My family did not make gelatin salads – but oh, how I wished they did! I was entranced by the pop-art colorful collations pictured in 1950s and ‘60s issues of Ladies Home Journal, Good ...

Jell-O salads were once a kitchen standard. They certainly had a cultural moment in the 1950s with one ad advising: "Don't let a week go by without serving one," according to Click Americana.

In the 1950s, people dared to ask the question, “Can a salad also be a dessert?” We love this lime and strawberry Layered ...

Meal: Tri-tip sandwich, tomato avocado salad, Napa/Sonoma wine ... a thick milkshake, Jell-O The pastrami burger combines a classic burger with layers of tender, flavorful pastrami.

The Jell-O salad epitomizes 1950s and 60s cuisine. This colorful, jiggly dish often contained fruit, sometimes vegetables, and even marshmallows. At potlucks and family reunions, Jell-O salads took ...

Mamie Eisenhower’s Million Dollar Fudge This recipe from first lady Mamie Eisenhower became very popular after it was published in the 1950s. It’s pretty ... Well, we’re back in gelatin territory ...

But, mostly restaurant meals for me back then consisted of iceberg lettuce salads and french fries ... white bread, mayonnaise, and Jell-O molds they grew up with in the 1950s and ’60s. The cookbook’s ...

What can be so special about a salad bar, you ask? That's a question only asked by those who've never been to a supper club ...