Recently I bought a copy of Better Homes and Gardens Guide To Entertaining from 1969. Aside from the awesome Mad Men-esque cover, it's filled with hilarious table settings & party theme ideas. My favorite? The "Young People's Party." It says:
"The Teen-age party: easy-to-serve and easy-to-eat foods are teen favorites. They'll devour these Tamale Hero Sandwiches, hot from the oven, with their tempting aroma of chili and melting cheddar cheese. Plate partners of corn chips and "pickle-sickles" are designed for easy eating. Make the ice cream cones and cookies ahead of time - a good project for your young party-giver to do."
Note to anyone coming over to my house for dinner anytime soon, I will be serving pickle-sickles.
2 comments:
Ewwww..... I'll discreetly slip mine to Linda under the table.
seriously, no joke: i've made these my whole life. but they're freezing the whole pickle??!!?! --so much better! i always make pickle juice pops.
(dear side of rice: please give your pickle sickle to me.)
another side note--amy sedaris' book on entertaining shares a slightly more distasteful snack in her "munchies" section which i also partook in as a child-teen...mule, i'll fill you in over a 'rita, after you've eaten.
PS--my oh-so-fitting word verification is "retra".
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