If you find one of these dishes on your holiday table, you know a baby boomer made it. Those from Gen X or Gen Y just don't know how to make these foods. But if we want these 14 foods to stick around much longer, we will need those boomers to teach us the tricks! Otherwise, these foods will disappear forever. Teach us your tricks, baby boomers, so we can master these awesome, vintage holiday foods.
Ambrosia Salad
Grandma always shows up at the holidays with a big bowl of ambrosia salad. All those marshmallows, grapes and yogurt are definitely an odd mix. But if Grandma didn’t bring her traditional ambrosia salad, we would definitely be sad. This is one food that only baby boomers make and will definitely disappear from the holiday table quite soon. Eat up, while you can!
Corn Pudding
Sweet and savory corn pudding is a holiday classic but only baby boomers really enjoy this side dish. The idea of baking corn into a squishy casserole is definitely on the way out. Millennials would rather just eat fresh corn on the cob or some sauteed corn rather than a baked corn pudding. That is why this side dish won’t be around much longer.
Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp cocktail is a baby boomer favorite. They love to bring a nice tray of cold, cooked shrimp to every special occasion. While grandma may love eating shrimp on Christmas, not many other people do. Once grandma stops bringing shrimp cocktail to Thanksgiving, it will never reappear.
Lime Gelatin Salad
Decades ago, lime Jello salad was very important to the holiday meal. It added a tangy, tart flavor that baby boomers found quite important to balance out the meal. While some Christmas tables may still have that lime Jello salad, it has pretty much faded away. Not many Millenials are adding lime Jello to their holiday grocery list.
Oyster Stuffing
Stuffing is essential at Christmas but the type of stuffing we all serve has certainly changed over the years. For one thing, stuffing is no longer “stuffed” in the turkey. We all just make it in a pan. The other thing that has changed is what we put in the stuffing. Baby boomers always added oysters to stuffing to give the dish a salty taste and a chewy texture. But oysters in stuffing is not something you will see now. Grandma will miss oyster stuffing but we like the newer stuffing much better.
Sugar Cream Pie
Silky sweet sugar cream pie used to be one of the main holiday pies. It was included in everyone's holiday dessert line up! Now, we only eat pumpkin pie, apple pie, and pecan pie as the big three desserts. Sugar cream pie has almost completely faded away! This is one baby boomer classic dish that we actually miss.
Creamed Peas
Sorry, Grandma, but we are glad that creamed peas are disappearing from the holiday table. We have only been eating creamed peas to please the baby boomers at the table but we all kind of hate the mushy, watery green vegetable. Once the baby boomers stop bringing creamed peas to Christmas, we will never see them again.
Cheese Balls
The cheese ball is a classic baby boomer food. Every baby boomer has their own special cheese ball recipe that they pull out at Christmas. Millennials could definitely do without the cheese ball. Give us a charcuterie platter and we will be much happier. The cheese ball can go away forever.
Candied Carrots
We have to admit that we like candied carrots. It is one side dish that baby boomers really know how to make and how to make right. Candied carrots are the perfect mix of sweet and savory. They are also a little decadent which makes them perfect for the holidays. Unfortunately, not many people make candied carrots anymore and we are really starting to miss them. Maybe they won’t disappear and we can bring this tasty side dish back!
Beets in Orange Sauce
Grandma is always trying to make us eat healthy beets! While beets in orange sauce use to be a common holiday side dish, they have actually disappeared from the holiday table in recent years. Beets do have a strong taste that many people do not like and that is why this side dish won’t be around much longer.
Sweet and Savory Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs may still be pretty popular as a holiday appetizer but sweet and savory eggs are disappearing. Sweet and savory deviled eggs were made with maraschino cherry juice, jalapenos and pickles. It sounds like a weird combination but any baby boomer will tell you that it is delicious! However, millennials are not convinced which is why this appetizer will be gone from the holidays very soon.
Candy Bar Apple Salad
Nobody makes candy bar apple salad for Christmas anymore even though it was very popular back in the 1950’s and 1960’s. We really wish this unique dessert didn’t have to completely disappear. There is something so charming about eating candy bars and sliced apples as a dessert. It just makes us think of Grandma!
Trifle
A big layered trifle used to be one of the most common Christmas desserts. These days, only grandma is showing up with a perfectly layered trifle. This is one dessert we hope the baby boomers will teach us how to make. It is such a pretty dessert and tasty too! Let's continue the Christmas trifle trend forever.
Christmas Pudding
Sticky Christmas pudding isn't a dessert you see very often. This retro dish is one that was on every holiday table decades ago but has gone away. We want the baby boomers to bring it back! Ask grandma to bring a Christmas pudding to the table this year and you will not be disappointed.
This post was originally published on Spatula Desserts.
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