I am so glad I didn’t grow up in the 1950s – 70s, because I’ve just been checking out some crazy vintage food recipes and I am not impressed.
I think I would have starved if I had to eat anything from this menu featured today. Think of bright garish food with crazy flavour combinations such as lime and cheese, ham and bananas and aspic jello encasing everything!
Bon appetite!
No, it’s not a prehistoric food encased in ice, this is a meal encased in jello.
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With this Crown Roast of Frankfurters you are truly spoiling us
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Yummy! Ham and Bananas Covered in Hollandaise Sauce <gag!>
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Can’t get enough of that lovely aspic!
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You don’t win friends with salad and you most certainly don’t win them with Frozen Cheese Salad!
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A duet of diving shrimp jumping to their doom
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Mmmmmmm! More fish and citrus flavoured delicacies
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No, it certainly does not 7-up!
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A chicken and vegetable salad preserved for all eternity
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This car crash of a meal is fish “tacos”
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The must have vintage cookbook consisting of 300 timely fish recipes. Probably all in aspic jello!
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What is this? A beverage? A snack? Get the f**k out!
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Igloo Meat Loaf what fun!
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Lovely meringue farm animals floating in sea of chocolate buttons and lemon jello
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Is it me or is that lettuce on fire?
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I wouldn’t class this as perfection myself!
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These rather x-rated banana candles
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Do lime and cheese go together? No, they absolutely f**king do not. No!
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Oooh, Ham in Aspic floating in a sea of more aspic
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At least it has no jello!
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Tuna and Jello Pie, oh dear God!
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Nah, not for me. I’ve lost my appetite!
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A lovely combo of processed garbage
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You lost me at Brussel Sprouts!
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Three words that should not be in the same sentence… Liver Sausage Pineapple!
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Whatever this absolute monstrosity is! Anyone?
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It’s not everyday you get a dinner invite from Leatherface
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Forgive me if don’t try your roast giant caterpillar looking dish
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Pass!
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Would you care for a slice of barf roll? (Shrimp Sandwich Roll)
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Probably the best of the worst
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Oh dear what is this? E.T would be spinning in his grave if he saw this. That’s if he was dead or even real!
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Lovely Spam and banana fritters said none ever!
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