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Tuna wa2es. Bananas with mayonnaise. Hot Dr.

Pepper poured over slices of lemon. People can eat
anything if they put their minds to it. Anything. Nothing
proves this better than taking a gander at cooking
recipes from the past that create spectacularly weird
food combinations.

So we bring you [drum roll] adverts of strange foods

from the not-so-distant past that will make you pity
your parents, shout ‘Yuck!’, and have a whole new
appreciation for living in the 21st century. It’s nice
having the option of not eating Jell-O topped with
mayonnaise and strawberries and—oh God, I think I’m
gonna be sick—

Honestly, though, ham with bananas, as well as

hotdogs in hot cheese soup both sound delicious. I’ll
use these cooking ideas for my next soirée. So while
I’m thinking of how to lose friends and deter people
with my gastronomical genius (read: evil ways), scroll
down and enjoy the weird foods from the 50s. Upvote
your favorite disgusting food recipes and share this list
with your foodie friends. And let us know in the
comments which exotic foods you’d be willing to taste
or if you’ve tried any of these things to eat before!

Bored Panda spoke to Professor Nathalie Cooke from

McGill University to learn more about vintage foods.
Scroll down for the full exclusive interview.

Almonds in a Haystack

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Lettuce Salad

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Lime Cheese Salad

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water.Add¾cupcoldwater,2tablespoons
vinegar,andIteaspoongratedonion.Pour½
cupmixtureinto1-quartringmold.Chilluntil
firm.ChillremainingJell-Ountilslightlythick-
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tablespoonmayonnaise;blend.Pourontofirm LAVOR
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Makes6servings.

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Perfection Salad
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2 envelopes un^avored gelatine

1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 can (12 oz) apple juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup `nely shredded cabbage
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 can (4 oz) chopped pimiento

1. In small saucepan, combine gelatine, sugar, and salt;

mix well.

2. Add 1 cup water. Heat over low heat, stirring

constantly, until sugar and gelatine are dissolved.
Remove from heat.

3. Stir in apple juice, lemon juice, vinegar, and 1/4 cup

cold water. Pour into medium bowl. Refrigerate 1 hour,
or until mixture is consistency of unbeaten egg white.

4. Add carrot, celery, cabbage, green pepper, and

pimiento; stir until well combined.

5. Turn into decorative, 1 1/2-quart mold. Refrigerate 4

hours,or until `rm.

6. To unmold: Run small spatula around edge of mold;

invert onto serving plate. Place hot dishcloth over
mold; shake gently to release. Repeat, if necessary. Lift
off mold. refrigerate until ready to serve.

Makes 8 servings.

Frozen cheese salad

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2 2/3 cups cottage cheese

8 ounces blue cheese
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons chives
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon barbecue spice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups raw broccoli ^orets
Green pepper strips, to garnish
Let cheeses stand at room temperature for 30 min-
utes. Place in blender container with buttermilk, chives,
lemon peel, barbecue spice, and Worcester-shire,
process at medium speed until mixture is smooth.
Transfer to freezer tray. Freeze at least 3 hours.
Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serv-ing.
Unmold on serving platter. Surround with broc-coli
^orets. Garnish with green pepper strips. Divide evenly.
Makes 8 luncheon servings.

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Prawn stu!ed apples

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Preparation time: 10 mins.

Main cooking utensils: bowl, wooden toothpicks

For 6 people you need:

6 red-skinned eating apples
lemon juice

Filling:
3 tablespoons thick mayonnaise
1 teaspoon tomato paste
dash Tabasco sauce
2 pickled cucumbers, `nely sliced
4 stuffed olives, chopped
2/3 cup peeled prawns or shrimp
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Garnish:
6 whole prawns or shrimp
6 stuffed olives

1. Cut off the tops of the apples, and scoop out the
insides to hollow them.

2. Remove all core and pips and dice remaining ^esh.

3. Sprinkle the apples with lemon juice to prevent

discoloration.

4. Mix the chopped apple with all the other `lling

ingredients.

5. Just before serving, pile into the apple cases.

6. Decorate with prawn and a stuffed olive on a

wooden toothpick.

TO SERVE: With a green salad.

TO VARY: Use same `lling with addition of chopped

celery or omit the olives and add extra chopped
gherkins and a few capers instead.

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Prune and marshmallow coupe

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Preparation time: 5 mins. plust time for prunes to

stand
Main utensil: fork

For 6 people you need:

12 bananas
1 cup milk or cream
sugar 2 taste

Decoration:
6 whole prunes (optional)
walnut halves
marshmallows

1 Pour boiling water over the prunes if using them and

leave for several hours.

2. Take the prunes, walnuts, marshmallows, and the

sugar in screw-top jars, and carry the milk or cream in
a small vacuum ^ask.

3. To make the coupe, mash bananas and the milk or

cream with a fork. Add sugar to taste.

TO SERVE: Put the mashed bananas in individual

dishes or glasses and top with whole prunes, nuts, and
marshmallows. This is an easy picnic dessert because
it is easy to transport and there is very little
preparation. Each person can easily make his own in
his individual bowl.

