And just in time for our monthly potluck, I found these two gems:
I really don't know how people lived through the 70's. Good music and weed? Because the recipes in these books would have kept me fasting for years. For. Years.
The first book, "Casserole Cook Book" is not so bad. I mean there are reasonable casseroles in there like
Jumbo Cornburger
Chicken Chip Bake
That's not chips make from chicken or chicken chips as in cow chips, but chicken with potato chips. (note to self: send email to Herr chip folks suggesting new flavor.)
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| photo credit: K. Frye |
On the other hand, can Chicken Chip really compete with DAWG! ?
(exactly what flavor is DAWG! ?)
Here's a Tex-Mex favorite:
Chili Con Weine
Because to say Weine is classier than saying Chili con DAWG! Make sure you garnish with olives because that's what makes it authentic.
Alas, there was no photo for this, but the ingredient list caught my eye.
Whoever wrote this must have gone on to work for a political campaign. The recipe calls for a batch of "Potato Fluff Topper" What is that, you ask? If you read through the recipe, it's your basic mashed potatoes with two eggs thrown in for good measure. I love how simple, down to earth mashed potatoes have been re-worked to be "Potato Fluff Topper" Is it a duvet or a meal? It's both!
This cookbook also has helpful hints such as:
Cereal and sesame seeds together? Using canned meatballs? What level of hell is that from?
My absolute favorite is what constituted a "salad" from the 70's. Now a days, when I think of salad, I think of fresh greens and veggies with a nice vinigrette. Back then it was stacked:
Tomato Towers!
Or, even better, in gelatin!!
Read the fine print: "Favorite - Perfection Salad"
Perfection was defined in the 70's as shredded cabbage and celery floating in unflavored gelatin.
And it's a "Favorite"
Think on that a while.
