Dinner in the 70s
So, the plan is to have a 70s dinner party tonight. Our guests are invited and the costumes are ready.
The 70s was a really good decade for music; a really rich ten years for quality and diversity. The iPod is set up with a random playlist of great music from a variety of genres.
We’ve even created a period menu! Note: this has been selected for fun and amusement (and ease of preparation), not to compete with Delia Smith. Of course, if you experienced the seventies you may recall what a diverse decade it was. You may also remember that the food actually wasn’t that good.
Hors d’oeuvres
Ritz crackers with pate
Twiglets
Starter
Batchelors cream of tomato soup
Prawn cocktail
Main course
Steak
Chicken in a basket
Sweet
Black forest gateaux
After Eight mints
Drinks
Babycham with a glacé cherry
Party 7
Snowballs with a glacé cherry
Mateus Rosé
This got me to thinking about food and beverage brands that have survived well since the 70s. Babycham is back in shops. After Eights never disappeared. Wine boxes are back on the shelves in Tesco. HP sauce lives on and Daddies is disappearing.
What 70s food and drinks brands would you have at your ‘period’ dinner party?
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January 1st, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Anadin was around in the seventies and is still available today.
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 am
I forgot to add Dubonnet to the drinks list. Here is a good article on the BBC Magazine about this great drinks brand: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8159201.stm