Thread: Food in late 60's, early 70's

anja wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I was hoping somebody might help me?
>
> We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
> Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
> food...
> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
> desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>
> (do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)
>
> Regards
>
> Anja

Is that food from any specific area of the world in the 60's and 70's?
American food?

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:00:48 -0400, Goomba <[email protected]>
wrote:

>anja wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I was hoping somebody might help me?
>>
>> We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
>> Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
>> food...
>> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
>> desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>>
>> (do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Anja
>
>Is that food from any specific area of the world in the 60's and 70's?
>American food?

We did fondue about that time. Was novel, we were poor and it was
yummy and fun.

aloha,
Cea

I was a kid then, but, looking back, seems a bad time for fashion and
food.
Have you seen that Life on Mars cop show set then? Pretty good.
Drunk cops.

An odd idea for a party, but wish I could be there. Are you going to
be wearing Carnaby Street polka dots, bell bottems, medallions and
nehrue collars?

My folks were not great cooks. I remember overcooked meat and canned
veg. Casseroles.

The cookbook pictures from that time are great. Somehow hadn't got
the color photography right .

anja wrote:
>
> We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
> Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
> food...
> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
> desserts and assorted snacs,,,,

Here's more than enough recipes:

http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:56:02 -0700 (PDT), anja <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I was hoping somebody might help me?
>
>We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
>Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
>food...
>The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
>desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>
>(do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)
>
You need fondue for sure. Appetizers with toothpicks in them. Cubes
of cheese will do. Oh and California dip which was a Lipton onion
soup packet mixed into a container of sour cream. Serve with potato
chips. Guacamole and salsa were just becoming popular back then and
Fritos were the only corn chip to be found. I used to make rumaki
too. I first ate spaghetti and clams - and ARTICHOKES around that
time. The memories are flooding back. A fun dessert would be squares
of that layered jello you pick up and eat with your fingers. I forget
what it's called.

This should get you started
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...70&btnG=Search

What part of the country are you in? Have the people who are hosting
interviewed their parents (or grandparents) to find out what they
served/ate at parties back then?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

>[email protected] (anja) ASKED:
>Hi!
>I was hoping somebody might help me?
>We are throwing a party in may, themed over late
>60's -early 70's. Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this,
>and i'm responisibile for the food...
>The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot
>and cold food and some desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>(do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)
>Regards
>Anja

http://www.robinsweb.com/70s/70s_party_foods.html

http://www.foodtimeline.org/fooddecades.html

On Apr 12, 3:38*pm, Mark Thorson <nos...@sonic.net> wrote:
> anja wrote:
>
> > We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
> > Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
> > food...
> > The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
> > desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>
> Here's more than enough recipes:
>
> http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html

Thank you, Mark. That website is one of the best I've ever seen. I'm
going to email the link to lots of friends.

--Bryan
The album, "School of the Americas" is now available online.
Go to: http://www.thebonobos.com/
Click on the album cover to purchase. This is a fold out case with a
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anja wrote on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:56:02 -0700 (PDT):

> I was hoping somebody might help me?

> We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early
> 70's. Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm
> responisibile for the food...
> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and
> some desserts and assorted snacs,,,,

> (do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from
> Norway....)

Where are you located? There must be differences between Britain and
America and also continental Europe. My wife and I first tried both beef
and cheese fondue in the 60s on a trip to Europe and made both for
ourselves and guests quite often. Being brought up in Britain, I can
actually remember the first time I had spaghetti: in the early 50s.



--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

bulka wrote:
>
> An odd idea for a party, but wish I could be there. Are you going to
> be wearing Carnaby Street polka dots, bell bottems, medallions and
> nehrue collars?

http://zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2..._Code=3-Apr-09

Mark Thorson wrote:
> bulka wrote:
>> An odd idea for a party, but wish I could be there. Are you going to
>> be wearing Carnaby Street polka dots, bell bottems, medallions and
>> nehrue collars?
>
> http://zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2..._Code=3-Apr-09

Heh! My daughter had to dress in 65-style, and she wore an
outfit I had saved since then. One of the few advantages of
having a child at a relatively advanced age.

--
Jean B.

Goomba wrote:
>
> anja wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I was hoping somebody might help me?
> >
> > We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
> > Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
> > food...
> > The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
> > desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
> >
> > (do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Anja
>
> Is that food from any specific area of the world in the 60's and 70's?
> American food?

