by RetroRuth | Jul 6, 2011 | Contests, The WORST, Tom
Well, we’ve finally done it. After 10 cans of tuna and a bunch of recipe tests, we have finally found the first Finalist in our “Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna Contest”. And it is quite the find, let me tell you. Gentle readers, I present to you…Tuna Fruit Salad....
by RetroRuth | Apr 6, 2011 | Main Dishes, Pasta, The WORST
Welcome to another fun episode of the Mid-Century Menu. This week we picked a recipe from The Day Before Cookbook, which was published in 1968. We picked this recipe because, well, it looked pretty weird. Not to say the whole book was weird. The cookbook is based on a...
by RetroRuth | Nov 24, 2010 | Side Dishes & Salads, The WORST, Vegetables
Hello, all!!! Happy Thanksgiving a day early! And to get us all in the holiday spirit (or something) I decided to resurrected this horror of a holiday meal out of the Mid-Century Menu archive. It’s festive. It’s cheezy. It tastes like cigarette butts....
by RetroRuth | Sep 22, 2010 | Beef, Main Dishes, The WORST
Wow! We have a pretty funny recipe this week, and it includes Tom’s most hated of all ingredients: American Cheese. That’s right. The Man With The Iron Stomach can’t stand American Cheese! He is human after all, Folks. So this great recipe comes...
by RetroRuth | Aug 11, 2010 | Contests, Hello Jell-O, The WORST
Well, this is the end of the line. Absolutely, totally rock bottom. I asked for the Worst Mid-Century Recipes you guys could throw at me, and I got what I wanted. Four hilarious and horrible offerings from the world of Mid-Century Cooking. And I think it is pretty...
by RetroRuth | Jun 23, 2010 | Desserts, Hello Jell-O, The WORST
Oh God. You know we are going to make something truly terrible when we recieve a mid-century recipe from reader that has fascinated and horrified them for months, but also freaks them out too much for them to make it! Thanks to reader Miss Marwood, who sent us this...
