I live in the midwest and collect old cookbooks. Every "salad" section is about half recipes comprised of mixed vegetables and the like, and half recipes that sound like someone took all the desserts in their house and mixed them in a big bowl with some whipped cream and jello.
Be glad. I have my grandmother’s cookbooks. She had one, that I only keep for proof, comprised entirely of mayonnaise recipes. I think it was published by Hellmans. It is full of some of the worst atrocities to food I have ever read about.
I know I don’t really like everything I’m served, but I swear this cookbook is like for a black-site prisoner encampment that gets deliveries twice a year.
I was browsing the local thrift store for 70s-90s cookbooks and in several of them there were fruit soups which were just blended fruit cocktail recipes. I'll post a picture after work. My favorite was cantaloupe soup.
Growing up in Oklahoma there were two dishes that confused me as a child.
Cranberry salad was a bowl of strawberry jello with cranberries and pecans with a layer of cool whip on top.
There was also always sweet potato casserole which was a tray of thick slices of sweet potato covered in maple syrup, sprinkled with brown sugar, and marshmallows placed on top before baking the entire thing.
And yes both were served with the savoury food, and yes there was always 10 different pies, ice cream, an assortment of cookies, and homemade caramels for dessert afterwards.
Looking back, it explains why every single male in the family was overweight.
Having had the "pleasure" in the 90s to have my host family mum serve one of those as a special homemade dinner because I mentioned I liked sweet potatoes on a previous visit to the States, I just had a bad flashback...
I didn't finish even my first serving and I felt so bad because she had made this for me especially. But... marshmallows! How can people mistake those for something edible???
Cranberry salad was a bowl of strawberry jello with cranberries and pecans with a layer of cool whip on top.
The variation of that I've had involved strawberry jello, whole berry cranberry sauce and canned pineapple tidbits with the pineapple juice from the can replacing the water in the jello. No nuts or fake whipped cream, though.
I've lived my entire life in the South, but growing up we'd occasionally visit extended family in the Midwest for a holiday. Regarding holiday meals, what the fuck is wrong with you people
I'd be more offended if this weren't coming from the land of sweet tea. Understatement of the millennia twice running. Tried some once, grew a Wilford Brimley moustache within ten minutes.
This should make any Brit feel good about American food. May I present to you another holiday treat? The Wisconsin Cannibal Sandwich, which is made from raw hamburger. (link1, link2)
This is real. I remember it being served at a friends party when I was little... and my mom making sure I didn't eat any.
That's a mettigel. Used to be popular in Germany.
Many people still like mettbrötchen, which is basically what you describe. Should definitely be fresh though, but they usually are.
The sour cream has some sort of interaction with the marshmallows that makes it work with the fruit. Not sure if yogurt would do the same. In any case, this is a midwest recipe, and that means it involves either mayo or sour cream.
I don't think swapping out buttermilk for Greek yogurt on this recipe would change all that much, maybe a bit more firm? I mean if you left out the pudding mix and just used plain Greek yogurt sure.
Im from the Midwest and never heard of this dish but i know how "Midwest Healthy" works. So I'm willing to bet in the "unhealthy version" you basically double the sugar and possibly also the cream cheese. Oh and switch to full fat creme cheese.
Sometimes you do something outrageous like serve it ontop of a banana split and/or add copious amounts of chocolate syrup.
I was laughing at all these weird dishes when it occurred to me that the fruit-based ones sound a lot like a dish here in Denmark with fresh fruit and 'råcreme' which is egg yolks and sugar whipped with vanilla, then gently mixed with whipped cream.
Well, in the Christmas spirit, my family's version of these, courtesy of a century spent in Nebraska.
Line the bottom of a cake pan with pretzels, mix up mixed berry jello, with or without the true berries inside, and add whipped cream to the top. Let it set in the fridge before serving. Adds a nice bit of sweet and salty, and an appreciable crunch.
I'm not exactly sure who started it, but my family has a green salad for holiday dinners.
it's sorta a mix of lime jello, cream cheese and pineapple tidbits. it's coms togeather in such a way that it looks like spme kind of bathroommat or moldy sponge.
Tastes great though, would always recommend. I do believe that exploring new things like a traditional dish is worth looking into. so don't let an unusual combination ingredients or a slightly off color look put you off of trying a food made with love in mind.