Wouldn't the theme point to that gallery of unfortunate food?

"Pete C." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Goomba wrote:
>>
>> anja wrote:
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > I was hoping somebody might help me?
>> >
>> > We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
>> > Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
>> > food...
>> > The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
>> > desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>> >
>> > (do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Anja
>>
>> Is that food from any specific area of the world in the 60's and 70's?
>> American food?
>
> Wouldn't the theme point to that gallery of unfortunate food?


LileK's Gallery of Regrettable Food:

http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/

Hiliarious stuff! I believe a lot of it was earlier than the 60's and 70's,
though.

Jill

On Apr 12, 1:56*pm, anja <a...@dubland.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I was hoping somebody might help me?
>
> We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
> Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
> food...
> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
> desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>
> (do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)
>
> Regards
>
> Anja

May I also suggest stopping by a Goodwill, Salvation Army or other
second hand store and picking up serving dishes in such classic early
1970's colors such as Harvest Gold, Avocado Green (Olive Green) and
reddish orange. There are some classic mixing bowls from that period.
Olive green with white flowers (and vice versa). There were those
black serving platters with inlay patterns, I think they were Danish
or Norwegian in origin. I have small one with a butterfly on it that
was my Mom's from that era. I believe we also had an Owl. As for
food, as others said, fondue for sure. I would go to Goodwill and get
a vintage "chafing dish" (or the cassserole dishes that came with the
little metal rack, with space for a tealight candle under the
casserole dish to keep it warm) and make Swedish Meatballs. I remember
those were very popular for cocktail parties back then. Serve Whisky
sours in tall straight sided glasses, garnished with an orange slice.
(My parents always served whisky sours back then when they had
company). I think the dishes the foods are served in/on will be just
as important to set the mood of the theme as the foods themselves.

anja <[email protected]> wrote in news:b80fe2ff-c8de-4377-ba89-40585b24f059
@y9g2000yqg.googlegroups.com:

> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
> desserts and assorted snacs,,,,

Lots of wholesome, nutricious red meat, sweets loaded with sugar, and make
sure everything is dripping in melted cheese. Since milk did a body good,
cheese must do a body better.

"elaich" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:grtsmh$hbi$[email protected]..
> anja <[email protected]> wrote in news:b80fe2ff-c8de-4377-ba89-40585b24f059
> @y9g2000yqg.googlegroups.com:
>
>> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
>> desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>
> Lots of wholesome, nutricious red meat, sweets loaded with sugar, and make
> sure everything is dripping in melted cheese. Since milk did a body good,
> cheese must do a body better.



Don't forget the margarine! It's soooo much better for you than butter

On Apr 12, 1:56*pm, anja <a...@dubland.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I was hoping somebody might help me?
>
> We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
> Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
> food...
> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
> desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>
> (do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)
>
> Regards
>
> Anja

Fondue (cheese and chocolate) and casseroles. Wasn't crepes suzette
popular then? And lobster thermodor?

Kris

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:47:12 -0700 (PDT), Kris <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Wasn't crepes suzette popular then?

Yes! I made them with OJ instead of Grand Marnier and ate them for
breakfast when I was in college. I also put home make Kahlua in the
morning coffee.

>And lobster thermodor?

I tried it once (I think it was a leftover from the '50s), but lobster
Thermadore wasn't my cup of tea.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote:

>> And lobster thermodor?
>
> I tried it once (I think it was a leftover from the '50s), but lobster
> Thermadore wasn't my cup of tea.

It's "Thermidor," and there's an interesting history of the dish at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_thermidor

Bob

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anja <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I was hoping somebody might help me?
>
> We are throwing a party in may, themed over late 60's -early 70's.
> Unfortunatly I'm born to late for this, and i'm responisibile for the
> food...
> The plan is to have a buffet, with both hot and cold food and some
> desserts and assorted snacs,,,,
>
> (do appologize the bad spelling, I'm originnaly from Norway....)

I honestly can't think of any foods that were popular in the 60's and
early 70's, which is when I was a kid. Someone mentioned fondu, but
that's still quite common. When my cousin made her daughter a bat mitzva
a year ago, they had chocolate fondu for dessert.

When I was a kid, I ate pretty much the same thing than that we I now.
Even a lot of the candy from candy stores is still fairly easy to find
in my area.