Every decade has a slew of food trends that come and go as often and reliably as the change of seasons. The 1980s saw the popularity of Italian staples like polenta, sun-dried tomatoes, and Merlot. The 1990s saw a rise in dessert sushi and mango salsa. The early 2000s evolved into a craft beer renaissance and people everywhere were eating watermelon with feta and mint during the summer. 2018 is seeing a plethora of turmeric recipes and a surge in popularity for oat milk. However, all of these food trends evolved from the very scary era of food trends during the post-war years where Jell-O and mayonnaise reigned supreme. Welcome to the 70s Dinner Party, have a seat.
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The Twitter account, run by Anna Pallai, collects old food advertisements and recipes that features things like greying hardboiled eggs, meatloaf, and many, many Jell-O creations. You can find her book here, and to see some of the best tweets, keep on reading.
1. Turn your crudite platter into a garden. Literally.
The totally tropical taste pic.twitter.com/nO72yXwddP
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) March 2, 2018
2. Maraschino cherries, cauliflower, and broccoli: Made for each other.
True.
(via moretransistorssmashed tumblr) pic.twitter.com/yO5BIOw8cI
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) March 2, 2018
3. Jellied beef broth for you and you and you!
Chilling pic.twitter.com/ALYeXV8OaV
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) March 1, 2018
4. There's definitely peas, but everything else is questionable.
Think it's safe to say the drugs don't work
(via jellokitty) pic.twitter.com/seHPBF4NFZ
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) March 1, 2018
5. "Easy" garnishes, right.
I live for your fruit peacock pic.twitter.com/C3nCVSrClJ
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 27, 2018
6. No wonder we're all afraid of the Easter Bunny photos.
Have you checked the children? pic.twitter.com/XGUpMOYZLF
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 26, 2018
7. Mondays are for Banana Meatloaf.
I don?t like Mondays pic.twitter.com/qbY188Lks6
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 26, 2018
8. Peach Party Loaf is, unfortunately, exactly what it sounds like.
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 24, 2018
9. Once upon time, peaches paired with mayo.
It's a no from me
(Via https://t.co/Z8lZzMSM1m) pic.twitter.com/6GIAajdJDh
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 22, 2018
10. I've seen current hot dogs worse than this...
The 'new trick' you didn't know you needed pic.twitter.com/CQ4PTycI7L
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 22, 2018
11. Guess you better save your pineapple tops?
Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes pic.twitter.com/RmVIy08UVk
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 19, 2018
12. What do you reckon is in the middle?
This is my gift, my curse pic.twitter.com/VOLCL6uOTY
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 18, 2018
13. I'll have the grapefruit with a scoop of beans, please.
I can?t wait Miss Kelly pic.twitter.com/bPUv2saTIv
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 16, 2018
14. I can't caption this better myself.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Show them your love
With a frankfurter stew pic.twitter.com/VAE71xiEb4— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 14, 2018
15. Even roasted pigs deserve a crown.
You got the look
You must'a took
A whole hour just to make up your face pic.twitter.com/Gff5nabniY— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 13, 2018
16. Why eat your stew vegetables when you can stack 'em?
One more sleep folks pic.twitter.com/7CyFbO7WkB
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 12, 2018
17. This is totally doable at home.
Fly, my pretty, fly pic.twitter.com/IMjO2neWJY
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 10, 2018
18. Queso with a face-o.
Hello. Is it me you're looking for? pic.twitter.com/JovJOyt6Cc
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 9, 2018
19. Bonus points if you sprinkle cricket dust over it.
All right Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up pic.twitter.com/TV09HBeSj9
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) February 8, 2018
20. Cottage cheese will never live this photo down.
Why did no-one tell me it was #NationalCheeseLoversDay ?? pic.twitter.com/S4oZGMMQaD
— 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) January 20, 2018
Have you ever had any of these wild and wacky recipes? Let us know in the comments below!
