I am looking a menu and ideas for the 1970s. We are having a party and that will be there theme.?

Question

I am really looking for Food Ideas.

Answer 1

70's I would do hamburger & fries. You could do red & white checked table cloths.

Answer 2

Go 1970s American style! Check out recipes from google and stuff.

I spose that's all the help i can be!

Answer 3

Try fondue

Answer 4

Salad bar was really big in the 70's. Every restaurant had one  and some fast food places like Red Barn and Burger King.

Answer 5

[1972]

Appetizers

Broiled pineapple appetizers, guacamole, meatball dip, mini kabobs, pineapple cheeseball, pineapple yaki tori, piroshki, spiced prunes, stuffed celery, tuna tempters

Beverages

Golden glow punch, hot pineapple mulled tea, peach daquiri, pinapple fizz, tomato-onion refresher, rainbow punch

Soups & sauces

Beef barley, chicken corn chowder, cream of asparagus, Italian minestrone, meatball soup, potato corn chowder, Russian borsch, Swedish fruit soup, tomato mushroom soup, BBQ Sauce Del Monte, Creole sauce, spicy ham glaze, sweet-sour sauce, tartar relish

Salads & dressings

Asparagus vinaigrette, California chicken salad, celestial pineapple salad, cranberry pineapple mold, prune ambrosia salad, raisin slaw, spinach salad, three bean salad, tuna curry salad, tuna toastadas with guacamole, Waldorf salad, French dressing, creamy Russian, poppy seed, sour cream, soy, Thousand Island and vinaigrette

Eggs & cheese

Basic cheese souffle, corn Lorraine, corn souffle, maracroni & cheese, quiche Lorraine, Spanish omelet, tuna cheese omelet, tuna quiche

Meats, poultry & fish

Apple k***t pork bake, beef goulash, celebration ham loaf, chili dogs, Creole pork chops, crown roast of pork, eggplant casserole, enchilada casserole, hamburger-corn pie, islander sparerigs, meatloaf Wellington, Polynesian broil, Swiss steak stew, tropical bean bake, veal parmigiana, cherry chicken supreme, chicken cacciatore, Hawaiian chicken, peachy oven fried chicken, sesame chicken, lemony salmon crepes, salmon loaf, shrimp Creole, sweet sour shrimp, Tuna chow mein

Vegetables

Bean curry, beets a la orange, Creole style green beans, green beans au gratin, peas with mushrooms and onions, pineapple squash, pioneer succotash, sweet potato islands, zucchini rissoto, zucchini tortilla casserole

Sandwiches

Acapulco burgers, bagel sandwich, broiled tuna burgers, cheesey pinewiches, French toasted sandwich, pineapple Monte Cristo, Quesadas, triple decker treat, tuna-cado sandwiches, tuna cheesewiches

Desserts

Celetial peaches, cherries jubilee, pears Helene, pineapple ambrosia, pumpkin parfait, applesauce cake, pineapple upside-down cake, lemon sunshine cake, tomato spice cake-cream cheese frosting, saucy chocolate cake-lemon cream frosting, cheesecake pear pie, pine-lime pie, prune bavairan pie, pumpkin pie, gremlin bars, harlequin bars, peach chews, pineapple oatmeal cookies.

---Del Monte Kitchens Cookbook, Del Monte Kitchens [San Francisco:1972]

[NOTE: Throughout American food history, companies promoted their products through cookbooks and brochures. The pitch was convenience. The purpose was sales. That's what makes these items excellent sources for discovering popular period foods. Of course, this particular source is full of pineapple!]

[1973]

An Italian Dinner

Melon with Port, Veal Scallopini, Noodles with Pesto Sauce, Sauteed Zucchini and Green Peppers, Bread Sticks, Butter, Biscuit Tortoni or Spumoni, Chilled White Wine, Coffee.

Festive Friday Dinner

Gazpacho, Fillets of Sole Florentine, Crisp Potato Sticks, Bibb Lettuce with Oil and Vinegar Dressing, Toasted Herb Rolls, Warm Apricot Souffle with Whipped Cream or Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake, Chilled White Wine, Coffee.

Formal dinner

Cocktails, Salted Nuts, Royal Consomme Madrilene, Toasted Crackers, Rack of Lamb Provencal, Browned New Potatoes, Stuffed Mushrooms, Red Bordeaux or Burgundy, Green Salad Bowl, Rolls, Butter, Chocolate-Nut Torte or Creme de Menth Sherbet, Demitasse, Liqueurs.

Patio Spring Dinner

Chilled Tomato Consomme, Roast Leg of Veal in White Wine, Casserole of Potaotes au Gratin, Fresh Spinach Mimosa, Sauteed Mushrooms, Basket of Hot Rolls, Butter, Honolulu Coconut Pie, Chilled White Wine, Coffee.

