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I've had quite a few of those.

In the very early 60s, during the summer, my mother took me to relief society rather than have me stay home.

The elementary school was next to the church, so the kids would play while the mothers did their lessons.

After the meeting was lunch, usually consisting of some bizarre jello dish, sandwiches and punch.

I liked the celery with pimento cheese, stuffed olives and crean cheese and cucumber sandwiches.

The jello was mostly filled with fruit though occasionally shredded carrots or cottage cheese.

Once in a while my favorite, a green jello with marshmallows, pineapple and walnuts.

My Grandmother taught me the green jello with the walnuts, pineapple, and whipped cream. But I used part pineapple juice in place of water to give it a kick. Rarely was any of it left at the end of a church saturday night pot luck in the gym.

But there was one item that I do miss to this day. An old Betty Crocker cookbook had a recipe for Sugar Cookies. Bake them up, and put Betty Crocker frosting mix on them with sprinkles... those were so good!

How about this?

https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/classic-sugar-cookies/90993177-b5fe-4cc7-a6b6-8f58913d36e8

This one is just *NO*

https://www.cookbookcommunity.com/recipes/1950s-retro-spaghettios-franks-jello-mold-cake/

This one looks like a cross section of asphalt

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69242913013413654/

I have a fondness for *some* vintage recipes...but not those. lol

I collect cookbooks, and a vintage BH&G cookbook from the 1970s is still one of my favorites. I like it better than a more current edition, which I also have.

With so much being online now I got rid of 95% of my cookbooks but they will pry my red/white BH&G out of my cold dead hands! It's the only chicken paprikash kid likes and he LOVES it. It is a big treat because of the fat content. Must use bone in and skin and make the sauce X4. Over rice not noodles.

I will have to try that one.

I agree with you about online recipes. I pull a number of my recipes from the web these days. My sister-in-law subscribes to the NY Times Cooking site. They have some amazing recipes, but right now, I don't care to pay the subscription fee.

One of my favorite cookbook authors is Ina Garten ("The Barefoot Contessa.") I find her recipes to be very reliable.

I love Ina. Pintarest is a great source. Hubs is a casserole kid and I find a lot of good ones there. I am more a grilled/baked piece of meat, 2 veg and a starch girl. Kid is a BIG eater so the casseroles are good for now.

I played in a jazz group Saturday for a private party. It was $30 per head for food and drinks and there was a large crowd. The band ate free, but sigh.. We were given vegetarian hot dogs on a gluten free bun. One bite and I had to discard the dinner. Fortunately there was some chili and beer which I had at the end. I have had wonderful vegan dishes. This was certainly not one of them.

Hey, at least there was no mayo!

You obviously have no idea how expensive really awful tasting food is. ;)

I actually rather like Spam. So do a lot of other people. You will pry Spam from a typical Hawaiian's cold dead fingers.

I draw the line at pickled pigs feet. Mom liked them. Yep, Southerner.

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> I actually rather like Spam. So do a lot of other
> people. You will pry Spam from a typical
> Hawaiian's cold dead fingers.

A Hawaiian who died at 52 from a massive heart attack. But at least it was quick.

Hubs likes it. I will make it for him once in a while. I make a hash with potatoes and onions and he drowns the whole mess in ketchup. Eggs on the side and he is a happy camper.

Should it be illegal to put ketchup on steak ?

Crap steak, who cares. Good steak, it is a SIN! So is cooking a good steak till it is like an old piece of shoe leather.

I’ve heard that shoe leather tastes good on Wonder Bread.

Nah, not even with mayo.

Try miracle whip

Sinner!

Miracle whip is best in tuna salad.

No, best is down the sink.

We were given The Betty Crocker Cookbook for a wedding gift. I passed it on, with all my wife's hand written addendums to my oldest granddaughter.

That's lovely. She'll cherish it.