Here are 30 reasons you should remember the year 1972: 1.) Maxi dresses, mini skirts, knee socks and patterns happened in a big way. 2.) “Grease” had its first Broadway run, spreading the gospel “A hickey from Kenickie is like a Hallmark card” far and wide.
1972: Cheese and Pineapple Sticks. If there’s a party food to sum up the 1970s it’s got to be cheese and pineapple sticks. The very height of sophistication, these little canapés would often be served stuck into an upside down melon half – to sort of resemble a hedgehog! Classy, we think you’ll agree.
Remembering 1972: 30 Pop Culture Highlights From A Glorious Year. Everyone loves Volkswagens, PONG and Ziggy Stardust. Here are 30 reasons you should remember the year 1972: 1.) Maxi dresses, mini skirts, knee socks and patterns happened in a big way. 2.) “Grease” had its first Broadway run, spreading the gospel “A hickey from Kenickie is like
Love them or hate them, SPAM fritters were the dish of the year. These crispy morsels were coated in batter, deep-fried and served up for many a supper. To be a true child of 1952 you’ve got to have had a baked Alaska or two in your time.
What was the most popular dish in the 1960s?
1966: Chicken Liver Pate. (Image credit: G5_Studio2) In the 1960s we were a lot more used to offal and using up every part of the animal, which meant chicken liver pate quickly became one of the most loved dishes. This smooth pate was made with brandy and butter for a really indulgent treat.
While fresh meat was still being heavily rationed, SPAM provided an unlikely source of protein to thousands of British families during the 1950s. Love them or hate them, SPAM fritters were the dish of the year. These crispy morsels were coated in batter, deep-fried and served up for many a supper.
Battenberg Cake was apparently named in honour of the marriage of Princess Victoria, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, to Prince Louis of Battenberg 100 years previously to 1984, in 1884. However, by the time it trickled down from the tables of royal households to the masses it was 1984.
1958: Chop Suey. (Image credit: Getty Images / LauriPatterson) A rise in immigration during the 1950s and 60s gave Brits a real taste for strong flavours from further afield. 1958 was the year Chop Suey was introduced to the menu of Butlins’ holiday camps – making it officially a British favourite!
1976: Fondue. Fondue from France was a huge hit in 1976, probably mainly because it’s 95% melted cheese and tastes like heaven. Holiday makers brought the recipe home to good old blighty and once we had a taste for things dipped in hot cheese the idea spread like wild fire.
Famously one of Grace Kelly’s favourite dishes duck a l’orange was thought to be one of the most exotic flavour combinations to date in 1963. Rarely before had meat been paired with foreign fruit like oranges and it was thought of as very ‘of the moment’.
Fondue from France was a huge hit in 1976, probably mainly because it’s 95% melted cheese and tastes like heaven. Holiday makers brought the recipe home to good old blighty and once we had a taste for things dipped in hot cheese the idea spread like wild fire. This little number was a real dinner party show stopper at the time.
When were TV dinners invented?
Though it would be another decade before they’d be renamed “TV dinners,” frozen prepackaged dinner trays got their start in 1944. They were created by avid inventor William L. Maxson for the U.S. Navy’s transatlantic flights. He also invented the first air fryer, to cook the frozen dinners on those flights.
1942: Brooklyn Blackout Cake. Indulgence doesn’t even begin to describe this rich, chocolate layer cake—one of the most popular desserts made by Ebinger’s, a Brooklyn-based bakery chain. Named for the mandatory wartime blackouts in the city, the Brooklyn Blackout Cake is layered with chocolate pudding and fudgy icing.
Snackwell’s indulgent devil’s food and creme-filled cookies were on shelves and in TV ads well before the rest of the competition, and netted Nabisco $57 million in sales in the first five months.
The first Starbucks store opened this year in Seattle, selling specialty coffee beans and fine teas. Remarkably, it took 13 years for the business to become what Starbucks is known for today: coffee bars and gourmet coffee drinks. 33 / 61.
The cereal got its start as CheeriOats, and was the first ready-to-eat oat cereal made by puffing and shaping the grains. A few years later, after a copyright dispute with Quaker Oats, General Mills changed the name to Cheerios. It’s been a favorite breakfast cereal ever since!
This boozy, flaming dessert of bananas, brown sugar, rum, liqueur and ice cream was created in New Orleans at the famous Brennan’s Restaurant. The owner wanted a new and unusual dessert—and fortunately, there were heaps of bananas in the kitchen. The inspiration to ignite the dessert came from another popular treat of the time: Baked Alaska.
1950: Frozen Pizza. Though we know that the first frozen pizzas were created in 1950, who came up with the idea first is a little fuzzier. Neighborhood pizzerias in both Boston and New York City began selling frozen pies for customers to take home.
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