Foods That Will Give You Serious Childhood Nostalgia

No celebration was complete without a gelatin mold. It inspired several 1950s and 1960s molds, showing a cook's ingenuity.

Gelatin Molds

The 1964 New York World's Fair Swiss exhibit included the dish, which became a dinner party staple. Cheese fondue was served during late 1960s family parties!

Fondue

Maybe your parents served this fashionable dish during 1960s cocktail parties. Most variants include beef or pork with a thick gravy, cream sauce, or lingonberry jam.

Swedish Meatballs

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This recipe, mocked since it requires just a can opener, was a 1950s and 1960s supper favorite. It has canned tuna, mushroom soup, curry powder, and shredded American cheese.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

This pineapple-cherry cake is a classic. Pineapple upside-down cake won the inaugural Dole recipe contest in 1926.

Pineapple-Upside-Down Cake

Chicken and vegetables were served over biscuits, rice, or pilaf in a cream sauce (usually canned cream of mushroom soup). The 1950s and 1960s were its peak.

Chicken a la King

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