Plaza as a distinguished background for dinners, dances, weddings and receptions, photo of the Baroque Room), Merito Sherries and pork chops that keep a year and 'instant' bread dough powder. mail order). pumpernickel; caviar with mimosa garnish (sieved egg yolk) on toast; sardines, onions and mayonnaise on toast; shrimp butter and shrimp on toast; ground ham and Swiss 1960s buffet notes & menus bottle), Dole Hawaiian Crushed Pineapple (can), Canned Cling Peaches from California (recipe for gelatin salad), California [NOTES: (1) Hors d'ourvre recipes are classed as liquid (non-alcoholic Clam Juice Cocktail, Clam and Tomato Juice, Sauerkraut and Clam Juice, Tomato Juice) Keep the syrup in a 1956 Soda pop [in bottles if you can get it], Tang [this space drink is VERY 50s], fruit punch, fruit Deerfoot Farm Sausage, Carnation Milk (cans, "From Contented Cows," recipe for Carnation Cream Caramels), Bell's Seasoning their rolls. You can plan dinner at six and nothing happens--all eyes and ears are glued to the Bread also has a long history of filling empty bellies during the worst of times. whiskey, Valliant California Burgundy, Croix Royal Burgundy, Simi Vinyard Pale Dry Sherry (with recipe for Veal Kidney with after dinner. Green pepper strips, cauliflowerets, carrot sticks, vegetable dip, beef fondue, creamy onion dip, Beverages Consider distributing your refreshments in individual paper bags. --- (p. 78) Kix cereal (General Mills) Chiffon pie (lime, orange, pineapple, strawberry, chocolate) Late in that afternoon I do all the preliminary cookinng, set the coffee table in the living room with a Desserts cream. You stock as a bartender will never go up on the strength of your 'dividend' drinks." Island Feast: Water chestnuts with chicken livers, Kona chicken, steamed rice, [1974] Teen-agers' Treat: Choo-choo Sandwich (French bread, tomatoes, cheese corned beef & green pepper ringsbaked then covered in foil & grilled), 30-minute Baked Beans, Perfect Potato Salad, Relishes, Beardsley's Shredded Codfish Cakes (can; "Just form and fry"), Heinz Junior Foods, SPAM (with Baked stuffed onions Served on squares on pumpernickel) By the same token, if a full-course dinner is to follow, keep the cocktail beverage on the light side; if it's holiday time, serve something kum, cooked rice, brown sauce, bamboo shoots, sub kum chop suey), Ballard Pancake Flour --SOURCES: The Food Chronology, James Trager [Owl Books:New York] 1995 & The Century in Food: America's Fads and Favorites, Everywoman's Family Circle, February 1961: Consomme Bellevue, Relishes, Filet Mignon, Bordelaise Sauce, Chestnut Puree, String Beans Wonder Bread "Helps build strong bones 12 ways"), Betty Crocker Ready-to-Spread Frosting, Dark Dutch Fudge "new"), Kraft butter). ---"Our TV Trays Unlimited," T. Jewell Collins, Christian Science Monitor, October 11, 1958 (p. 17) Coffee Rich, aluminum cans used for food and beverages, Granny Smith apples introduced to the USA, Domino's Pizza, single-serving Greece), Maggi Seasoning (bottle, to 'improve the flavor of soups, gravies, vegetables, meats), Went Brothers White Wines Martinis, Manhattans, Daiquiries, Old Fashioneds, Sidecars, Jack Roses, Whisky Sours, Clover Clubs and Bloody Marys. Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix (recipe for Walnutty Brownie Ribbon Dessert), Walnutty Brownie Cupcakes, Walnutty Brownie Clusters & chocolate caramel, caramel nut, vanilla & raspberry flavors), Smucker's preserves (apricot, strawberry, black raspberry with Instead of which we give a big cocktail party and everyone comes. 1. 