100 years of Whats For Dinner?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-13-2015, 12:05 AM

I think these are what are the trendy having for dinner, but still interesting.

lumberjim · 11-13-2015, 09:50 AM

1915 Roast Beef and Taters. no veggie
1925 Chicken Ala King. timeless
1935 Cream Chipped Beef on toast with peas.. yum
1945 Fried Spam a baker and Lima beans. ick.. must have been hard times
1955 TV dinner Turkey, mashed and peas... meh, metal flavored peas
1965 Chicken Kiev Steamed carrots and potatoes with cream sauce. looks like moms cooking
1975 Ham and Bread cubes Fondue in ?swiss cheese? weird
1985 Sloppy Joes and Mac n Cheese out of a box Oh yeah, baby... I remember that
1995 Beef Tacos with a side of refried beans. I did go through a big Mexican phase in the 90s... didn't know I was trendy
2005 Sushi. yup. still on that one
2015 Salmon over Quinoa and a Kale salad. I think I could

Going by the last 40 years, I assume the early years are as accurate. I remember my mom having a Fondue set and it being out at parties in the 70s.... I think I like the 1935 dinner. At least that's what I'm in the mood for now.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-13-2015, 11:34 AM

Yeah, had the fondue pot between marriages. Oil if it was something that needed cooking or crisping. For cheese, off to the fancy cheese store and look at the ones touted as good melters(everything labeled with attributes because the customer base didn't know shit, but wanted to fake classy), then mix and match dictated by cash on hand.

I never had either of these two timeless classics.

Beestie · 11-16-2015, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

1965 Chicken Kiev Steamed carrots and potatoes with cream sauce. looks like moms cooking

A Russian dish in the middle of the cold war? I'm skeptical.

Put me down for 1935 too - I made a huge pot of creamed, chipped beef just this past Sunday.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2015, 10:20 PM

Don't for get all the eastern Europeans that came here around WW II.

Sundae · 11-16-2015, 05:41 AM

That was brilliant!
One of my first thoughts was, "See! You guys used to eat peas too!"

Another was to wonder what Swiss cheese was.
We tend to eat cheese by name here, not by country. Then I remembered I was only three at the time of that dish - it's quite possible people were eating cheese by nationality here too. And to be fair, cheese is often named by region or town - just not country.

I don't think the Ham Banana Roll recipe really exists. If it did, it's because it was once one of my nightmares. It seeped out of my ears one night, flowed down the stairs and under the door and made itself real. It has existed since in a quasi-life on the internet, hoping to terrorise more people.
Close your eyes! It can get in through your tear ducts!!

Gravdigr · 11-16-2015, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

One of my first thoughts was, "See! You guys used to eat peas too!"

We've always eaten peas.

Just not for breakfast.

lumberjim · 11-16-2015, 09:05 AM

C'mon. Swiss Cheese?

What do you call this?

glatt · 11-16-2015, 09:35 AM

Emmental cheese?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2015, 11:41 AM

Emmental? Step out of line... papers, please.

11-13-2015, 12:05 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	100 years of Whats For Dinner? I think these are what are the trendy having for dinner, but still interesting. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-13-2015, 09:50 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	1915 Roast Beef and Taters. no veggie 1925 Chicken Ala King. timeless 1935 Cream Chipped Beef on toast with peas.. yum 1945 Fried Spam a baker and Lima beans. ick.. must have been hard times 1955 TV dinner Turkey, mashed and peas... meh, metal flavored peas 1965 Chicken Kiev Steamed carrots and potatoes with cream sauce. looks like moms cooking 1975 Ham and Bread cubes Fondue in ?swiss cheese? weird 1985 Sloppy Joes and Mac n Cheese out of a box Oh yeah, baby... I remember that 1995 Beef Tacos with a side of refried beans. I did go through a big Mexican phase in the 90s... didn't know I was trendy 2005 Sushi. yup. still on that one 2015 Salmon over Quinoa and a Kale salad. I think I could Going by the last 40 years, I assume the early years are as accurate. I remember my mom having a Fondue set and it being out at parties in the 70s.... I think I like the 1935 dinner. At least that's what I'm in the mood for now. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-13-2015, 11:34 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, had the fondue pot between marriages. Oil if it was something that needed cooking or crisping. For cheese, off to the fancy cheese store and look at the ones touted as good melters(everything labeled with attributes because the customer base didn't know shit, but wanted to fake classy), then mix and match dictated by cash on hand. I never had either of these two timeless classics. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2015, 10:20 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Don't for get all the eastern Europeans that came here around WW II. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2015, 05:41 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	That was brilliant! One of my first thoughts was, "See! You guys used to eat peas too!" Another was to wonder what Swiss cheese was. We tend to eat cheese by name here, not by country. Then I remembered I was only three at the time of that dish - it's quite possible people were eating cheese by nationality here too. And to be fair, cheese is often named by region or town - just not country. I don't think the Ham Banana Roll recipe really exists. If it did, it's because it was once one of my nightmares. It seeped out of my ears one night, flowed down the stairs and under the door and made itself real. It has existed since in a quasi-life on the internet, hoping to terrorise more people. Close your eyes! It can get in through your tear ducts!! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-16-2015, 09:05 AM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	C'mon. Swiss Cheese? What do you call this? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-16-2015, 09:35 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Emmental cheese?

11-16-2015, 11:41 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Emmental? Step out of line... papers, please. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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