# Dishes That Have Gone Out of Style? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472 "2016-12-23T19:54:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/81 "2016-12-24T16:42:00Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Fondue made a comeback and is offered in many restaurants now. I have two electric pots and usually make it once a year, just because I love it. Back in the '80s I used to work for a Catholic high school for girls. They decided to discontinue their home ec classes and sold off all the kitchen equipment. I bought one of the fondue pots (Harvest Gold!) and still have it. I make us some fondue once or a twice a year. There are also a couple restaurants in my area which popped up in the last 5 years or so that specialize in fondue, but are (imo) much too pricey to be worth visiting. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I do, too! Stouffer’s used to have frozen Welsh Rarebit (savory cheese sauce) that was yummy by itself over toast, or better, with bacon and a slice of tomato on that toast then cheese sauce poured over. Can’t find it anymore. I loved this too, and was bummed to not be able to find it any more. Other stuff I haven’t seen on menus for a long time: Lobster Newburg (yet another sauced thing on toast) and Lobster Thermidor (sauced thing not on toast!). I have the recent reissue of [Vincent Price’s cookbook](https://www.amazon.com/Treasury-Great-Recipes-50th-Anniversary/dp/1606600729/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482596680&sr=1-1&keywords=vincent+price+cookbook), which features recipes from famous restaurants of his time. There’s all kinds of recipes in there for things you’d almost never see in a restaurant now (fried cucumbers, fruit soup, ring mold salads with vegetables in them, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/82 "2016-12-24T16:53:04Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > A while back I watched The Blues Brothers again. There’s a scene where they go into a vert fancy restaurant to recruit one of the band members, who’s working as a waiter there. They order shrimp cocktail. In movies and TV at least, shrimp cocktail used to be the signal that you were in a classy joint. I can’t remember the last time I saw it on a menu or heard of anyone having it. “How much for the little girl?” ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/83 "2016-12-24T17:13:00Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I was going to ask if anyone still did this one, with the potato chips on top. Love it! One of nature’s most perfect foods. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/84 "2016-12-24T18:13:45Z")
> [@ch51](#): > > That’s where I assumed you were coming from … Apparently, not everyone did. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/85 "2016-12-24T18:15:42Z")
For my fellow tuna casserole lovers, [here’s](http://bit.ly/2hCefIT) a really good fancy version of the dish. I’ve made it several times. I still make the mushroom-soup version, but it’s kinda fun to dress it up sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/86 "2016-12-24T18:27:14Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I do, too! Stouffer’s used to have frozen Welsh Rarebit (savory cheese sauce) that was yummy by itself over toast, or better, with bacon and a slice of tomato on that toast then cheese sauce poured over. Can’t find it anymore. This stuff was great, I bought it a couple of times and ate it over toasted sourdough bread. Then it disappeared completely, haven’t seen it in years. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Also, Beef Wellington. I just had Beef Wellington appetizers at my company’s Christmas party a couple of weeks ago. Loved it, it was better than the steak I had for my entree. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/87 "2016-12-24T18:31:47Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [Chicken a la King](http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/chicken-a-la-king/2fd637ba-2c30-4db5-95d0-e57b4547251e) > > Maybe we could generalize to “creamed \ on toast” is out of fashion. > > My mother (not a great cook) used to do creamed hamburger on toast and also something she called “corned beef and English peas” which was also sauce-y and served over toast. The corned beef was from a square can, and I don’t know what it was about the (canned) peas that made them _English_. I made Chicken Ala King for dinner Thursday night… ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/88 "2016-12-24T18:36:31Z")
A generation-older coworker mentioned that she enjoyed chop suey from a local Chinese takeout place. It occurred to me that I couldn’t say for certain what it is. Looking up some recipes, it appears to be just about anything stir fried with a sauce but I’m thinking most places will have one thing in common: bland. I haven’t had mint jelly in at least 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/89 "2016-12-24T19:00:20Z")