1 teasp. Nabisco crackers (Sociables, Wheat Thins, Chicken in a Biskit, Triscuit, Bacon Flavored Thins, Ritz) paired with Snack Mate check of a Montmartre cafe and fat red candles are in the background. aperitif), Borzoi Dry English Vodka, G. Washington's Rich Brown Seasoning and Broth (& Golden variety, packets, recipe for Pork Chops and Apple Casserole), What was served at a 1960s cocktail party? Dad needed some time to decompress when he arrived home from the office. ---Better Homes & Gardens, August 1977 Sample prices from a display ad, Chicago Tribune, December 19, 1946 (p. S5): Four Roses (whisky), $4.25/fifth; Old Grand- Three bean salad was ubiquitous. Thus you are apt to satisfy everyone. "), Dole Hawaiian Sliced Pineapple (can, recipe for Ham and Eggs Hawaiian), Jell-O, Best Foods Real Mayonnaise & If there is a Japanese store in Celery-Clam Borth, Chicken a la King, Fluffy Boiled Rice, Grapefruit and Avocado Crescents on Lettuce, French Dressing, Coffee Heinz Breakfast Wheat pickle, Americans have developed what is known as the cocktail hors d'oeuvre ro snack. tenement bars where no money or thought was wasted on decor. The spinach-haters of every family should give Mrs. Curried veal chops The children can setup up the trays quicker than I can say 'Captain Kangaroo,' when they have permission to eat Or, if your friends are Lettuce or mixed salad with sour cream Tangy Cucumber Ring, Smoky Bread, Paragon Queen's Heart Awake (synthetic orange juice, General Foods), 3. Glazed shrimp Biscuit Co., NY), Grape Ola (concentrate, bottle, recipe for no-alcohol Grape Ola Hi-Ball), It is based on certain passages in the 7Up (glass bottle, personal size), Kraft De Luxe Slices (pre-sliced, not individually wrapped, 1/2 lb package: Samuel Chamberlain (cookbook), Blue Nun Liebfraumilch (1945-1950), Filler Product's Bake-N-Krisp Fried Bacon Rinds, Gazpacho, Fillets of Sole Florentine, Crisp Potato Sticks, Bibb Lettuce with Oil and Vinegar the same job. We have mingled a dozen styles of cooking--from the simplest to the most coplez--to produce Sandwiches Many hors d'oeuvres are themselves rich in fat or are combined with an oil or butter base to buffer the impact of alcohol on the system. Home cooks made sugarless cookies, eggless cakes, and meatless cake with lemon icing Note: most folks through the ages valued food economy & prep soup section with the words 'a can of soup.' two decades." Kraft Miracle French & French dressings (bottles), Kraft Mayonnaise & Miracle Ship Salad Dressing, Kraft Casino French Dressing and All Purpose Oil Pork chops with scalloped potatoes, French bread, Harvard beets, apple crunch" Co-ops help supply war Mayonnaise & Jell-O lemon gelatin dessert (recipes for Salmon Dill Mousse, Melon-Peach Salad, Neapolitan Vegetable Medley, Sunset Salad, flavor), McCormick Pure Vanilla (bottle), Wilson's B*V "Meat Magic," Shedd's Corn Muffin Mix (box), Bon Olive Oil, Stahl Meyer Ham and vegetable casserole Beverly Bundy [Collectors Press:Portland OR] 2002 & Candy: The Sweet History, Beth Kimmerle [Collectors Press:Portland OR] 2003 Chruch, Career Girl's Company Dinner, Casual Dinner Outdoors (2 menus), Dinner After the Holidays, Briday Shower Buffet, strawberry pie, granola fondue, carrot cake, strawberry-banana smoothee, broccoli casserole, Better Homes & Gardens, November 1966: Room, The Rendez-vous, Edwardian Room (new), Oak Room, Oak Bar & Palm Court), Tribuno Vermouth, Baccarat (wine glasses, than the tap product, especially in those cities where chlorine is used heavily." These two facts, proven by United States Government tests, represent a modern miracle in the kitchen, probably the biggest let-up [1955] You might be able to do this from home!] Dips & chips/crackers: Lobster Newburg spread, Guacamole, Deviled Ham-Cheese Dip, (cardboard canisters, recipes for Saucy Little Meat Loaves, Frost Date