The Cocktail Party

Daiquiri Punch Bowl and other drinks, cheese Pate Pineapple, Assorted Crackers, Guacamole Dip with Crisp Vegetables, Cocktail Shrimp, Chafing Dish of Swedish Meatballs, Savory Steak Slices, Basket of Party Rye Bread, Salted Nuts, Coffee.

Hearty Sunday Breakfast

Fresh-Orange Spritzer or Honeydew with Lime Slices and Mint Sprigs, Buttermilk Pancakes with Strawberries and Soru Cream, Maple Syrup, Baked Ham, Sausage, and Bacon, Warm Danish Pastry, Coffee.

Tea for the Committee

Pineapple-Apricot-Nut Loaf or Lemon Tea Bread with Sweet Butter, Toasted English Muffins, Strawberry Jam, Almond Tile Cookies, Petits Fours, Hot Tea.

---The New McCall's Cook Book, Mary Eckley, Food Editor of McCall's [Random House:New York] 1973 (p. 572-6)

[1974]

Party Brunches

Clam Juice on the rocks, Asparagus Pinwheel Pie, Stuffed Tomatoes, Corn Muffins, Coffee or Tea; Pineapple-Oerange Shrub, Crab Imperial Chesapeake, Chicken Libers, Strogonoff, Fluffy Boiled Rice, Cherry Tomatoes, Coffee or Tea.

Party Luncheons

Sherried Mushroom Bouillon, Filets de Sole a la Catalane, Fluffy Boiled Rice, Buttered Baby Green Peas, Frozen Venetian Parfait, Coffee, Tea; Creany Watercress and Leek Soup, Souffled Broccoli Roulade, Sweill-Cheese Sauce, Peeled Cherry Tomatoes, Oil and Vinegar Dressing, Georgia Peach Shortcake, Coffee, Tea.

Dinners That Glamorize Beef Leftovers

Vegetable-Juice Cocktail, Chuck-Wagon Beef Casserole, Summer's Best Green Salad, Hot Biscuits, Fresh Fruit Salad on Angel Cake, Coffee, Tea, Mi-lk; Mirabeau Beef Pie, Tomatoes Lutece, Rice Imperatrice with Cherry Sauce, Coffee, Tea, Milk.

Dinners that Glamorize Chicken Leftovers

Celery-Clam Borth, Chicken a la King, Fluffy Boiled Rice, Grapefruit and Avocado Crescents on Lettuce, French Dressing, Coffee Ice Cream, French Chocolate Fudge Sauce, Coffee, Tea, Milk; Apricot Nectar on Crushed Ice, Chicken Croquettes, Silky Veloute Sauce, Buttered Broccoli, Hot Rolls, Yankee Fruit Cobbler, Coffee, Tea, Milk.

Cash-Saver Buffets

Clam-Cream Dip, Assorted Crackers, Cassoulet, Marinated Squash Rings, Garlic Bread Chunks, Pears Aosta, Coffee, Tea; Spanish Dip, Carrot and Celery Sticks, Party Meat Loaf, Lima Salad Cups, Rainbow ice Cream Cake, Coffee, Tea.

Smorgasbord

Glazed Liver Pate, Scandinavian Appetizer Tray, Salmon Mousse in Aspic, Fish Balls with Parsley Sauce, Turkey Galantine, Sweet-Sour Brown Beans, Dilled Potato-Salad Platter, Caraway Cabbage Toss, Breads and Crackers, Dessert Cheese Tray, Lingonberry Torte, Swedish Apple Cake.

Party Buffets

Appetizer Vegetables, Molded-Cheese Pineapple, Herbed Roast Beef, Chutney Fruit Sauce, Mustard Cream, Parker House Midgets, Seafood Salad Souffle, Tiny Tim Pecan Tarts, Coffee, Tea; Dilled Relish Tray, Crisp Crackers, Buffet Glazed Ham, Sweet-Sour Mustard Cream, Button Biscuits, Meatball Miniatures, Cherry Tomatoes, Candlelight Cake, Holiday Punch.

Menus for the Charcoal Chef

Cypress Fling, Guacamole, Corn Chips, Napoli Chicken Broil, Baked-Potato Bundles, Continental Green Salad, Quick Cool Lemon Souffle, Coffee, Tea, Milk; Lime Cooler, All-American Beef-Roll Roast, Chili-Bean Salad, Fresh Corn on the Cob, Hot Garlic Bread, Chocolate Ice Cream Supreme, Praline-Applesauce Cake, Coffee, Tea, Milk.

---The Family Circle Cookbook, Food editor of Family Circle and Jean Anderson [Family Circle:New York] 1974 (p. 84-88)

[1975]

"Two Informal Summer Buffets

1. Chicken or Turkey loaf, Tomaotes Sutuffed with Easty Tuna Salad, Juffy Deviled Eggs, Jellied Garden Vegetable Salad, Herbed Potato Salad, Danish Meat Balls, Buttered Noodles, Fresh Peach Crisp, Coffee

2. Glazed and Decorated Cold Ham, Macaroni and Shellfish Salad, Bean and Beet Salad, Tomato Aspic, Parker House Rolls, Ambrosia, Florentines, Coffee."