When I was a kid, we’d have Sloppy Joes maybe once a month. Does anyone make that anymore? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/90 "2016-12-24T19:26:52Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Sauerbraten (mostly because of the disappearance of German food in general) You obviously haven’t tried to get into [this restaurant](https://willowtreecafe.com/) on a Saturday night. 😃 We had our family Christmas there last week, and lo and behold, my nephew ordered sauerbraten. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/91 "2016-12-24T19:30:40Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > When I was a kid, we’d have Sloppy Joes maybe once a month. Does anyone make that anymore? Yo! Sloppy Joes are a standard weekday meal around Casa Silenus. That and a side salad and we’re ready for _Jeopardy!_ I’m old, bite me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/92 "2016-12-24T19:31:25Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > When I was a kid, we’d have Sloppy Joes maybe once a month. Does anyone make that anymore? Not that I’ve heard of in a few decades. The canned sauce was adverized on TV for making a “Manwich”, which was poured over browned chopped meat. Same thing. I think they still sell Steak 'Ums, you could make your own Philly Cheese steak sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/93 "2016-12-24T19:36:44Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > I just had Beef Wellington appetizers at my company’s Christmas party a couple of weeks ago. Loved it, it was better than the steak I had for my entree. LOL, that is so cool! When was the last time you had it before that? I do think some of the old standards are coming back, partly due to nostalgia – and partly because some of them were pretty good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/94 "2016-12-24T19:39:43Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > When I was a kid, we’d have Sloppy Joes maybe once a month. Does anyone make that anymore? Yep. I make 'em from scratch, usually ends up being onions, garlic, bell peppers sauteed, add in some hamburger and a can of diced tomatoes, then start layering on ketchup/tomato sauce/molasses/hot sauce/salsa/spices until it tastes the way I want. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/95 "2016-12-24T19:52:24Z")
> [@Emily\_Litella](#): > > Not that I’ve heard of in a few decades. The canned sauce was adverized on TV for making a “Manwich”, which was poured over browned chopped meat. Same thing. You can still get Manwich in a can … vile stuff. And when I was a kid, the school cafeteria featured sloppy joes at least twice a week. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/96 "2016-12-24T19:53:32Z")
Re: Meat and Sauce over Noodles I still do Beef Stroganoff once in a while. You have to do it real Russian-style, not 1950s suburban style – serve the meat, dry, in one platter; the onion/mushroom/sour cream sauce in another bowl; and the kasha in a third bowl. And it has to be kasha, no screwing around with rice or noodles. Not too much sour cream in the sauce; suburban Moms always made way too much sauce…don’t add water or stock, just use the juices left in the pan after the beef and vegetables have been seared. I still see Chicken _Paprikas_ offered in Wisconsin and other Central European-heavy parts of the country. A brief vogue for Austrian and German cuisine here in NYC has yielded some darn good stuff. Noodles are usually passed over in favor of _spaetzle_ or _csipetke_ or some similar dumpling. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/97 "2016-12-24T20:20:39Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Yo! > > Sloppy Joes are a standard weekday meal around Casa Silenus. That and a side salad and we’re ready for _Jeopardy!_ > > I’m old, bite me! 😃 I don’t make them often, but we did just have them a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed them. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/98 "2016-12-24T20:42:16Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > Yep. I make 'em from scratch, usually ends up being onions, garlic, bell peppers sauteed, add in some hamburger and a can of diced tomatoes, then start layering on ketchup/tomato sauce/molasses/hot sauce/salsa/spices until it tastes the way I want. Yum! This is pretty much our procedure as well, except the onions are added last since the wife doesn’t like them. The local grocery carries huge hamburger buns with sesame seeds that are perfect for Sloppy Joes. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/99 "2016-12-24T20:50:08Z")
Cracked did some articles where they tested these recipes a while ago. -[7 Gross Foods Your Grandparents Ate (That We Taste Tested)](http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/7-gross-foods-your-grandparents-ate-that-we-taste-tested/) -[7 More Disgusting Foods Your Grandparents Ate (Taste-Tested)](http://www.cracked.com/article_21958_7-disgusting-foods-from-past-that-we-taste-tested.html) -[6 Gross Foods from a 50’s Cookbook (That We Taste Tested)](http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/6-gross-thanksgiving-foods-your-grandparents-ate-we-tested/) (The results were pretty much what you thought they’d be) > [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I just looked it up on Wiki. It’s still pretty popular in the Pittsburgh/Cleveland/Toledo area of the Great Lakes (looks like Chicago is safe!), but they make it with pork now. > > I remember it as being unpleasantly DRY. Maybe Mom was too lazy to make gravy. Yeah, it’s a major Pittsburgh thing. You can even buy it pre-cut with the little skewers at the grocery stores here. I’ve never been a big fan. Apparently it was popular during the Depression. Stroganoff is outdated? My mother makes the BEST beef Stroganoff. It’s one of my favorites! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472/100 "2016-12-24T20:52:30Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > When I was a kid, we’d have Sloppy Joes maybe once a month. Does anyone make that anymore? Yep. Only we call them [Hot Tamales](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553670). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472.md?page=6)