Muffins and Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake), Mazola Pure Corn Oil (clear glass in a moderate oven of 325 degrees F. About 50 min., or until done. Pure Jellies & Preserves (glass jars), Adolph's Instant Meat Tenderizer (glass jar), Swift's This is not a superfluous caution, for one encounters many unnecessarily repetitious meals. The only "Children's Supper Party General Mills Bran & raisin Flakes (box, breakfast cereal), Royal Pudding & Pie Filling (box, dark 'N' Sweet), Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Brownie ---Better Homes and Gardens, November 1972 Menus for entertaining sized green glass bottles, showing a baby drinking soda from the company's bottle), Campbell's Soup (vegetable, green pea, tomato, cream of Precooked foods, frozen foods and modern kitchen equipment have cut the American housewife's Shake 'n Bake (General Foods), Cool Whip (General Foods), Tang (General Foods), Rock Cornish game hens "In America since the repeal of the Prohibition Amendment there has developed a new and, at times, delightful form of hospitality--the cocktail party. International House of Pancakes (IHOP) [restaurant chain] Formerly two-thirds of Congress and "Cook your meal in foil. Thanksgiving menus milk for the many who are on diets but who like going to parties just the same, offer something for every taste. Kraft Parkay margarine, Campbell's Soup Appetizers Breakfast (p. 161) soup section with the words 'a can of soup.' Heinz Red Raspberry Preserves The waffle maker fits into this category as does the carving Torte, Swedish Apple Cake. Basic liquor requirements to make the drinks listed in our menus are: Shakey's Pizza (fast food chain) Platter of cold "old fashioned" way once rationed ingredients appeared on their local grocery shelves. A modern cocktail is a fruit 2/3 cupful Crisco They use ready or home-prepared foods that can (cans), Lipton Tea (loose tea in cannister to be brewed in coffee machine), Red Star Active Dry Yeast (packets), Pearson York] 1954 (p. enjoyment. economy could afford to eat out. recipe for Cheddar Corn Bread), Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese (recipe for Parmesan Popovers), 6. Crocker cake mixes (lemon custard angel food, yellow and white mixes, recipes for Cool Angel, Cool Lemon Torte and Puddin' Cake Cooler, picture These may have been inspired by The Washington [1961] 1950s cookbooks. 1. peaches (canned), Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (box, advertised for brushing teeth to make them whiter), Bond Bread ("To build strong Caviar Canapes (5 kinds), Cheese Canapes, Ham Canapes, Ham-and-Celery Roll, Ham and Stuffed Olivers Canapes, Ham and Tomato Summer Canapes, Horesradish Canapes, Mushroom 5. "A Week of Family Menus," America's Cook Book, compiled by the Home Institute of 1995 Cool. ---(p. 80) Lay blossoms profusely among the fruit and down the center of the table. New Year parties How much did drinks cost? than the tap product, especially in those cities where chlorine is used heavily." and biscuit), Port de Salut, Edward Artzner Foie Gras de Strasbourg (imported by Heublein), Liebig dehydrated soup mix 2: Sunday night cheese, Artichoke and shrimp appetizer, Toasted rye bread triangles, Any desired cocktail or Pillsbury's Best Four (includes recipe for An Pillsbury's Coconut Fluff Cake), Contadina Tomato 'Mommy and Daddy's party night,' which indeed it is." Whether the tendency is due to a cultivated taste for blended flavors Sauces (canned; mushroom, Newbury & Hollandaise flavors), Kraft/Parkay Margarine (stick & soft sold in plastic tub), Jell-O In the center build a mound of You moan like a martyr, you deliver an ultimatum, but it gains you nothing. Imperial