Remember the strawberry bon bons that took the late ’80s and early ’90s by storm? Those candies were everywhere! It’s like they appeared out of thin air, always lingering in stores or teacher’s jars — even when you didn’t think much of them. They tasted terrible. So, it’s astonishing to know they are still around.
We get the nostalgia. It’s kinda sweet. But there’s no reason to live in the past, or worse, hand out strawberry bonbons to kids on Halloween! Do you want your house egged? Because we can tell you that’s what’s going to happen, sooner or later.
Meat Pate
And the Winner of the Most Unappetizing Food Presentation Award goes to... Meat Pate! Slow claps for this culinary nightmare. We’re equal parts perplexed and repelled, as is the case with most foods from the baby boomer generation. Whether served hot or cold, in pie form or as a loaf – it’s a resounding NO.
What's that on the plate? Why, it's a mysterious gray mass we can’t seem to identify. Is it meat? Is it rubber? Is it food that’s been lying around for a hundred years, maybe? And you’re saying we’re supposed to eat that? You must be joking.
Weenie Sauce
Everyone has their favorite food combinations. Grape jelly with peanut butter? Absolutely delicious. Barbecue sauce on meat? Mouthwatering. But grape jelly and barbecue sauce combined? Now that's just strange. Baby Boomers seem to love it, though.
How much free time did a person have to come up with the idea of mixing these two condiments? Baby boomers were living in a time of prosperity, too. One would think they had left the horrors of war behind, with plenty of food options to satisfy their taste buds. But no, let’s continue subjecting ourselves to bizarre culinary experiments, even if our lives no longer depend on it. Old habits die hard.
Summer Sausage Snack Platters
Summer sausage snack platters, the underwhelming Christmas gift from your boss that you never asked for. It's like they couldn't muster up enough creativity to think of something more exciting. Let's be honest, there are way better gift options out there! This platter was allegedly an acceptable gifting item back then. What’s worse, the sausage platter was "seasonal."
What now? If you need more evidence of how different generations view food and life, look no further. Not only was the food questionable, even gifts managed to take away the little bit of joy left in you. Who gets excited about a platter of summer sausage snacks?
Curly Parsley
Why bother with curly parsley anyway? Are there any recipes where it outshines its more popular, flat-leaf counterpart? Curly parsley has lost its glamour and is now seen as a relic of the 1960s, although a few dishes might have it as a garnish. Curly parsley has a green and slightly iron-like taste, which in itself isn’t too bad.
But it's the coarse texture that turns people off. It needs more chopping effort to work with compared to the smoother flat-leaf variety. Experts suggest finely chopping curly parsley to avoid the unpleasant sensation in the throat caused by its frizzy leaves. But really, do any of us have the time?