Meatloaf and a 50's flashback

[crowdog66]

The meatloaf is almost done, and it smells gooooooooooood. We'll be having it with gravy, rice, and mixed veg.

A couple of posts back I mentioned some cookbooks from the 1950's that I'd run across. They're from Good Housekeeping, and some pages from Good Housekeeping's Ten P.M. Cook Book are under the cut. Be warned: they are not for the faint of heart.

First up, the cover. I'm sure that's a delicious cranberry/peach whatever, but it just looks a little... icky.



Take a good look at the ingedients in the drinks listed. I would only serve those to "the girls" when I wanted to make sure that they would never come back. Ever.



This is from the "Strictly Stag" section, and is worth it just for the decor.



If anyone's interested, I might post more pages, or pages from the other two books in the series that I happen to have in my possession.

Comments

[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

"Strictly Stag" indeed! Heh. Could they have possibly made the scene more phallic?

While I could see the drinks as sauces, or components in larger recipes, as drinks they are unappealing at best. In cold weather a cup of broth can be warming and nourishing, but they take it too far!

[eastpath.livejournal.com]

BWHA.. hahahah the wieners in beans looks hilarious :D

[elaryn.livejournal.com]

Have you ever visited this site:

http://www.lileks.com/

They mention this little atrocity (and others). Don't read with your mouth full.

[lacontessamala.livejournal.com]

What the hell is up with those drinks? Those look like a punishment, not a party snack.

[dinpik.livejournal.com]

Have you ever seen the site with the Weight Watcher recipe cards from the 70s? They're a hoot!

"Fluffy", "mackeral" and "pudding" are words that should never go together.