From Taste of Home · Lindsay Parrill · · 1m 10s
Exiled Thanksgiving Dishes
Ancient Thanksgiving dishes return from obscurity.
In brief
Ancient Thanksgiving dishes return from obscurity. Historical Thanksgiving dishes once popular in the 1900s are making a comeback. Originally reported by Taste of Home.
Savory Aspics and Meat Jellies
Aspic was a formal dish in 1950s Thanksgiving meals, made from meat, vegetables, seafood and hard-boiled eggs.
“Savory aspics were perfectly respectable additions to holiday meals well into the 1950s”
Jell-O Salads
Jell-O salads were popular in mid-20th century holiday gatherings with colorful fruit and cream cheese.
“There was something cheerful about a ruby-red cranberry gelatin salad or a fluffy lime concoction studded with pineapple”
Mincemeat Pie
Mincemeat pie was a Thanksgiving dessert in the 1890s with dried fruits, spices and citrus.
“There was a time, particularly in the 1890s, when mincemeat pie was every bit as deserving of a place on the Thanksgiving dessert table as pumpkin or apple pie”
Waldorf Salad
Waldorf salad originated at New York’s Waldorf Hotel in the 1890s and became a Thanksgiving side dish by the 1960s.
“Waldorf salad has much more glamorous origins than most other dishes on this list”
Holiday Vegetable Loaf
Holiday vegetable loaf was a 1950s dish made from vegetables, eggs and breadcrumbs.
“At some point in the ’50s, we became convinced that nearly every food could be improved by pressing it into a loaf pan”
Hot Dr Pepper
Hot Dr Pepper was a 1960s drink made by heating Dr Pepper and adding lemon.
“Hot Dr Pepper sounds like something you’d find in a cookbook published during a national shortage of good judgment”
Cranberry Mayonnaise Candles
Cranberry mayonnaise candles were molded holiday creations with a candle-like shape.
“The idea was to turn cranberry sauce and mayonnaise into a molded holiday creation resembling a candle”
Frozen Jellied Turkey Vegetable Salad
Frozen jellied turkey vegetable salad was a 1970s dish combining turkey, vegetables and gelatin.
“Frozen jellied turkey vegetable salad, a 1970s creation that manages to combine several questionable ideas into a single dish”
Creamed Pearl Onions
Creamed pearl onions were a 1920s dish with tender onions in a buttery cream sauce.
“Creamed pearl onions were a familiar sight on Thanksgiving tables in the 1920s”
The one thing
Historical Thanksgiving dishes once popular in the 1900s are making a comeback.
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