- Are they strange or are they popular?
These common 60s foods are considered strange but have held onto their popularity. Did you grow up eating these foods or have you been eating them again more recently?
Jell-O Salad
As a kid, dessert was often Jell-o with canned fruit in it and honestly, it was pretty delicious. A great combination is lime Jell-o and canned pineapple pieces. Jell-o had a hard time making it out of the 80s with fillings that were savory and sweet and all over the board. When Jell-o made it to America at the turn of the 20th century, blue collar people couldn’t wait to get their hands on it. Jell-o had some sweet marketing, linking Jell-o to femininity and a whole bunch of recipes began popping up. 1960s cookbooks listed recipes like Molded Avocado and Tuna. Julia Child even devoted a section to her book “The Joy of Cooking” to Jell-O salads. How do you feel about Jell-o as one of the strange 60s foods?
French Onion Dip
What’s easier than throwing together a packet of Onion Soup Mix and a container of sour cream? The best combo is French onion dip with pretzels or ridge potato chips. This appetizer has been called California dip. This dip was born back in when an inventive home cook took a packet of dehydrated onions into the french onion dip that we know today. The Lipton version simplified the original 1954 recipes as it called for cream cheese, Roquefort with California Sauterne wine, mayonnaise, salt, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, and garlic salt.
Meatloaf 
Did you have meatloaf as a kid and do you still have it now? There are so many different things you can do with meatloaf and pair with it during a meal, it really is a delicious staple. Speaking of which, have you ever had the Cracker Barrel Version? Because if you look up a dupe or a copycat and try it, it’s going to be one of your top three favorite meatloaf recipes you will ever try. Now that you know about the dupe, you should know that the first ever meatloaf recipe originated in the middle ages in the Mediterranean. They made it to use up scrap meat, combining it with fruits, nuts and seasonings. The recipe added bread and eggs and traditionally it was eaten for breakfast. By the 1950s, people were enjoying Betty Crocker’s version and by the 1970s, people were trying out different variations with add ins like peaches and smashed bananas. Most agree that you can really do and try whatever you like when it comes to meatloaf. What do you think of this as one of the strange 60s foods?
Fondue
Fondue is a party food and really appeals to everyone. Dipping different meats, breads, veggies, into hot oil or cheese makes any meal more fun and full of different things to try and enjoy. People first fell in love with this way of eating in the 60s and it has preservered to this day. Fondue parties elevate any dinner party and are coming back with a new twist. From Chinese inspired additions to sweet specialties like chocolate, you can make almost any kind of “sauce” you want and dip in almost whatever you want as well. What’s better than that?
So are these 60s foods strange to you or have they been staples for years? Let me know in the comments and if you want to see more lists like this!