My family (kinda not-quite-northern MN) uses key lime, mini marshmallows, wanna say cool whip, and usually mandarin oranges, but that's a hit. And someone always brings a whole slow cooker full of meatballs that have been marinaded in there with grape jelly and possibly chili sauce (just the sauce). Those 2 things are so awesome and the meatballs are easy to cook
If you've never tried, def give grape jelly+chili sauce a shot! There are a bajillion recipes floating around if you google (recipes, like ratios of grape to chili sauce), but I've made that for myself and the grape somehow makes it pop. It's just good lol
Chicken breast in a slow cooker full of salsa works well too. Or get one of those birria bombs (it's like a bath bomb but spices), a pork loin and some Mexican beer (Corona or Modelo is fine, something in that general style), all in the slow cooker, come back half a day later.
My mom made this but layered it with plain red jello. The lime jello just had pineapple, and the cream cheese was a layer between the red and green jello. I think that's right, its been a long time since I've had some. Definitely layered with red jello, had to set before the next layer.
You have not had my grandma's Christmas day hash. That is more delicious than the Christmas dinner itself. Damn my father's side of the family knew how to cook...
In Canada with Irish Canadian friends, my favourite was always ... JELLO SALAD ... basically a bowl of coloured jello with its of fruit in it. The bowl was usually set alongside all the turkey, potatoes, vegetables and stuffing.
Every other time of the year, it's called a children's dessert ... at Christmas time, it's known as an adult's gourmet salad.
One of my favorite 'salads' is jello, mini marshmallows, cool whip, and canned mandarin oranges. I was told it has fruit, so it counts as a salad. A staple at any church potluck.
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Signtist@bookwyr.me · 48 pts · 248d
I live in the midwest and collect old cookbooks. Every "salad" section is about half recipes comprised of mixed vegetables and the like, and half recipes that sound like someone took all the desserts in their house and mixed them in a big bowl with some whipped cream and jello.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 39 pts · 248d
Be glad. I have my grandmother’s cookbooks. She had one, that I only keep for proof, comprised entirely of mayonnaise recipes. I think it was published by Hellmans. It is full of some of the worst atrocities to food I have ever read about.
I know I don’t really like everything I’m served, but I swear this cookbook is like for a black-site prisoner encampment that gets deliveries twice a year.
EDIT: found it.
tomiant@piefed.social · 19 pts · 248d
"Pink Cloud Mold"
🤒
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 248d
Just makes the mouth water, doesn’t it?
“Oh, that’s my mom’s pink mold recipe!”
shudder
volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 247d
This could be edible if it weren't for the random unholy addition of mayonnaise
Tiger@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 248d
Oh my god that’s amazing. I think you might not know how valuable that is to those of us under the spell of God’s cream.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 248d
Allow me to whet your appetite once more, that you may be fulfilled.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 247d
The salmon flounder roulades sound pretty good actually
despoticruin@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 247d
Even better in the microwave
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 247d
Tiger@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 247d
Oh that’s the good stuff right there!
MarauderIIC@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 247d
https://www.instagram.com/marcosfunhouse/reels/ this guy does Vintage Recipes Gone Horribly Wrong. He attempts to make vintage recipes and eats them. You should make a submission :)
volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 247d
Now imagine you're the guy whose job it is to come up with these recipes
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 247d
The worst dish my mom ever made (besides meatloaf of course) was "BBQ" chicken which is just cooked in a pot of coca cola and ketchup.
Agrivar@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 247d
I need to know what the closest dish in that image is! (Presuming the furthest back is Pink Cloud Mold, and the middle is the Salmon-Dill Mousse)
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 247d
Tri-color vegetable mold.
Agrivar@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 247d
Thank you, king. My curiosity is satisfied. :-)
SlippiHUD@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 247d
I was browsing the local thrift store for 70s-90s cookbooks and in several of them there were fruit soups which were just blended fruit cocktail recipes. I'll post a picture after work. My favorite was cantaloupe soup.
Obituarykidney@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 248d
Growing up in Oklahoma there were two dishes that confused me as a child.
Cranberry salad was a bowl of strawberry jello with cranberries and pecans with a layer of cool whip on top.
There was also always sweet potato casserole which was a tray of thick slices of sweet potato covered in maple syrup, sprinkled with brown sugar, and marshmallows placed on top before baking the entire thing.
And yes both were served with the savoury food, and yes there was always 10 different pies, ice cream, an assortment of cookies, and homemade caramels for dessert afterwards.
Looking back, it explains why every single male in the family was overweight.
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 248d
what....
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 247d
Having had the "pleasure" in the 90s to have my host family mum serve one of those as a special homemade dinner because I mentioned I liked sweet potatoes on a previous visit to the States, I just had a bad flashback... I didn't finish even my first serving and I felt so bad because she had made this for me especially. But... marshmallows! How can people mistake those for something edible???
Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 247d
The variation of that I've had involved strawberry jello, whole berry cranberry sauce and canned pineapple tidbits with the pineapple juice from the can replacing the water in the jello. No nuts or fake whipped cream, though.
protist@mander.xyz · 21 pts · 248d
I've lived my entire life in the South, but growing up we'd occasionally visit extended family in the Midwest for a holiday. Regarding holiday meals, what the fuck is wrong with you people
crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 248d
Sorry, next time we'll deep fry it for you.
jk, I also grew up in the South but currently live in the Midwest.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club · 6 pts · 248d
Deep fried hotdish
MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 248d
Pretty sure I had this at the fair this summer
Lawnman23@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 248d
Hotdish on a stick, it’s been there every year for a while now.
protist@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 248d
Deepfried green jello containing pickles and cherries
Archer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 247d
On a stick
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 247d
I'd be more offended if this weren't coming from the land of sweet tea. Understatement of the millennia twice running. Tried some once, grew a Wilford Brimley moustache within ten minutes.
gmtom@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 247d
This whole thread is just more evidence for why Americans aren't allowed to make fun of Brits for our food.
CodeHead@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 247d
This should make any Brit feel good about American food. May I present to you another holiday treat? The Wisconsin Cannibal Sandwich, which is made from raw hamburger. (link1, link2)
This is real. I remember it being served at a friends party when I was little... and my mom making sure I didn't eat any.
nonagonOrc@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 247d
Many cuisines have a version of eating raw beef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare
If done correctly it is perfectly safe and incredibly tasty.
volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 247d
nicocool84@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 247d
Tartare sandwich? I'm French and approve, provided there some appropriate aromates in there.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 247d
my favorite part of my british heritage is seeing other cultures' foods and saying "i'ma cook that now"
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 247d
Can confirm. I'll be bringing Marshmallow Salad (a sacred family tradition) to Christmas dinner this year.
In case you're curious, here's the recipe:
Mix them together in your potluckiest bowl and let it sit overnight.
And yes, it's delicious.
Peck@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 247d
No it's not. Atrocious. Source: was forced fed this abomination in PA one time.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 247d
Y'all wouldn't know majesty if it came up and threw sour cream on your face.
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 247d
I like them depending on the fruit used
janNatan@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 247d
Have you tried this with full fat, tangy yogurt instead of sour cream? I bet it would be better. Sour cream and fruit just sounds... Awful.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 247d
The sour cream has some sort of interaction with the marshmallows that makes it work with the fruit. Not sure if yogurt would do the same. In any case, this is a midwest recipe, and that means it involves either mayo or sour cream.
janNatan@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 247d
I'm from the south. Our stuff always has butter. Every dessert has vanilla flavoring, too.
I, personally, just dont like sour cream and replace it with tangy, full fat yogurt when baking. Hasn't done me wrong so far.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 247d
Fair enough. I do typically use plain yogurt in place of sour cream for lots of things. Usually works fine.
JaymesRS@piefed.world · 12 pts · 248d
An actual recipe I grew up having in Minnesota and still occasionally make for events.
Cookie Salad
Pot-Luck, Salads Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
Directions:
Notes: French Vanilla pudding is especially good Some like to add 1 ( 20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained as well
Zorque@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 247d
Is it only half a package of fudge stripe cookies because part of the process is eating the other half?
JaymesRS@piefed.world · 1 pts · 247d
The other half of the package is for decoration on the top. You break the cookies in half and try to put them in a decorative manner.
crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 248d
That sounds like a much better version of banana pudding.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 247d
Love how you're using buttermilk instead of sour cream for salad healthiness!!
JaymesRS@piefed.world · 4 pts · 247d
If you really hate yourself, you could swap it out with plain Greek yogurt. It wouldn’t be good, but you could do it.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 247d
Gack blargh yes indeed
justaman123@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 247d
I don't think swapping out buttermilk for Greek yogurt on this recipe would change all that much, maybe a bit more firm? I mean if you left out the pudding mix and just used plain Greek yogurt sure.
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus · 10 pts · 248d
BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 248d
Gummy bear casserole (healthy version)
Directions:
Source: my family is from Iowa
karashta@piefed.social · 3 pts · 248d
I gotta know... What is the unhealthy version? Haha
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 248d
Substitute gummy orange slices for the mandarin oranges?
BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 247d
Full fat cream.cheese and oranges in regular syrup lol
adminofoz@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 248d
Im from the Midwest and never heard of this dish but i know how "Midwest Healthy" works. So I'm willing to bet in the "unhealthy version" you basically double the sugar and possibly also the cream cheese. Oh and switch to full fat creme cheese.
Sometimes you do something outrageous like serve it ontop of a banana split and/or add copious amounts of chocolate syrup.
