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How to lose friends: Bring vintage '50s recipes to Friendsgiving
sfgate ^ | 11/22/2019 | Madeline Wells

Posted on 11/26/2020 4:39:22 AM PST by mylife

The year is 1950. The Thanksgiving table is set, and before your growling stomach lies a cornucopia of show-stopping dishes: tomato aspic, jellied turkey vegetable salad, creamed spinach and whatever “cranberry surprise” is (yep, there’s mayonnaise in it).

Celia Sack, owner of Noe Valley’s 11-year-old Omnivore Books on Food, is a connoisseur of vintage recipes like these. Formerly a rare-books specialist at an auction house in San Francisco, both her personal collection and her in-store collection of antiquarian cookbooks are extensive.

So when I waltzed in one drizzly San Francisco afternoon with a strange request, Sack was more than prepared to help. I was embarking on a journey most would never choose to take: Instead of leaving the gelatinous monstrosities of ‘50s American home cooking in the past, I was determined to revive them.

With Sack’s help selecting a menu, I planned to test the boundaries of friendship by serving these dishes in an impromptu “Friendsgiving.”

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Humor; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: food; memories; nostalgia; thanksgiving
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To: Sirius Lee

Very lamentable brand name... why not “Poopchinie bread”??


61 posted on 11/26/2020 6:09:55 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Bon of Babble

“Whoever thought this was a good idea, let alone ‘food’ or even appetizing?”

I think that was an experiment where the Jello Cartel locked a bunch of Home Economics Teachers in a lab and wouldn’t let them come out until they ‘invented’ something! ;)


62 posted on 11/26/2020 6:12:03 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: mylife
why not “Poopchinie bread”??

Ah, but a canned molasses based bread by any other name would still taste as sweet.

63 posted on 11/26/2020 6:13:36 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: mylife

What about heritage breeds of turkeys? Oh, you meant they 1950s, not the 1850s.


64 posted on 11/26/2020 6:14:05 AM PST by Clemenza
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Remember the orange Jello with shredded carrots? Maybe some canned mandarin oranges or marshmallows?

My sister used to lap that up when they had it at the school lunchroom cafeteria. Of course we had very little sweet food at home so I’m sure it was the closest thing to dessert for her.


65 posted on 11/26/2020 6:15:30 AM PST by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
I thank God my Mom was a creative, inspired, gourmet cook.

Never even heard of the ubiquitous "green bean casserole" til I saw it on the net.

AND THIS MONSTROSITY never appeared on Mom's table.


66 posted on 11/26/2020 6:15:50 AM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: mylife
then there is always this -

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67 posted on 11/26/2020 6:21:02 AM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: Sirius Lee

With cream cheese you say?


68 posted on 11/26/2020 6:21:03 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: MomwithHope

Damn that Craig is a genius!!


69 posted on 11/26/2020 6:22:13 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: MomwithHope

Just add water.. makes it’s own sauce!!!


70 posted on 11/26/2020 6:24:40 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Would be a funny joke to have guests arrive and have a can sitting on each place setting, plus fork, knife and can opener.


71 posted on 11/26/2020 6:27:45 AM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: MomwithHope

;)


72 posted on 11/26/2020 6:28:53 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: John Milner

Yep. The ‘Orange Salad’ is in her rotation, too!

In her defense, she makes THIS killer ‘salad’ with Cool Whip, pudding, chopped up Snickers bars and green apples:

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/candy-bar-apple-salad/


73 posted on 11/26/2020 6:29:50 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Reeses
Jello molds were a big part of my childhood. My mother and my aunts were constantly experimenting with Jello.

Now I didn't mind so much plain old Jello. But when the adult women of the family started putting in bits of carrots, celery, lettuce and who knows what else, well that always made me want to gag.

74 posted on 11/26/2020 6:31:06 AM PST by SamAdams76 (Orange Man GOOD!)
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To: mylife

How to lose friends? Call Thanksgiving “Friendsgiving”.


75 posted on 11/26/2020 6:31:18 AM PST by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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To: mylife

HA! The jello mold. My Mom still has hers.


76 posted on 11/26/2020 6:35:15 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: V_TWIN

The problem with this type of fruitcake is there is too much fruit and not enough cake. The flavors and textures aren’t balanced.


77 posted on 11/26/2020 6:35:41 AM PST by Cecily ( )
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To: Sirius Lee
I remember those cans of B&M Brown Bread.

We used to have to open the can on both sides, so we could push it right out of the can and slice it. Same with canned cranberry sauce.

We also made sliceable turkey stuffing in those days as well. You do this by adding a dozen and a half eggs to the stuffing mix and cram it into the turkey cavity. Once cooked, you would slice the breast meat, separate the drumsticks and that mass of stuffing would slide right on out of the bird. Then you would give everybody slices of stuffing topped with gravy.

78 posted on 11/26/2020 6:36:39 AM PST by SamAdams76 (Orange Man GOOD!)
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To: SamAdams76

That is usually aspic. Aspic was popular during times of rationing. It was a way to stretch the food. Many of the recipes you saw as a kid were foods popular during rationing, things like cottage cheese and casseroles. I found a book about it at the library.


79 posted on 11/26/2020 6:40:38 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston? )
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To: mylife
I remember this stuff.
80 posted on 11/26/2020 6:40:48 AM PST by Cecily ( )
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