Found in Mom's Basement

1988 ad for microwavable cake mixes

No amount of airbrushing could make Betty Crocker MicroRave Cake look appetizing.

Not surprisingly, Betty Crocker doesn't make this stuff anymore. 

1988 ad for Kikkoman sauces

1980s ads for Aunt Jemima

I remember when these Lite syrups first came out David Letterman said, "Isn't it nice that now fat people can have syrup with their pancakes?"

1987 ad for Aunt Jemima Lite syrups:

1988 ad for Aunt Jemima whole grain waffles:

Fishy Friday from the Fifties

Should probably have posted these vintage ads during Lent, huh?

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1952 ad for Durkee's margarine:

1952 ad for White Star tuna:

1954 ads for Chicken of the Sea:

Snacks from the 1970s

It's been my experience that any savory snack that leaves orange residue on your fingers is delicious. 

Plantar's potato chips from the 1970s:

Quinlan bite-size pretzel nubs from 1970:

1979 ad for Nabisco Snack Mate aerosol cheese:

Getting ready for April showers the vintage way

Fashion photo from the 1940s:

1952 ad for Morton's salt:

1960s French ad for Nylfrance & Rhodia textiles:

1958 ad with horrid recipe

The recipe suggest you pour A.1. Steak Sauce over a slab of cream cheese and serve it with potato chips. 

Definitely wear a hat. To distract your guests from the appetizer.

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Anthropomorphised pancakes

 

From 1956:

From 1963:

1978 holiday ad for Jell-O with recipe for poke cake

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2000 ad for Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix.

Click here to find a collection of vintage ads featuring cakes.