When it comes to food, the baby boomer generation loves its holy trinity of starch, cheese, and meat. But it’s still hard to believe there are people who consider bologna a valid form of meat. And worse still, they’re pairing it with cream cheese! Cream cheese deserves better than that, alright? Heck, bologna deserves better than this pairing!
It’s time to take cream cheese elsewhere, even if it’s on plain old white bread. We suggest leaving bologna behind in the 1960s where it belongs. It’s not the healthiest option for you, even if it might bring back memories of simpler times.
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?
Schwan's Foods
Speaking of food quirks of the baby boomer generation, one name seems to pop up repeatedly: Schwan's Co. This Minnesota-based food company, with its 65-year history, has managed to maintain a rather notorious reputation in the frozen food department.
It started with their frozen pizza inception in 1966. Since then, Schwan's has lived up to its reputation of brands baby boomers just can’t let go of. Sorry, but have you seen the fresh food options available these days? We have elaborate food kits and everything. Frozen pizza gives us the chills. Give us a fresh slice from the local Italian pizzeria down the street any day!
Aspic
Remember when we said Jell-O was bad? Get ready to have your taste buds revolt twice over because we've got something even worse in store for you. Brace yourselves for the horrifying creation that emerged from the depths of the 70s: Aspic.
We can think of a million other food options that don't involve the horrifying combination of meat and gelatin. Aspic is meat suspended in a translucent, gelatinous prison. Don't let the picture fool you into thinking there's something remotely palatable about this horror show. If it comes down to it, choose Jell-O over Aspic. You read that right.