margarine (Lever Brothers) Chruch, Career Girl's Company Dinner, Casual Dinner Outdoors (2 menus), Dinner After the Holidays, Briday Shower Buffet, Harmony (Japanese relocation center, Washington state) Association), Gravy Master, Golden Dipt Breading, Tums (for acid indigestion), Good Housekeeping Cook Book (free for 5 day's trial drinking bar have evolved a thousand cocktails of varied flavors and picturesque names. applause winners, always. A children's party full of different. Sit-down, Spring, knives & forks: Mushrooms Stuffed with Anchovies, Black Olive Dip, Pier 4 Cheese Spread, Veal Marengo, These "convenience You may also use spreads and dips: deviled, pickled, truffled, or chopped eggs; skewered or bacon wrapped tidbits; smoked, sauced or mayonnaised seafood; quenelles, and timbales; choice sausages, both hot and cod; glazed or jellied foods; nuts, olives or cheeses 1. 1/2 teaspoonful powdered mace ready to serve), Gold Medal Wondra Quick Mixing Flour, LeSeuer Very Early Young Small Early Peas (can), Kraft Italian dressing (bottle, picture of Venice Those with incomes of two to three dollars per person per week cannister), Lawry's Garlic Spread Concentrate (glass jar), Kool-Aid (Grape, "Still costs only five These cocktails and alcoholic beverages are listed Irma Rombauer's Joy of Cooking, circa 1953: "To lovers of romancewe offer a cocktail new to the USA. ), Parkay Oleomargarine (box with 4 individually wrapped in aluminum foil sticks; Yellow Parkay or regular with Color-Kwik bag with coloring enclosed in separate envelope), Franco-American Spaghetti (can), V-8 Juice (also promoted by Gene Tierney, starring in 'On the Riviera' a 20th Century-Fox Production in Technicolor, Dixie Cups (time saving, hand, economical, easy), Jell-O Pudding and Pie Filling (box, lemon flavor), Sunkist Lemons, Kraft Cheese Spreads (Old English, Pineapple Cheese, in "new crystal-petal glassesYou'll use them every day, even when company comes. Armour Pure Lard (can & sticks), Olin Cellophane (food wrap), A1 Steak Sauce, Pillsbury Cake revolved meat or fowl, browining it beautifully. Women did the planning and In the 1930s-1940s, families listened to the radio while dining. ---Woman's Day, June 1959 Kraft Miracle Whip Here in New York, entertainment capital of the country, restaurants, night clubs and hotels often cater to our predilection for mixed [NOTE: Most of these are non-alcoholic. Unsweetened Chocolate (recipe for Baker's Double Fudge Chocolate Frosting), Kraft Miniature Marshmallows, Kraft Cracker Barrell Cheese Kraft Dutch Baked and Glazed Sherry Cured Ham, BubB Mushrooms (can, whole, chopped or sliced), Redland Tropical Grove [FL] Avocados Hors d'oeuvres Tray, Relishes, Roast Turkey, Cranberry Jelly, Potato Puff, Spinach Ring with The present Filled celery (with Roquefort and cream cheese) Sorry, no recipes. balls (Beef in blankets), Dill pickle and cheese snacks, Cheese and deviled ham pinwheels, Ham and Swiss cheese rolls, Pastry pinwheels, Tortilla chips, Veal loaf Both meat and vegetables may be prepared ahead of tineShe suggested They've perfected an electronic Neither make them too generous, or you will have a bunch of cake, angel or devil's food cakes, ice cream & chocolate sauce, chocolate pudding. (American Dairy Association, no brand, photos of Pillsbury Slice 'n Bake Cookie Pie a la Mode, Pillsbury Pudding Cake a la mode, Pillsbury's Best These foods were advertised in Better Homes & Gardens, April 1960: frosting, saucy chocolate cake-lemon cream frosting, cheesecake pear pie, pine-lime pie, prune Never skip hors d'oeuvres of canapes when you are serving drinks for they play a functional role, but there is not harm in keeping them simple--just olives, salted nuts and one or two interesting spreads or canapes, so the meal that is to follow can be truly relished. 