Terrine of garden vegetables

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ham in aspic

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Chilled celery log

Beet and pineapple salad mold

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1 envelope un^avored gelatin

1 cup dietetic black-cherry or lemon-^avored soda
8 ounces cooked beets,chopped
4 slices canned pineapple, no sugar added. cut in
pieces p!us 4 tablespoons juice
Brown sugar substitute to equal 1 tablespoon brown
sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
Lettuce leaves
Sprinkle gelatin over dietetic soda in a small sauce-
pan, to soften. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dis-
solved. Refrigerate until mixture is syrupy. Combine
beets. pineapple with juice, brown sugar substitute.
lemon juice, and salt in a saucepan. Cook over low
heat. stirring frequently, 4 minutes. Cool. Fold into
gelatin mixture. Spoon into a 1-quart mold. Refriger-ate
until `rm. Unmold on lettuce leaves. Divide evenly_
Makes 4 servings.

Paella

mushroom stu!ed plaice

jellied tomato refresher

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1 envelope un^avored gelatin

1/4 cup cold water
3 cups tomato juice
2 tablespoons dehydrated green pepper ^akes
Arti`cial sweetener to equal 2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 packet instant beef broth and seasoning mix or 1
beef bouillon cube
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 medium green pepper, cut in rings (optional)
Sprinkle gelatin over cold water to soften. Combine
tomato juice. green pepper ^akes, sweetener, lemon
juice, broth mix, Worcestershire, garlic salt, and cloves
in saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.
Add softened gelatin; stir to dissolve. Pour into bowl.
Refrigerate until set. Just before serving. beat lightly
with fork. Spoon mixture, evenly divided, into 4 dessert
dishes. Garnish with green pepper rings, if desired.
Makes 4 servings.

Baked Bologna Jubilee

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Salmon shortcake

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Salads

Tasty ham loaf ring

Lobster Relish

Vegetable quiche

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Ham ‘n’ Lima Bean Sadness

Casserole

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Frankfurter pie

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Aspic-glazed lamb loaf

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Cuban salad

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ham and bananas hollandaise

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Spam and Banana Fritters

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Tuna Mold

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Party Sandwich

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Impossible Zucchini-Tomato Pie

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2 cups chopped zucchini

1 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1-1/2 cups milk
3 eggs
3/4 cup Bisquick mix
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 10-inch quiche dish.

Layer zucchini, tomato, onion in dish. Beat remaining
ingredients until smooth 15 seconds in blender on high
or 1 minute with hand mixer. Pour over vegetables in
dish. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out
clean, about 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.

Mexican shrimp-orange salad

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rosted layered sandwich loaf

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Ingredients

Ham-Pickle Filling, below

Chicken Salad Filling, below
Curried Egg Filling, below
Peeled tomatoes
1 loaf (about 1 lb. 13 oz.) unsliced sandwich bread
Butter or margarine
2 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing
2 packages (8 oz.) cream cheese
1/4 cups mayonnaise or salad dressing
2 tablespoons light cream

Directions

Prepare `llings; slice tomatoes; chill. Cut all crusts

from bread with a sharp knife. Lay loaf on its side; cut
into 5 even slices; spread 4 slices with soft butter or
margarine.

Spread `llings on three slices; arrange tomatoes (halve

slices if necessary) on the fourth slice; spread
tomatoes with 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad
dressing. Stack slices; top with the `fth slice of bread.
Combine cream cheese, 14 cup mayonnaise or salad
dressing, and cream. Blend until smooth. Spread
mixture on tops and sides of loaf.

Chill thoroughly. Garnish with sieved, hard-cooked egg

yolks, if desired.

Ham-pickle `lling: Mix 3 cans (2-1/4 oz. ea.) deviled

ham and 1/4 cup chopped sour pickle. Chicken Salad
Filling: Mix 1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing; 1
tsp. grated onion; 1 tsp. lemon juice; 1/2 tsp. salt; dash
of pepper; 1 cup chopped cooked chicken; 1/3 cup
chopped celery; and 3 tbs. `nely chopped parsley.

Curried egg `lling: Mix 1/4 cup of mayonnaise or salad

dressing; 1 tsp. prepared mustard; 1 tsp. grated onion;
1/2 tsp. curry powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; dash of black
pepper; and 3 hard-cooked eggs, `nely chopped.

Makes 8 to 10 servings

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DemPugs 2 years ago

Gelatine salads/everything was such a huge fad in the
60's. Some of them make me want to gag. GELATINE
SALAD!
36 Reply

Aileen 2 years ago

Not to mention the large abundance of Miracle Whip.
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baked rice 2 years ago

Why is everything that shouldn’t be in gelatin, IN
GELATIN?
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Ceredwyn Ealanta 2 years ago

My parents had these cookbooks. The answer is: It
was basically very cheap and it could trick you into
being full more. Jellied meats have been around for
centuries, and preserving things in jelly was very
common. A lot of this stuff is pretty gross, but from
memory, you could overcome the gross once you
were hungry enough. And that's basically it - you've
got to suddenly work out a way to feed guests on
nothing. Out comes the gelatin.
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Full Name 2 years ago

Somebody's in tight with the mayo/banana/un^avoured-
gelatine lobby.
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