--- (p. 77-8)

"Two Formal Summer Buffets

1. Smoked Salmon, Pate-Filled Ham in Aspic, Chaud-Froid of Chicken b*****s, Avocado Mousse, Shellfish and Saffron Rice Salad, Lemon Fluff, Gingered Honeydew Melon, Coffee. 2. Fresh Fruit Cocktail, Whole Salmon in Aspic, Country Captain, Boiled Rice, Wilted Cucumbers, Russian, Strawberries Romanoff, Meringues Chantilly"

--- (p. 78)

"Four Back-Yard Barbeques

1. Guacamole, Taramasalata, Corn Chips, Creackers, Charcoal-Broiled Hamburgers, Charcoal-Broiled Frankfurters, Buns, Relishes, Chili Sauce, Mustard, Sliced Bermuda Onions, Three Bean Salad, German Macaraoni Salad, Assorted Ice Creams, Sweet Lemon Loaf, Soft Drinks, Beer, Coffee.

2. Andalusian Gazpacho, Charcoal-Broiled Sirloin Steak Stuffed with Mushrooms, Charcoal-Baked Potatoes, Sour Cream-Almond Sauce, Corn on the Cob, Grapefruit and Avocado Salad, Biscuit Tortoni, Sangria, Coffee.

3. Oysters or Clams on the Half Shell, Charcoal Spit-Roasted Loin of Pork, South American Hot Barbecue Sauce, Charcoal-Baked Butternut Squash, Beans Lyonnaise, Caribbean Compote, Pecan Crisps, Coffee.

4. Antipasto, Charcoal-Broiled Portuguese-Style Chicken or Turkey, Scalloped Potatoes, Ratatouille, Basket of Fresh Fruit, Crackers, Assorted Cheese, Coffee."

--- (p. 72)

"Four Formal Dinners

1. Clam Juice on the Rocks, Duckling a l'Orange, Wild Rice, Buttered Green Beans, Poached Meringue Ring with Algarve Apricot Sauce, Demitasse

2. Coquilles St. Jacques a la Parisienne, Tournedos of Beef, Bearnaise Sauce, Bulgur-Mushroom Kasha, Minted Green Peas, Green Grapes and Sour Cream, Demitasse

3. Cucumber Veloute, Crown Roast of Lamb or Pork, Carrots Vichy, Danish-style New Potatoes, Cherries Jubilee, Coffee

4. Melon on Ham, Paupiettes of Sole with Rosy Sauce, Snow Peas and Scallions, Mushroom Risotto, Classic Pots de Creme au Chocolat, Coffee

---(p. 73)

"A Summer Cocktail Party

Pretty Party Pate, Melba rounds, Cold Marinated Shrim, Crisp Cucumber Rounds Tokyo Style, Garlicky Cocktail Almonds, Beer Cheese Spread, Caponata, Crackers.

"A Winter Cocktail Party

Chuntney-nut Meat Balls, Rumakis, Quince Tartlets, Spiced Olives, Garlic Nibbles, Taramasalata, Sesame Seed Crackers."

--- (p. 77)

"Teenagers today are about three times as worldly as their parents were at the same age. Many have travel

Answer 6

LOTS of Fondue.  You can do a cheese area.  A chocolate area.  And jello.

Answer 7

1970's Retro Candy Girft Box from target.com...$24.99

Pixy Stix

Tart N Tiny

Sweetarts

Laffy Taffy

Candy Cigarettes

Appleheads

Cheeryheads                              these candies would be fun for

Sugar Daddies                           party favors......

Boston Baked Beans

Wax Lips

Razzles Candy Gum

Time to disco!!! Think of the 70s as wild colored polyester.mood rings, disco music, Bee Gees, John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever...encourage guests to wear bell bottoms....

Fun foods from the 70s

Hamburger Helper

tator tots                  check these out at www.foodtimeline.      

sloppy joes              org.....

hamburgers and hot dogs

rice-a-roni

pop tarts

jello

bundt cake

fritos

quiche

Popular 70s foods;

zucchini bread

quiche

spaghetti carbonara

glazed strawberry pie

crepes

fondue

carrott cake

strawberry-banana smoothie

broccoli casserole

wacky cake

Willy Wonka Super Scrunched Bar

Baked Alaska

Beer bourgoignon

chilli con carne                         recipes can be found at

crepes suzette                    www.retrofoodrecipes.com

tuna bake

Answer 8

fondu,  pop rocks, marshmallow smiley faces.

Answer 9

http://www.inthe70s.com/food/

has lots of 70ish food