10 Recipes That Defined the 1960s (2024)

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And make 60s party snacks…. You could serve lemonade with red maraschino cherries or glace cherries on co*cktail sticks. Popular party snacks were: chunks of pineapple and cheddar cheese on co*cktail sticks stuck all over a grapefruit. And milk shakes with balls of different pastel-coloured ice creams.

And make 60s party snacks…. You could serve lemonade with red maraschino cherries or glace cherries on co*cktail sticks. Popular party snacks were: chunks of pineapple and cheddar cheese on co*cktail sticks stuck all over a grapefruit. And milk shakes with balls of different pastel-coloured ice creams.

Chicken and dumplings, pot roast, casseroles, fried chicken and biscuits were just a few of readers' favorite dishes that are as popular now as they were in 1963, but few of us are killing the chickens we eat.

The French Chef was first shown with a pilot on July 26, 1962 (The French Omelet). After two more pilots were broadcast in July 1962 (Coq au Vin and Onion Soup) the show received the "green light" and premiered as a regular weekly series on February 11, 1963. The immensely popular show went on to air for 206 episodes.

The cuisine that the counterculture took to in the late 1960s, and then helped introduce to the mainstream in the 1970s, embraced whole grains and legumes; organic, fresh vegetables; soy foods like tofu and tempeh; nutrition-boosters like wheat germ and sprouted grains; and flavors from Eastern European, Asian, and ...

Pringles, Pop-Tarts, Doritos, Starburst, Chips Ahoy!, Gatorade, Sprite, and Ruffles all debuted during the decade, and fast food came into its own with McDonald's. New kid-friendly (read: super-sugary) breakfast cereals abounded, like Froot Loops, Honeycomb, Cap'n Crunch, and Lucky Charms.

Popular packaged foods included Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Special K cereals, General Mills' Trix and Cocoa Puffs cereals, Star-Kist Tuna, Minute Rice, Eggo Waffles, Pepperidge Farm Cookies, Ruffles potato chips, Rice-A-Roni, Ramen Noodles, and Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream.

1966: Doritos

You might be surprised to learn that when Doritos were first released by Frito Lay, they didn't have that famous Doritos flavor—they were just tortilla chips! The nacho cheese flavoring was introduced six years later, and snack lovers were hooked. We've had orange, Doritos-stained fingers ever since.

Types of 60's sweets

It was the era where candy shrimps became cool, opal fruits (aka starbursts) were first introduced, and everyone loved sherbet lemons. The smell and taste of parma violets will transport you back to when you were young.

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Pigs in a blanket, Swedish meatballs, shrimp co*cktail, vegetables with green goddess dip — and pineapple upside down cake or the popular bundt “Tunnel of Fudge Cake,” which won the Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1966. Drinks: According to mixologists, this was a strange time for co*cktails.

1965: Onion Dip

The advent of packaged soup mixes made easy, entertaining-friendly dips a popular '60s go-to.

co*cktail meatballs ruled in 1962, and are still a popular appetizer in the US.

On September 14, 1964, the Kellogg's Company begins selling the Pop-Tart. The innovative portable-breakfast-treat-turned-anytime-snack would go on to sell billions annually and help redefine the breakfast food market.

Pringles, Pop-Tarts, Doritos, Starburst, Chips Ahoy!, Gatorade, Sprite, and Ruffles all debuted during the decade, and fast food came into its own with McDonald's. New kid-friendly (read: super-sugary) breakfast cereals abounded, like Froot Loops, Honeycomb, Cap'n Crunch, and Lucky Charms.

By the 1960s, the number of food groups had been reduced to 4: milk, vegetables and fruit, meat, and breads and cereal (12).

The Cambridge Diet was a very-low-calorie meal replacement fad diet developed in the 1960s. The diet launched with different versions in the US and the UK. The US version filed for bankruptcy and shut down shortly after the deaths of several dieters.