Once again, we visit the Good Housekeeping Appetizer Book from 1961.The illustrations in this book are pretty typical of the era's low budget two-color style. It's fun to pick out some of the characters and follow them through the book. Here's a few of my faves.
I really love the guy in the suit and shorts. What kind of party is he attending? This look is the mullet of fashion-business on top, party on the bottom. And really, was there any recipe in that decade that didn't involve pineapple chunks? Don't forget the toothpicks to dip them into the deviled ham'n'cheese. Eww.
Check out the recipe for "Planetary Frankfurters" below. There are only 4 ingredients: hard boiled eggs, hot pepper seasoning, frankfurters and something called "relish-cheese spread". Was there some kind of strange hybrid of pickle relish and cheese that has become extinct? I can only imagine what this conglomeration looked and tasted like. Hey, is that the same shorts guy raiding the refrigerator? Maybe he's looking for the relish-cheese spread?
Clam Balls. Turtlenecks. Accordians. Dandruff? Teenage madness-circa 1961!
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