Then there are other foods where, well…you just can’t picture yourself eating it again.
While these classicdinner foodsmay be far from our tables, they can still be close to our hearts.
Here’s a look at some long-lost foods that used to pop up on dinner tables throughout the country.
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And for more nostalgic classics, check out these15 Classic American Desserts That Deserve a Comeback.
Frozen TV dinners became popularized in the 1950s, when anadvertising campaignfor Swanson’s burst onto the scene.
Speaking of,These Old TV Dinners Will Make You So Nostalgic For Your Childhood.
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The gravy-like soup was evenU.S.
President William Howard Taft’s favorite food.
The boxed meal features dried pasta and seasoning that’s intended to be cooked with ground beef.
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Hamburger Helper is one of those13 Long-Lost Foods from the ’70s That Will Stoke Your Nostalgia.
Since then, it’s sold more thaneight billion cans throughout the world.
Casseroles became popularized throughout the United States in the 1950s.
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Fondue
Cheese on a sticka beautiful idea that’s been adapted into several different varieties.
Try it yourself with thisFrito Pie recipe!
Yet it used to be a classic meat served on the family dinner table.
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Between 2014 and 2018, theprice of milk steadily droppedafter seeing an increase from the mid-1990s to 2007.
Throughout the 1990s, whole milk was promoted with the popular “Got Milk?”
Ambrosia salad
Pineapple, mandarin oranges, coconut, and ….marshmallows?
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Somehow this unlikely grouping began appearing in cookbooks in the late 1800s.
It’s typically served over the holidays as adessert, especially in the south.
A previous version of this article was originally published on September 9, 2020.
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