1. Tuna and Jell-o Pie
Also known as the Summer Salad Pie, which Betty Crocker’s Dinner in a Dish Cookbook (1965) dubiously calls “pretty as can be.”
Recipe here.
3. Hot Dog Fondue
Betty Crocker / Via kitchenmonkey.blogspot.com
Who knew hot dogs could be so customizable?
4. Perfection Salad
McCall’s / Via vintagerecipecards.com
Playing pretty fast and loose with the terms “perfection” and “salad.”
Recipe here.5. Frosted Ribbon Loaf
Flickr: akbuthod / Creative Commons
I don’t care if the frosting is cream
cheese-based, it still doesn’t belong anywhere near “pretty layers of
ham and egg filling.”
Recipe here.
7. Jellied Tomato Refresher
Weight Watchers / Via weightwatchers1974.tumblr.com
Definitely too chunky to be refreshing.
Recipe here.
9. Lime Cheese Salad
The makings of a great meal: citrus, dairy, and a heap of “seafood salad.”
10. Liver Sausage Pineapple
Better Homes and Gardens / Via turkeysandwich.wordpress.com
Just imagine the horror of expecting
something pineapple-flavored and instead getting a mix of liverwurst,
mayo, and Worcestershire. IMAGINE.
Recipe here.11. Super Salad Loaf
Best Foods / Via vintage-recipes.livejournal.com
“…and pack into bologna shell.”
12. Shrimp Sandwich Roll
Pillsbury / Via pinterest.com
Taking something that probably tastes pretty decent and making it look like a log of vomit.
Recipe unavailable online, but found in here.13. Frozen Cheese Salad
Weight Watchers / Via weightwatchers1974.tumblr.com
Seems like being on Weight Watchers in the ’70s was kind of bummer, no?
Recipe here.14. Monterey Soufflé Salad
Flickr: 21233184@N02 / Creative Commons
AGAIN with the fish/gelatin/citrus combo?
16. Banana Candle
Crescent Books / Via fuckyeahvintagerecipes.tumblr.com
This one comes from Be Bold With Bananas — which, admittedly, sounds like a must-read — but, guys. GUYS.
17. Snowy Chicken Confetti Salad
Better Homes and Gardens / Via theteacupincident.typepad.com
What’s most alarming about this one is the impossibility of actually locating the chicken.
18. Glazed Potato Salad
Best Foods / Via mentalfloss.com
Can we just stop turning everything into loaves?
19. Baked Stuffed Salmon
Curtin Publications, Inc. / Via vintagerecipecards.com
[Host places dish on table, beaming with pride.]
[Guests flee in tears.]
Recipe here.[Guests flee in tears.]
20. Igloo Meat Loaf
Family Circle / Via rochellesvintagerecipes.blogspot.com
OK, that’s actually adorable.
Recipe here.
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