Hey, my mom used to make that!

Retro Party: four soup-er dips from the 1970s

Chilled onion dip (or California Dip, as it's referred to in this 1979 ad) and potato chips. The. Best. Party food. Ever.

Guacamole Dip

1 cup California Dip (see recipe below)
1 medium avocado, mashed
1 medium tomato, chopped
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Blend all ingredients; chill.

 

Lipton California Dip 

In a small bowl, blend 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix with 2 cups (16 oz.) sour cream; chill.

 

California Horseradish 'n Bacon Dip

Add 6 slices bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled, and 3 teaspoons horseradish, to 2 cups California Dip.

 

Skinny Dip

Substitute 2 cups (16 oz.) plain yogurt for sour cream in California Dip.

 

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Retro Pickled Eggs

Leftover Easter eggs? Try this UK favorite.

Here's Heinz's 1972 recipe for pickled eggs.

Slowly blend 2 cups Heinz Distilled White Vinegar into 2 tbsp. mild mustard. Add 1/2 cup water, 1 cup sugar, 6 whole cloves, 1 tbsp each: salt, celery seed, mustard seed. Simmer 10 minutes; cool. Pour over 12 shelled hard-cooked eggs and 2 onions sliced. Cover; refrigerate overnight. Makes 1 dozen.

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Retro Recipe: Deviled Eggs

I've always been a little weird about eggs.

As a child, I would only eat eggs prepared by mother or one of my grandmothers. Scrambled eggs at slumber parties, made by friends' mothers, grossed me out. They looked wet and slimey, even though I'm pretty sure that was just me.

I've gotten better as I've aged. However, I continue to be repulsed by deviled eggs made by anyone other than my mother or me.

Go figure.

I like to make deviled eggs for Easter. So here's a deviled eggs recipe from the 1950s.

4 hard-cooked eggs
1 tbsp. Heinz Sweet or India Relish
1 tbsp. Heinz Tomato Ketchup
1 tbsp. mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/2 tsp. Heinz Prepared Mustard
Salt & pepper to taste

Remove the shells from the eggs. Cut eggs lengthwise; remove yolks. Mash yolks; blend with remaining ingredients. Refill egg whites with mixture. Chill. Makes 8 deviled eggs.

It's me again. You can fill the egg whites with a spoon, but I find it's worth the effort to fill them using a pastry bag and a star-shaped tip.

Click here for a recipe for a retro deviled egg salad. 

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Retro Hors D'Oeuvres: Meatball Yummies

If you'd rather not refer to these as Meatball Yummies, I totally understand. Especially if you plan on serving them to grownups. Instead, I suggest you call them Retro Cocktail Meatballs. You're welcome.

Here's how you make Meatball Yummies.

1 lb. ground beef
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg
2 tbsp. Prime Choice Steak Sauce
2 tbsp. oil
1/3 cup Prime Choice
2 tbsp. light brown sugar
2 tbsp. butter or margarine

Combine beef, bread crumbs, egg and 2 tbsp. Prime Choice. Mix and shape into 1-inch meatballs. Brown in oil in skillet. Drain fat from skillet. Combine 1/3 cup Prime Choice, brown sugar and butter with meatballs in skillet. Simmer covered for 15 minutes or until done. Makes about 2 dozen meatballs. 

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From 1958, 3-Second Appetizers from A.1.

I suggest you think twice before trying a savory appetizer recipe that promises to look like a chocolate sundae.

Here's the recipe for A.1.'s 3-Second Appetizers.

Put a slab of cream cheese in a shallow bowl and pour A.1. Steak Sauce liberally over it. (Looks like a chocolate sundae.) Circle with crackers or potato chips.

For variety, blend 1 Tbsp. A.1. Steak Sauce with 4-oz. pkg. cream cheese, add minced clams.

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Retro dip for holiday parties

Here's the 1967 recipe for Trim-a-Tree Dip.

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz.)
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 oz.)
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup minced onions
1 tsp. chopped parsley
Few strips of pimiento

In small mixer bowl, blend first 5 ingredients; beat thoroughly at medium speed until fluffy. If necessary, chill until mixture mounds. Pile mixture on inverted 5-inch flat-bottomed bowl, with spatula, shape into a peaked tree.

 

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Retro shrimp dip for your Super Bowl party

This 1989 recipe for Season's Best Shrimp Dip is from Miracle Whip. It's super easy to make. Instead of canned shrimp, you might want to use cooked shrimp from the supermarket.

Here's a close-up of the recipe:

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Perfect for your football party: Hot & Spicy Chicken Nuggets

This 1989 recipe is from Miracle Whip.

Here's a close-up of the recipe for Hot & Spicy Chicken Nuggets:

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Happy Holidays

Edible holiday wreath is from Julia M. Usher.

1947 recipe for Stuffed Celery Canapes from Underwood Deviled Ham