50s/60s/70s era fancy appetizers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A container of Boursin cheese next to a baguette that nobody has bothered to slice up, because no guest is actually going to eat said Boursin or baguette.

I didn't encounter Boursin til the 1990s-- wasn't even aware it was available in the US in the 70s.

However: brie, slathered with grey poupon mustard, wrapped in pillsbury crescent dough, and baked. That's how you know it's a fancy party (in the midwest in the 70s).

I was just giving a humorous real-life example of something I saw at a party in the early 2000s. It was all in good fun.

[Anonymous]

We were not-fancy WASPs from the midwest, but when we were going big at the holidays it was:

Shrimp tray with cocktail sauce
Cheese ball (the one with the almonds)
A few types of crackers, always including Carrs water crackers (the plain ones)
Summer sausage
Catered tea sandwiches
Deviled eggs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A container of Boursin cheese next to a baguette that nobody has bothered to slice up, because no guest is actually going to eat said Boursin or baguette.

I didn't encounter Boursin til the 1990s-- wasn't even aware it was available in the US in the 70s.

However: brie, slathered with grey poupon mustard, wrapped in pillsbury crescent dough, and baked. That's how you know it's a fancy party (in the midwest in the 70s).

I know for sure I spotted it at a grad party in PA in 1986. Stuffed inside snow peas/snap peas. Hadn't heard of it before that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A container of Boursin cheese next to a baguette that nobody has bothered to slice up, because no guest is actually going to eat said Boursin or baguette.

I didn't encounter Boursin til the 1990s-- wasn't even aware it was available in the US in the 70s.

However: brie, slathered with grey poupon mustard, wrapped in pillsbury crescent dough, and baked. That's how you know it's a fancy party (in the midwest in the 70s).

I know for sure I spotted it at a grad party in PA in 1986. Stuffed inside snow peas/snap peas. Hadn't heard of it before that.

Oh yeah, stuffing things was very fancy. Yours actually sounds good. Stuffed mushrooms though? gag. Stuffed peppers (super gag). I once had cherry tomatoes stuffed with horseradish flavored cream cheese, and no thank you, I'll take my bloody mary with vodka.

[Anonymous]

Punch in a punch bowl was big in the 1970s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A container of Boursin cheese next to a baguette that nobody has bothered to slice up, because no guest is actually going to eat said Boursin or baguette.

I didn't encounter Boursin til the 1990s-- wasn't even aware it was available in the US in the 70s.

However: brie, slathered with grey poupon mustard, wrapped in pillsbury crescent dough, and baked. That's how you know it's a fancy party (in the midwest in the 70s).

I know for sure I spotted it at a grad party in PA in 1986. Stuffed inside snow peas/snap peas. Hadn't heard of it before that.

I'd forgotten about the whole stuffing-snow-peas thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Punch in a punch bowl was big in the 1970s.

Did anyone else have that ice ring mold, into which mom froze sprite and grapes, to keep the punch cold??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Punch in a punch bowl was big in the 1970s.

Did anyone else have that ice ring mold, into which mom froze sprite and grapes, to keep the punch cold??

No, but I do remember something called punch brick — which had lemon slices, and lime sherbet with lime zest that was put in the punch bowl to melt as it helped chill the ginger ale based punch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need you guys to remember this more specifically, but there was a fancy appetizer of that era that was a gherkin pickle wrapped in ham that had a spread of cream cheese, all held together with a tooth pick. Is that ringing a bell for anyone? It was weirdly good.

This sounds reallllly good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Triscuits! A WASP favorite

Triscuits are standard fare! Would Wheat Thins also fall into that category? Personally I think a cracker basket needs both- one savory, one sweet.

[Anonymous]

No food, only alcohol for the grownups and ginger ale for the kids.

Maybe 12 saltines with a few small chunks of very sharp cheddar if you were feeling really crazy.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone remember that cheese spread in a ball with port wine cheese blended in? I was not partial to it but it was fancy party food in the 1970s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone remember that cheese spread in a ball with port wine cheese blended in? I was not partial to it but it was fancy party food in the 1970s.

Yes sometimes I buy that.

My grandmother made her own cheeseballs with ingredients like deviled ham and pineapple, all rolled up in crushed pecans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone remember that cheese spread in a ball with port wine cheese blended in? I was not partial to it but it was fancy party food in the 1970s.

Yes! And I remember how in the early 80s you could get port wine cheese in a little tub to spread on crackers. It was quite disgusting, I think the texture was weird and I'm not convinced there was much real cheese in there. But my mother and stepfather considered it very high class, lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone remember that cheese spread in a ball with port wine cheese blended in? I was not partial to it but it was fancy party food in the 1970s.

I special-order this and give it to my brother for Christmas every year. That's how special it was to him growing up.