More Bad Recipes

[alanpartlow]

I've become obsessed with this 1963 Good Housekeeping cookbook that I referenced earlier. It's hard to believe that our tastes have changed so much in just over forty years. I did a quick scan and selected a few of the more egregious examples of culinary misconduct for your pleasure. I'm not including the recipes, only the recipe titles. Trust

Comments

[jonathangarrett]

Chili-Egg Bunwiches

I can't even say bunwich without smiling.

[grubi]

Bunwich sounds like an obscure little English village. And they pronounce it "Bunnidge" there.

[virginiadare]

I think this is what happens when the children of the farm generation collide with the canned / prepared offerings in the supermarket.

Also, weren't all those housewives doped up?

[alanpartlow]

Mostly just drunk.

[grubi]

My morning eyes are still in so I accidentally misread that last one as Barbecued Bologna Clown...

and I got excited.

[deadmoviestar]

Half-a-dozen great band names in there.

We inherited a '40s cookbook from Kim's grandmother and in the dessert section, there was a recipe for Pork Cake. It was essentially a cake recipe -- flour, sugar, eggs -- except the flavoring was provided by two ounces of salt pork.

[alanpartlow]

Of heard of pork pie, but pork cake is an abomination.

[jonathangarrett]

I'd already written down Pot Roast Imperial as a band name.

[deadmoviestar]

"Braised Oxjoints" can be PRI's first disc.

Huh...what can I say?

[paleoman]

"Meatloaf Ring Filled with french Fries"

I have my Mom's 1950's Betty Crocker cookbook. There's some interesting recipies in there as well. The photos are great as everything involves un-natural colors.

Re: Huh...what can I say?

[alanpartlow]

Some of the stuff is good stick-to-your-ribs fare, but some of it is truly frightening. I think part of the reason is the availability of ingredients 40 or 50 years ago.