If I do more of these, I’ll come up with a fun name. Vintage recipes have been a quarantine interest that I’ve started to explore. Even books from 10 years ago are such a time warp. This book is from the ’60s and I was fully entertained the whole time. The recipes I am going to discuss are what caught my eye for the better or worse
Shrimp Bites-
This may be unpopular but I don’t want corn flakes for
anything. Not to eat for cereal and especially not used for a coating. I can’t stand
the texture at all. It is the worst option. When did breadcrumbs become a
thing? I was surprised it was an option in a lot of the recipes. I also think
cutting them in halves is too much work. Shrimp cooks pretty quickly anyway.
Broiled Meat Sticks-
This needs more than just salt and pepper. Red meat needs
more than that. I feel like most savory recipes benefit from garlic, onion, and
paprika as well. The lack of seasoning astounded me, especially for a recipe
cookbook. Also, I think meatloaf would be easier than doing this. I don’t think
the breadcrumbs add anything in this format.
Fish Chowder-
I actually kinda want to try this. I don’t care for soup
much but I love cream-based stews and I think this could be easily updated. I
need to look up what salt pork is though. I’m aware of smoked pork necks for
greens but I wonder if there is a difference. This just needs more seasonings
like paprika, maybe some cumin, seasoned salt, etc. I’m not sure if I want to
deal with deboning fish though. I also would replace the water with fish stock
or pork stock if that is a thing. I just don’t enjoy cooking anything in the water,
I feel like you’re missing an opportunity for more flavor.
Lobster stew-
Where are the seasonings? Not even salt? I can't imagine
eating such bland food from a restaurant. Adding the guts is not enough flavor. I like the idea though. I’d add more seasoning and other fish though.
Lobster isn’t strong enough for such a lack of flavor. Buying two whole
lobsters seems a bit pricey for this too. This must have been when lobster was
cheap.
Jelly Omelet-
I could never. Jelly isn’t my favorite thing but in eggs? I
need my eggs to be savory all the time. Don’t add a pinch of sugar. It's not
even a savory jelly. Grape?? Absolutely not. I would rather eat eggs unseasoned
then with sugar. I was completely taken off guard with this recipe. Also, not
crazy about omelets. Rather have them over easy, a skillet, scrambled easy,
poached anything else. Omelets tend to be so overcooked.
Halibut Loaf-
This recipe perplexes me. I like the idea of this but at the
same time, I don’t like the idea of fish being blended for a seafood meatloaf.
Maybe a souffle version would make me fully commit. I like the idea of a baked
fish with a seafood sauce but making minced fish for a large ass fish loaf is
kinda unsettling. I actually think the salmon version might be a bit better but
I might create this one day because it is so perplexing to me. I also wonder
what makes the soft bread crumbs soft. Celery salt is something I haven’t seen
before. Celery is one of my least favorite seasonings so I don’t know if I
would add that. This is another recipe that I think is severely lacking in
seasoning.
Lobster Salad-
Are yall telling me I can mix anything with mayo and it’s a
salad? I already add too much cheese to regular salads. This is just giving me
more ideas. I think I would make this though because I want to know what a
lobster roll tastes like but I’m too cheap to buy one. This just needs lemon
over celery and then again, more seasoning, and maybe add another seafood as
well. Salt, pepper, and garlic should be the default.
Cheese Delight-
Deep-fried cheese sandwich? Sign me up today. I would eat
bread for this. Just add more cheese and seasoning and I would make this. This
would be a great upgrade for tomato soup as well. I love fried foods. Fried
sandwiches is an interesting subject that I wouldn’t mind exploring. This would
be a good introduction to wild fair foods.
Florida Ham Sandwich-
This just offended my senses. Adding citrus to something
makes it from Florida? Orange does not make sense to me here at all, especially
competing with the strong flavors of pumpernickel bread. And they had the
audacity to add sugar to this as well? This is my least favorite recipe. The
cold beets don’t make sense to me either. I just think this doesn’t make sense
for a sandwich.
ROFL! Wow these are somestrange recipes. I agree with you on all of it! I am intrigued by the fried grilled cheese sandwich. It just needs a little something to jazz it up a bit. Thanks for the laugh today!!
ReplyDeleteI really like looking at old recipes and seeing how food trends have changed (or stayed the same). My Mum has a collection of recipes she started collecting in a box about 50 years ago and it’s like a treasure trove of history and memories!
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