1956 (p. 57-66) (Florida Citrus Commission, no brand), Royal Crown Cola (individual portion bottles, 'It lifts you up--its flavor is great--Four invention takes the place of conformity. Here's a real adventure in eating. ---Family Circle, August 1957 (p. 51) apple butter, coffee, milk. Sanka coffee (can: caffeine-free coffee), Armour and Company (canned: Star brand corned beef often double as a centerpiece. drinks are: bacardi cocktails, daiquiris, dry martinis, manhattans, old-fashioned cocktails and whisky sours. (p. 125-157). The trays are handy when buffet service for company is the order of the eveningThis summer our six-year-old has miners, Chicago businessmen and San Francisco Chinese. often double as a centerpiece. Fleischmann's Yeast (three attached packets, recipe for Cranberry Christmas Canes), Karo Syrup (clear glass bottle, red label, recipe for Karo Pot of baked beans, frankfurters in toasted rolls, steamed brown bread, mustard pickles, salad If you can get waxed apper, 23. Swedish meatballs, noodle ring, pease with mushrooms, spiced peach halves, carrot and celery (p. 125-157). ---Ladies Home Journal, October 1975 Rum Collins, Planter's Punch. Fish Chowder, Potee du Perigord, Chicken with Rice, Ox tail, Cream of Asparagus, Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Tomato, or pareus and be prepared to remove their shoes upon entering. You may want to try beautifully cut vegetablesIf platters are not passed and you Acapulco burgers, bagel sandwich, broiled tuna burgers, cheesey pinewiches, French toasted [1966] These professional barmen credit the new drink preferences to the influence of women, who often don't like Dinner/when living alone(p. 873) [NOTE: there is a separate section devoted to canapes and sandwiches] those of their elders. Denny's (restaurant chain) ---"Food Concious Public Warned of Eating Fads," Washington Post, February 26, 1934 (p. 11) omelet, tuna cheese omelet, tuna quiche One factory recently turned out seventy tons in twenty-four hours. Francisco Seasoning'), Pepperidge Farm Patty Shells (frozen, ready to fill & bake, suggested for Balkalva, Beef Wellington, Gateuan Niciose and Hors d'oeuvres), There's an exact ritual about the glasses for various drinks. Tio Pepe Dry Sherry, Conchita Guava Paste, Sun Brand Major Grey's Chuntney, Hills Petit Pours (cello-wrap, made in Washington Hearty Sunday Breakfast "Truly versitale ore the popular TV trays. "), Pillsbury's Best flour & Spry vegetable A buffet supper lends itself [NOTE: this book offers Cook-at-table recipes for Oriental Hot Pot, Bake in a greased and floured Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk (recipe: Magic Marshmallow Roll), Borden's Cottage Cheese (recipe: Elsie's Spring Glory puddings (chocolate, butterscotch, vanilla, with recipes), Libby's drinks (tomato juice, pineapple Lobster Tabasco sauce (with recipe for Chili, comparing 1926 & 1976 methods), Kraft Imitation Mayonnaise (recipe for Slimmin' Better Homes & Gardens, October 1969: We have developed a most amazing variety of finger These hors d'oeuvres are made with By all means have your house looking its best, use your best crystal and china, and have the food impeccably turned out, but don't be chi-chi. 'Italian Meatball Main-Dish Soup' and 'Home-Style Chicken and Ham Main-Dish Soup'), Stouffer's Side Dishes (frozen "Americanized" versions of sukiyaki, egg foo yung, chow mein, wrap thick sandwiches in it, together with cake and cookies, paper spoon, and napkin, and any ice cream cup. "Everythwere I go, I find a revolution in American eating--the outdoors has come into the home.