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Tuna Crunch Salad
Of course, we aren’t really talking about Chinese noodles. Not in the sense of noodles from China, anyhow. [See image gallery at www.yesterdish.com] What the recipe calls for are deep fried chow mein...
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LeAnne’s Chicken Salad Honolulu
One of the more credible foods from mid-century mainland luaus. While coconut, pineapple, and mayonnaise were all available in Hawaii, every mention of this recipe I’ve found is from the contiguous 48...
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Chinese Chicken Salad
With tomatoes and angel hair pasta. Does that sound strange? Well, what we think constitutes a Chinese chicken salad depends on when you ask. Let’s look at a small sampling. Consider this version from...
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Brunch Sandwich
Curried chicken salad rolled up in crisp-baked raisin nut bread. From the box of F.J. from Sun City, Arizona. Some cards suggest a family history in Missouri and Kansas. Brunch Sandwich 18 slices...
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Lola’s Hot Chicken Salad
Slightly mysterious proportions, don’t you think? [See image gallery at yesterdish.com] [See image gallery at yesterdish.com] My guess is that this recipe is from the late 1960s. Why? Because two cups...
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Salmon And Pasta Salad
Baked, with cottage cheese and dill. It occurs to me, seeing all these cans, that we didn’t actually talk about the history of commercial canning yet. Plenty of home canning talk, but not a lot of tin...
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Ham Casserole
With macaroni, tomato sauce, milk, and cheese. From the box of L.R. from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ham Casserole (Bea Snow) 1-1/2 qts. of water; add 1-1/2 tsp. salt. Add 4 oz. macaroni when water...
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Shrimp Salad
Using canned shrimp and shell pasta. From a box sold in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Shrimp Salad 2 cans shrimp 1/2 lb. small sea shells 1 can small peas 1 stalk celery 1 onion 1 green pepper 3 apples 8 hard...
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Tropical Chicken Salad
Have you ever thought about why you never see raw cashews in the store? [See image gallery at yesterdish.com] Cashew apples by Alex Popovkin, on Flickr (CC license) Well, there are three reasons. The...
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Tomato Crab (Tuna) Mold
With olives and onion juice, because of course. Here’s a take from the July 24, 1957 edition of the Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press: [See image gallery at yesterdish.com] Tomato Tuna Mold 1 tin tomato...
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