar cheese, chili con carne and Fritos on a bed of lettuce.
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Tang Bundt Cakes
Tang
Bundt Cakes
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Hey, hey, hey...Mateus Rose!
Hey, hey, hey...Mateus Rose!
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Picked up some old cookbooks
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,^ cracker jack from the 50s
^ cracker jack from the 50s..... it was introduced in the 1890s.
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get admin in here, Stat!
get admin in here, Stat!
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I am not ashamed to admit
I am not ashamed to admit that I like deviled ham. And Fresca.
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I just posted a 1969 Julia
I just posted a 1969 Julia Child recipe for Chicken Coq Au Vin (Chicken in a Red Wine) in the Cosmic section.
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Jiffy Pop good corn.
Jiffy Pop good corn.
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Anybody remember Gino's? They
Anybody remember Gino's? They sold burgers and KFC. Also had those cool baseball batting helmet and football helmet ice cream sundaes.
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>>>Freshen Up gum
>>>Freshen Up gum
a/k/a "Cum Gum"
Sangria was a staple at parties. <<
My brother's van had a cot and two gallons of Yago. Mom called it a "whorehouse on wheels".
He wished.
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Ambrosia, amaretto, condensed
Ambrosia, amaretto, condensed soup meals, jello molds.....
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most of this stuff is still
most of this stuff is still around
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Tic Tacs
Tic Tacs
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At one time I thought Bubble
At one time I thought Bubble Yum was the greatest invention of the 20th Century.
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lol the cum gum.
lol
the cum gum.
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Pringles
Pringles
Cheese & crackers' mini packs
or was that the 80's?
Fresca
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Smartfood popcorn
Smartfood popcorn
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Screw you guys, I like tiki
Screw you guys, I like tiki punch, pringles, and smartfood. Pringles are great on road trips cause the can. Smartfood is great but too messy. Anyway, smartfood is like 80s anyway.
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Carob.
Carob.
I have no idea why we went to the health food store, but there was carob. Why? And wheat nuts, which were pretty damn good, unlike carob.
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Frito Chili Pie! God I love
Frito Chili Pie! God I love a good frito chili pie. As of a couple years ago you could get Frito Chili Pie at most Sonics. Have not stopped into a Sonic here on the West Coast think I will just to see if they have the Chili Pie on the menu. I suspect not. Bet the southern Sonics still do!
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Capri Sun?
Capri Sun?
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I have a specific memory of
I have a specific memory of working hard on my household chores to earn the chance to eat:
Thanks to the miracle of youtube, I can revisit the TV commercial, which made me crave this delight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deGWaeNxryg
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Quips cereal Sen - Sen
Quips cereal
Sen - Sen
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Quisp cereal
Quisp cereal
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remember the big vote for
remember the big vote for quisp vs quake?
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jacare white rose
jacare white rose