"Vintage food can fall into many different categories. There are timeless recipes that are still made today, like red velvet cake and garlic bread (yep, garlic bread is vintage, created by Italian-Americans in the early 1900s). Then there are the downright bizarre vintage recipes. We're thinking about things like bananas with ham and hollandaise, and molded egg salad or seafood in aspic. They have their fans, sure, but they're not really the kind of dishes that most people would look back on fondly."
"You do, however, probably think of Watergate - the major political scandal of the 1970s that led to Nixon's unprecedented resignation. Watergate was, of course, a huge topic of conversation during this decade. It wasn't just a point of serious discussion; it was also a running joke for many. This is probably how Watergate Salad (which consists of all of the ingredients we mentioned earlier) got its name."
Vintage food falls into several categories: timeless classics still made today, downright bizarre recipes, and underrated dishes deserving renewed attention. Timeless examples include red velvet cake and garlic bread, which originated among Italian-Americans in the early 1900s. Bizarre examples include bananas with ham and hollandaise, molded egg salad, and seafood in aspic. Underrated vintage dishes highlighted include Watergate salad, prune whip, corn casserole, and porcupine meatballs. Watergate salad combines pistachio pudding mix, canned pineapple, marshmallows, chopped nuts, and Cool Whip and remains associated with family gatherings and nostalgic reactions to its green hue.
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