1960s Themed Sleepover with Party Food (2024)

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What food to serve at a 60s party? ›

Of course, no retro co*cktail hour menu would be complete without some old-school appetizers like a cheese ball, fondue, and deviled eggs. Those beet dyed eggs were even topped with some fried Spam because meat in a can was all the rage. Canned fish was a staple in the 60s too.

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. Or you could make Jelly in pretty shaped moulds with different layers of tinned fruit in them.

Throwing a 60s party is a groovy idea; you could encourage guests to come in hippie attire, play classic rock music, serve retro snacks like cheese fondue and deviled eggs, and decorate with psychedelic patterns and lava lamps.

Sprite, Gatorade, pop tarts, and tang were all new to the 1960s market. Tang became incredibly popular when astronauts took it to space! Metrecal was the fad diet of the 1960's. THey sold meal replacement shakes, cookies and soups.

Stuffed Crescent Rolls as in “Pigs in a Blanket” and Asparagus Rollups. co*cktail parties and anything in a can were popular in the 1960s, so obviously these appetizers were all the rage.

Tang was an extremely popular drink during this decade, and Ocean Spray beverages also emerged in this decade. Spaghetti-Os, Gatorade, Diet Pepsi, Doritos, Taster's Choice, Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Campbell's Chunky Soups and Pringles.

It was a decade of flambée, fondue, Jell-O and junket.

We Americans will always have a sweet tooth. How we go about satisfying it, however, continues to change.

Think of all the different flavours of boiled sweets imaginable; rhubarb and custard, chocolate lime, cola cubes and lemon sherbets. All mixed with black jacks, parma violets, love hearts, aniseed balls and the favourite milk chocolate of the time.

There was a bowl of baked beans, a homemade potato salad, some deviled eggs, homemade rolls, pickles, and a jellied salad.

Mid '60s look

Outfits were often paired with plastic raincoats, fake fur, sandals, kitten heels, or white go-go boots. Another defining fashion moment from the mid '60s was the creation of the miniskirt. Miniskirts were often worn with tight sleeveless shirts and tall bright colored go-go boots.

What did the hippies eat in the 1960s? ›

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 ...

From Waffles to Cronuts

And during that World's Fair, the most influential item of the year: the Belgian waffle. “It was a tidal wave," says Bill Cotter, author of *The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair: Creation and Legacy, "*and everybody had to have a waffle stand by 1965.” Sound familiar? Ah yes, the cronut craze.

Each adult will consume 1 pound of food total; children, about 1/2 pound. The more options you have, the less you need of each; decrease the main course portion sizes by 1 to 2 ounces if served on a buffet. Guests will always eat — and drink — more at night than during the day.

If you're hosting a party of 50, then you can offer 6 to 9 different items. Parties with over 60-75 guests can easily have 9 or more items without over doing it.