Retro foods you still like?

@gardenstategal, All I remember from Isaly’s were ice cream and Swiss cheese sandwiches, although this was the '60s and I was a little kid. I don’t recall their bologna or ham at all. I also didn’t know they invented the Klondike Bar until reading the history link.

Yeah, good memories.

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I’ll occasionally make a few hard boiled eggs to keep in the refrigerator for snacks/quick meals, and it finally occurred to me that I could make one of them into a single-serving deviled egg. Much easier than making up a whole batch!

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I occasionally just use a dollop of mayo/mustard mix on a hard boiled egg cut in half… sprinkle with smoked paprika, and it is almost as good as a deviled egg. :slight_smile:

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I must admit I have NEVER heard this one!! LOL.

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@O2BonCC - I never thought of that! And I do make a batch of HB eggs most weeks for quick high protein snacks!

I remember pineapple upside down cake was one of the first things I learned to cook (after shepherds pie) in school Home Ec.

Baked Alaska used to be a fave. I haven’t had that in years, although I still like it. My neighbor hosts an annual holiday party, the piece-de-resistance is always Ambrosia (jello with canned fruit, salad, canned mixed veg. and all mixed together with mayo!) - it turns my stomach

I didn’t know Waldorf salad was considered ‘retro’ - I don’t make it, but I like it, and I would order it in a restaurant. The first time I became aware of Waldorf salad, was on an episode of Fawlty Towers about thirty years ago!

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My mom would make cherry jubilees for special occasion. That is vanilla ice cream, topped with cherries and liquor, which is then flambeed. ( this explanation is for the youngster on CC.)

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Oh my goodness, we still eat a lot of this stuff…pineapple upside down cake is a regular in H’s rotation of baked goods that he takes to work (pre-Covid).

My mom and sister loved liver sausage. Gak! Count me in on fried bologna sandwiches, though I haven’t had one since college.

I learned my first dirty word when my dad mispronounced the fluffernutter sandwich was making. First time I’d ever heard my mom yell at him!

I don’t know what it is your neighbor is making with jello, fruit, salad and (yuk!) canned vegetables but it sure isn’t ambrosia!

Grand Marnier cake. I always felt special that I could go behind the bar to get the tall and pretty bottle for the recipe

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