What other retro foods are music to the ears and candy to the eye of anyone with an interest in the nostalgic than the salads? Of course there are the molds and aspics, the sandwich loaves, the pasta salads with olives and mayonnaise, things mixed together that shouldn't be mixed together in nature. You can't NOT look at them. They pique the curiosity way too much.
My new favorite cookbook/coloring book series offers a Salads book. I raise my hand in gratitude at all the Southern homemakers who made these salads with or without success. Why? Because my mother never had to even think about making these foods. She wasn't a Southern belle. She was just my mother. And though she has been gone from this world for 24 years, if I could say one thing to her, it would be my gratitude for not making us eat a deviled egg aspic.
I think I need to go to bed.
My new favorite cookbook/coloring book series offers a Salads book. I raise my hand in gratitude at all the Southern homemakers who made these salads with or without success. Why? Because my mother never had to even think about making these foods. She wasn't a Southern belle. She was just my mother. And though she has been gone from this world for 24 years, if I could say one thing to her, it would be my gratitude for not making us eat a deviled egg aspic.
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Title page. Look at that amazing mold! It's tall, full of olives, carrots, and potatoes, mixed with California dressing. Will this be an interesting book or is that the only good picture? |
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Called the Alfresco Olive Salad. I will say that I have dozens of salad books and I have never seen this. Score one for me! The Southern homemaker has surprised me. Well played. |
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I'm going to have to enjoy being in the dark. I'm also going to enjoy the overzealous shilling for these foods and that of the Southern Homemaker. |
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Nor does this one need a description or a title. It speaks for itself. And it needs to just be quiet. |
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Yuck. Okay. Damn, I did a good job on those olives and carrots if I do say so myself. |
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Vegetable Salad Ring. Unflavored gelatin, cream of chicken soup, lemon juice, mayonnaise, green pepper, stuffed olives. I got this. |
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Just a hunch. Just an idea of what it might look like in color. I still wouldn't touch it if it came crawling to me begging me to eat it. |
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Molded Egg Salad. Just a little gross, right? |
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Macaroni and Beef Bonus Salad. I won't eat this. It now looks like some sort of animal food was chunked and put on top of this. |
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Three Tiered Dessert Salad. I will say in all of the research I have done with retro food, I have never seen a molded three tier dessert salad. I learn something new every day. |
How utterly amazing. It seems you have found the Holy Grail of Jello Salads!
ReplyDeleteI made the corned beef salad a few years ago-- I remember it being tasty-- but just a way to use up a can of corned beef-- I stick to the corned beef hash as I prefer hot food.
ReplyDeleteI have also made the seven layer chicken salad sandwich-- bit mine did not look cake like-- It was a big-big hit and was often requested. I think it became too expensive to make.
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