8 Foods Your Grandparents Loved But You've Never Heard Of

Ambrosia Salad 

You can find ambrosia salad dispersed in random places in the grocer, but it looks like no one ever picks up the plastic casing of fruit mashed with marshmallows, maraschino cherries, and coconut. 

Aspic

Then the culinary industrial revolution hit in the '50s, and people were excited because all the things that made it difficult were ready-made, and they also had refrigeration. 

Carob

Many users recall the "carob as a chocolate replacement" era, although everyone who has consumed carob knows it doesn't taste like chocolate. 

Ambrosia Salad 

You can find ambrosia salad dispersed in random places in the grocer, but it looks like no one ever picks up the plastic casing of fruit mashed with marshmallows, maraschino cherries, and coconut. 

Flying Jacob 

Flying Jacob comes from Sweden and is a casserole stuffed with chicken, cream, chili sauce, bananas, roasted peanuts, and bacon and served with rice and salad. 

Bologna Cake

Bologna cake is a southern dish that originated as a joke but found its fans. All you need is to layer several pieces of bologna with slobs of cream cheese until you form a high-structured cake. 

Apricot Chicken 

This food critic abhors apricot chicken, a simple recipe from Australia in the 1970s. All you need for this meal is chicken thighs, French onion soup mix, flour, and apricot nectar. 

Prawn Cocktail 

If you're sensitive to spice and sauce, prawn cocktails are not for you. The seafood dish originated in the 1960s in Great Britain. 

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