Since the first Super Bowl was in 1967, I would say that it’s totally appropriate to throw a vintage Super Bowl Party.
To help you plan your party, I made some dip.
This is Philly Hostess Dip!
AuthorRetroRuth
From "Philly" Dip Party Handbook, 1950
Tested Recipe!
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Combine cream cheese and milk, blending until smooth. (It helps to have the cream cheese at or near room temperature.)
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Serve with corn chips.
Ingredients
Directions
Combine cream cheese and milk, blending until smooth. (It helps to have the cream cheese at or near room temperature.)
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Serve with corn chips.
Notes
This dip is from a very fun book from the 1950’s called “Philly” Dip Party Handbook, which is completely full of…you guessed…dips. Bonus points if you guessed that all the dips are cream cheese based. Starting with the classic California Dip that was invented, or so the story goes, by a creative housewife in California who dumped a package of dried onion soup mix into sour cream on a whim, sour cream and cream cheese based dips sort of took over the party scene in the 50’s and 60’s. So I thought it would be more than appropriate to break out this dip for those of you wanting something easy for the big game.
And this was very easy. Just dump all together in a bowl and mix. I didn’t even really have time to take any pictures of the prep, because it was done already. Not even any chopping.
Plus Tom was happy, because he got to eat Fritos.
“What the…what is that?”
“I don’t know. Dip?”
“Yes. I know. But what’s in it?”
“Lemon juice.”
“That’s not it.”
“Worcestershire sauce.”
“Nope.”
“Horseradish mustard.”
“Yep, that’s it. That’s what it is.”
“So…is it bad? It can’t be, because your still eating it. A lot of it, actually.”
“It’s good, I just wasn’t expecting horseradish. But once you get used to the idea it’s pretty easy to shovel it down. It’s…zesty.”
The Verdict: Delicious Horseradish
If horseradish isn’t your favorite flavor, then this dip is not for you. If you put horseradish on everything like Tom and I do, you are going to love this. There isn’t enough to make it spicy (feel free to add more), just to give it a little radish-y tingle and make it taste delicious. This is an unusual dip flavor for us, since we almost always bust out the California Dip. It tasted a bit like the base for artichoke dip, but with far more spice. It was zesty and creamy with a bit of a sour tang from the lemon juice. It was excellent with Fritos.
Super Bowl Party Snacks
And now, a bonus. Here are some vintage treats for your Super Bowl Party! Click on the links to go to their original posts.
Sounds good to me, as I love horseradish!
Sweeet! This might be nice for the ‘Kraft Cheese’ ad people. A big couch with a dozen jolly friends (one of whom is fondling a football) all digging in….Every sportsball person I have ever met in my six decades of life wants pizza. Hot chicken wings. Chips chips chips and onion dip . Beer. the more, the better. No futzing around with creative stuff, ladies. Please don’t bother getting creative, go shopping or something.
Hi, Ruth! How are you? I really love your blog! I find it really funny to see the pictures of Tom trying your midcentury tests! haha
I once found your blog when I was looking for Christmas cookies. I still haven’t made those, but I made this dip the other day and people here really liked it. I live in Brazil and it’s not easy to find mustard with horseradish in it (personally I’ve never seen it), but I bought horseradhish and added 1/4 teaspoon of it to dijon mustard and went along with the rest of the recipe. Although the texture was of a dip, I found the taste (awesome) was a lot like a burger condiment, a bit like Big Mac’s sauce hahaha Am I crazy? LOL
I’ve been looking for a dip recipe my mom used to make when I was little.. so it’s from 50s or early 60s.it had philly cream cheese ..milk..onion..and mayo in it…sure hope u can help. My mom has passed. Would be nice to make this again thank you!
Hi! Do you remember what else was in it? 🙂