Vintage Food Advertisements: Part Five

[ovrphil]

Recipes from Product Packages

Frigilux and Whirlcool - You both mentioned recipes from the packages of products. I just found a like-new, hard-bound book at the thrift store, called Best Recipes From the backs of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Jars by Ceil Dyer.

" A century's worth of proven, simple, highly popular culinary secrets - an American Heritage of classic dishes. Decades of mouth-watering suggestions." - Restaurant & Entertainment Guide International.

Another one, that I just came across, but no idea if it's good: "The Great American Name Brand Cookbook "...just in case you're interested.

(..and thanks, Louie! )

http://www.amazon.com/BEST-RECIPES-BACKS-BOXES-BOTTLES/dp/B0018WMX54

 

[Ultramatic]

Oh cool book!

<span style="font-size: medium;">I have a similar one: Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur. And you're always welcome Phil!</span>

 

[washer111]

Diet Pepsi

"Added Sugar, No Cyclamates."

 

Okay, I was under the impression "Diet" meant NO SUGAR! Hadn't they heard of other sweeteners, or were they just cheaping-out by adding sugar instead of some artificial sweetener?

But the "No Cyclamates" thing is pretty good though - glad to see they got rid of that...

 

[whirlcool]

I remember the "Space Food Sticks" from when I was in college. They did have a very distinctive taste. I guess that's a nice way of saying "mildly yucky". But my younger brother at the time loved them so my mom always kept them on hand for him.

It's hard to believe that Borden's dairy is for the most part gone. We still have the brand here, but a Texas & Louisiana dairy co op bought the name and I believe the brand is still available in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. They were once a powerhouse in the dairy industry. But about 15 years ago they let some hot shot ivy league types take over and the first thing they started doing was to sell off all of Borden's profitable products and to concentrate on the ones that weren't doing so well. Eventually Borden's collapsed and the conglomerate bought the company. At least the current products taste as good as the originals did.

I also remember the Fifth Ave candy bar. That one was available I think into the 70's. Chicago was a huge candy town. Tons and tons of Candy makers there like Curtiss Candies, Mars Candies, Tootsie Roll. You usually see the signs on their factories as you are approaching ORD from the air.

 

[frigilux]

I'm going to give the Hunt's Pot Roast recipe a try this weekend. Cloves and ginger paired with beef roast? Haven't heard of that before.

 

[whirlcool]

Frozen Oyster soup available in your grocers frozen foods case. I bet that was delicious and short lived!

 

[ovrphil]

Hunts another recipe : Hungarian Pot Rot Roast

Interesting, I looked for this recipe in my newly acquired Best Recipes and found a few pot roast recipes-just one by Hunt-Wesson called Hungarian Pot Roast.

It doesn't include ginger and cloves, but I'm sure those spices will add to the experience. The recipe I found goes like this:

"This super-flavored pot roast recipe has been on the top twenty "most wanted" lists at the Hunt-Wesson (R) test kitchens for over 15 years"(noted in 1982, book published date).

1 3-4 lb lean chuck or rump roast
1 1/2 tsp paprika
2 tsps. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 Tbs. pure vegetable oil
1/2 cup H20 (water)
1 bay leaf
8 to 10 small whole white onions (I wonder if Pearl onions would be good?)
8 small carrots parred
2 8-oz cans of Hunt's Tomato Sauce with Mushrooms
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp onion salt
2 Tbs. minced parsley
1 cup sour cream(optional)

Directions: Trim excess fat from meat. Sprinkle with paprika, salt, and pepper. Browni in oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add water and bay leaf, simmer, covered , 2 hours or until meat is almost tender. Add Hunt's Sauce, garlic, and onion salt. Cover; simmer 50 to 60 minutes longer until meat and vegetables are tender. Add parsley. Just before serving, remove from heat and gradually stir in sour cream, if desired. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

My note: I guess this can be adapted many ways to cook in different utensils, including a crock pot. I'll have to try that cloves and ginger recipe, too.

 

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Karo 1950

 

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Sun Maid Sun Sweet 1959

 

 

 

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Karo 1964

 

[mark_wpduet]

I'm going to have to look up

what cyclamates are. I've never heard of that! Is it just me, or do a lot of the pictures of these food ad's seem not so appetizing? It's fun to look at them though.

I just looked it up. I'm assuming it's sodium cyclamate, which interestingly is banned in the US...but not Canada and the UK, it's still in diet drinks there and 50 other countries.....

 

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Quaker, Aunt Jemima 1955

 

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Planter's 1965

 

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Campbell's 1967

 

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Underwood Deviled Ham 1948

 

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Ann Page 1965

 

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Campbell's 1962

 

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Dromedary 1959

 

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Quaker 1961

 

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Mumbo 1970