Mad Men Party: Food

I made a bunch of 1960's foods for the Mad Men party that I found online or in old cook books.

Deviled Eggs- Better Homes and Gardens Salad Book (1958)

6 hard-cooked eggs, halved lengthwise

¼ cup mayonnaise

¼ tsp salt

dash pepper

2 tsp prepared mustard

1 tablespoon minced onion

1 tbsp finely chopped celery (optional)

Remove egg yolks. Mash, and combine with remaining ingredients. Refill egg whites using pastry tube if desired. Chill. Trip tops with pimento diamonds, sliced olives, or paprika. 

Ambrosia Salad

 

2 cans of Regular Fruit Cocktail

2 cans of Tropical Fruit Cocktail

2 cans of cut up Pineapple

4 cans of mandarin oranges

1 bag of white miniature marshmallows

1 large container of sour cream

1 little jar of maraschino cherries (I cut them in half)

1 cup of shredded coconut (sweetened if desired)

Drain the juice from the fruit, while reserving the liquid from whichever fruit you like best. Use some of that juice to thin the sour cream if necessary. Mix all together then chill. Decorate with cherries, mandarin oranges, and pineapple slices.

Stuffed Celery

Deviled Biscuits- Better Homes and Gardens Snacks and Refreshments

1 package of refrigerated biscuits

¼ cup butter or margarine

4 ½ oz can deviled ham

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Snip biscuits in quarters. Arrange in 2 8-inch round baking dishes. Heat together butter and deviled ham, stirring till blended. Pour ham mixture over biscuit pieces, being sure to coat them all. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) about 15 minutes or till golden. Serve hot as a snack or as hot bread with a salad supper. Makes 40.

Pigs in a Blanket

 Jello Mold with mixed fruit

Cheese Log- Vodka Party Pamphlet 

Cheese Log – from Vodka Party pamphlet

1 cp pecans

1 clove garlic

6 oz cream cheese

2 tbsp A1 sauce

1 ½ tsp chili powder

Finely grind pecans and garlic clove. Blend together with cream cheese and A1 Sauce. Shape into a roll about 5 inches long and 1 ½ inches in diameter. Roll in chili powder to coat evenly. Wrap in foil and chill until firm. Slice and serve with crisp crackers. 

Cross Section of Cheese Log

Chip n Dip: California Dip- Lipton ad- 1962

1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix

2 cups sour cream

Place ingredients in a medium bowl, stir, and chill. Serve with potato chips

Canadian Club Punch- The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook

Thin peel of 2 oranges

1/4 cup sugar

2 1/2 cups orange juice

6 ounces fresh lemon juice

2 teaspoons orange extract

4 ounces blackberry liqueur or brandy

1 750-milliliter bottle Canadian Club Whisky

Block of ice, for punch bowl

 1 orange, thinly sliced in half-moons

In a large mixing bowl, mash orange peel and sugar. Add orange juice and lemon juice and stir until sugar dissolves. And orange extract, liqueur or brandy, and whisky and stir. Cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.

Take punch out of refrigerator and remove orange peel with a slotted spoon. Place block of ice in a punch bowl and pour punch into bowl. Float orange slices in bowl, or garnish each punch cup with a slice.

Utz pretzels of course!

Rice Krispies (thanks Kayla!)

Cheese Fondue (thanks Kelly and Kendra!)

Pineapple Upside Down Cake (thanks Ashley!) 

My camera broke before I had a chance to take a picture of the meatballs... but here is the recipe- they were a hit!

Sweet and Sour Meatballs- Sisterhood of Temple Menorah, Chicago, IL (1960)

Sauce

1 12-oz. bottle chili sauce

1 10-oz. jar grape jelly

3/4 C. water (rinse the chili sauce bottle)

1 T. lemon juice

Combine the sauce ingredients and simmer for 45 minutes.

We used frozen meatballs but here is the recipe included

Meatballs

2 lb. ground beef

1 large onion, grated

4 slices stale bread, soaked in water and squeezed nearly dry

salt to taste

garlic powder to taste

pepper to taste

Combine the meatball ingredients thoroughly and shape into small balls. Drop into the simmering sauce, and cook for at least 1 hour.