Bunitonito@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 248d
In my family it's more like key lime jello mixed with cool whip and mandarin oranges or some shit. And it always slaps
EvilCartyen@feddit.dk · 9 pts · 247d
I was laughing at all these weird dishes when it occurred to me that the fruit-based ones sound a lot like a dish here in Denmark with fresh fruit and 'råcreme' which is egg yolks and sugar whipped with vanilla, then gently mixed with whipped cream.
It's delicious.
shredslen@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 247d
That lookw waaaaay better than ambrosia salad...shits gross.
EvilCartyen@feddit.dk · 3 pts · 247d
Sure, but you can see how they're vaguely related, right?
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 248d
I live in the Midwest and it was a couple of different types of fruit salad. Fruit with a bunch of whipped cream.
nickiwest@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 247d
Two non-vegetable "salads" at every holiday gathering in my childhood in southern Illinois in the '80s were Waldorf Salad and Watergate Salad.
xtapa@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 247d
Watergate salad sounds pretty disgusting.
iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 247d
You gotta deepthroat it.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 247d
this one is my gran's. i love frog eye salad
thing you got to remember is, before like the 70s, good fruit was canned
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 247d
I've eaten many a dish with a combination of fruit, marshmallow and some kind of fluff.
white_nrdy@programming.dev · 4 pts · 247d
Hmmm, I loved Heavenly Hash growing up....
bitjunkie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 247d
That sounds pretty great actually
scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 247d
Well, in the Christmas spirit, my family's version of these, courtesy of a century spent in Nebraska.
Line the bottom of a cake pan with pretzels, mix up mixed berry jello, with or without the true berries inside, and add whipped cream to the top. Let it set in the fridge before serving. Adds a nice bit of sweet and salty, and an appreciable crunch.
ShyFae@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 248d
I'm not exactly sure who started it, but my family has a green salad for holiday dinners. it's sorta a mix of lime jello, cream cheese and pineapple tidbits. it's coms togeather in such a way that it looks like spme kind of bathroommat or moldy sponge.
Tastes great though, would always recommend. I do believe that exploring new things like a traditional dish is worth looking into. so don't let an unusual combination ingredients or a slightly off color look put you off of trying a food made with love in mind.
Bunitonito@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 248d
My family (kinda not-quite-northern MN) uses key lime, mini marshmallows, wanna say cool whip, and usually mandarin oranges, but that's a hit. And someone always brings a whole slow cooker full of meatballs that have been marinaded in there with grape jelly and possibly chili sauce (just the sauce). Those 2 things are so awesome and the meatballs are easy to cook
Twipped@l.twipped.social · 5 pts · 248d
Meatballs in a slowcooker full of bbq sauce is the ultimate in potluck cuisine. I sometimes make that shit just for myself
Bunitonito@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 248d
If you've never tried, def give grape jelly+chili sauce a shot! There are a bajillion recipes floating around if you google (recipes, like ratios of grape to chili sauce), but I've made that for myself and the grape somehow makes it pop. It's just good lol
Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 247d
Chicken breast in a slow cooker full of salsa works well too. Or get one of those birria bombs (it's like a bath bomb but spices), a pork loin and some Mexican beer (Corona or Modelo is fine, something in that general style), all in the slow cooker, come back half a day later.
lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 248d
My mom made this but layered it with plain red jello. The lime jello just had pineapple, and the cream cheese was a layer between the red and green jello. I think that's right, its been a long time since I've had some. Definitely layered with red jello, had to set before the next layer.
alt_xa_23@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 246d
My favorite was a dish made of pudding, jello, and cool whip, with fruit mixed in. I think we called it "creamsicle fluff"
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 246d
My gran used cottage cheese instead of pudding for that.
cheesybuddha@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 247d
And it will inexplicably have peas in it as well
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 3 pts · 248d
Still better than hash (basically making a casserole of all the leftovers combined)
tomiant@piefed.social · 6 pts · 248d
You have not had my grandma's Christmas day hash. That is more delicious than the Christmas dinner itself. Damn my father's side of the family knew how to cook...
Ininewcrow@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 247d
In Canada with Irish Canadian friends, my favourite was always ... JELLO SALAD ... basically a bowl of coloured jello with its of fruit in it. The bowl was usually set alongside all the turkey, potatoes, vegetables and stuffing.
Every other time of the year, it's called a children's dessert ... at Christmas time, it's known as an adult's gourmet salad.
Never understood it.
lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 248d
Three different colored layers of jello? Gran, that's fantastic! That must have taken hours to make!
its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 248d
One of my favorite 'salads' is jello, mini marshmallows, cool whip, and canned mandarin oranges. I was told it has fruit, so it counts as a salad. A staple at any church potluck.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 247d