So - I'm eating my lunch with a baby spoon today as our office does not keep utensils around and it was the only thing I can find. Sadly - chili does not lend itself to ladylike behavior when eaten with fingers.
It occurs to me that the maraschino cherry - a slightly hot topic of late - would fit quite well in a baby spoon...and in a manhattan...but I digress.
We started putting the tree up last night and it made me think of my mother who had great affection for all disgusting food products of the 70's.
To that end I bring you...
Horrifying "foods" and "beverages" of the 70's that are qualified as excellent by my befuddled parents.
Hey Brotherman - feel free to play along!
1.) Deviled Ham
2.) Port Wine Cheese Spread
3.) Raw Cauliflower (okay - probably not just 70's related, but I can't shake the association)
4.) Vienna Sausages
5.) Canned Asparagus (see "Raw Cauliflower")
6.) The Harvey Wallbanger
7.) Blue Nun
8.) Gherkins/ Pistachio Flavored Instant Pudding (tie)
9.) Rumaki
10.) Creme de Menthe
I can't that the universe for much, but I can thank it for making me a halfway decent cook given the history here. I've got that going for me, which is nice.
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The cheese food group...
Cauliflower Cheese
Macaroni Cheese
[anything else] Cheese
The stuffed food group...
Stuffed marrow
Stuffed heart
[anything else] stuffed
The barely food at all group...
Potato and cheese pie
Egg and bacon flan (school-cooked, dinner-lady dished)
Olive oil (only available from dodgy chemist shops until the 1960s)
Sorely missed but available at restaurants in the Gare du Nord, Paris...
Tripe
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I looked up Rimaki on Wikipedia. Ohhh God. And we thought we had it bad in England.
Rumaki...truly an old favorite. I make it about once a year as it brings out dear memories of childhood holiday parties. Of course, I make mine with Kosher bacon.
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