Condiments Contest Entry: Hellman's Aspic Aquarium Salad, 1960

[jocelmeow]

>No, that's not just a centerpiece (which I am abundantly certain would support itself upon unmolding), they mean for you to *eat* that. And having worked in the food biz, this is why you need some normal people involved in recipe development, because if you give the food-crazy free rein, this is what happens.

Comments

[shortsweetcynic]

all i can do is sit here and blink. this is maybe the craziest thing i've ever seen done with food and why would you add mayonnaise and why is any of this i don't understand

[pbrim]

Why add mayo? Duh! You add mayo to savory stuff in aspic, you add whipped cream or cottage cheese to sweet stuff in aspic. What else!

I an a mid-50's baby and I ate a LOT of stuff in aspic when I was young, but I don't think I ever ate anything quite this .... Odd. Mom mostly stuck to sweet stuff.

[lady_ganesh]

Yeah, the craziest my mom got was lime Jello with celery and carrots in it (with mayo). Though I'm a mid-70s baby so maybe I missed the worst of it.

wow

[twillery]

It's pretty yet terrifying! I...would take lots of pictures? Then wait for someone ELSE to take the first bite! (Do you eat it on crackers, or toast triangles, or what?)

[booksandcheeses]

The party (if it is a party) in the background is giving me the creeps!

[ejia_arath03]

AAAAAHHHH THE ASPICS HAVE RETURNED TO DESTROY US ALL

[fallconsmate]

"might i have a slice of that odd fishy thing which contains no fish?"

yes, because screw the mayo, the aspic thing is weirdly wonderful.

[lady_ganesh]

It has seafood though!