Wow, if I pair these "glamorous" cheese-stuffed, painted pears with those "gay" donut skewers and fornicating gin from yesterday's posts, it will surely be the party of the year.
This reminds me of a layer salad recipe my mom makes every family get-together. For years, I, the family vegetarian, longed to try it, because it looked so good. Finally, last Christmas, Mom made me a little one without bacon. I dug in, convinced that the white layer on top was some delicious, special dressing---
No, it was mayo. Straight mayo. Out of the jar.
I spent most of the wee hours of Christmas morning watching Blackadder's Christmas and vomiting profusely.
They're somber because the maid's corpse is cooling in the kitchen after dying of disgust at making this. But they don't want to ruin a pleasant evening.
Also, I have to say that pears and mayonnaise actually go well together. My family makes a 'pear salad' that consists of chilled, canned pear halves, grated cheddar cheese in the 'holes' of the pears and then a small dollop of mayo on top. The saltiness of the mayo and the sharpness of the cheese balances out the sweetness of the pear very nicely.
That dyed monstrosity with the pineapple filling though...urrrrgh.
Pfft, they're fancy folks (upper middle or upper class, for sure) in 1947. If it doesn't look like they're drinking, it's because they're not drinking yet.
Speaking of the economic/social status of the folks in the ad, I'd be really bewildered about why they're eating such a thing that seems more appealing to the less affluent (to me), but I've recently started watching Mad Men, and though it's set 13 years later, it helps the ad make sense.
They did not have the same access to non-seasonal foods that we have now. We get tons of fruit shipped in from other climate zones (mostly Chile) so it seems like we can get whatever we want at any time. Preserved fruit was a lot more important then, because you could only get fresh for a few months a year.
Not that any of that excuses this particular recipe.
I really hate to be the one who says this, but my mother used to make that and I actually loved it. It sounds gross, but I have very fond memories of it - although I haven't thought of it in 40 years.
All these comments, and no one has mentioned the Kraft Pineapple Cheese Spread in the recipe? I wish it was still around, so I could taste its awfulness.
For some dumb reason, I just remembered the fact that they still make it! It's Kraft Brand Philadelphia Pineapple Cream Cheese. You can buy them in tubs!
What a coincidence, I was just grocery shopping at Kroger last night and saw the Pineapple Cheese Spread on the shelf. I backed away from it. ;) I imagine it might taste like "fruit dip" which is just cream cheese, sugar and food coloring.
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Date: 2010-08-17 01:16 am (UTC)Pear Surprise sounds like the surprise is, it tastes revolting!
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Date: 2010-08-17 01:28 am (UTC)No, it was mayo. Straight mayo. Out of the jar.
I spent most of the wee hours of Christmas morning watching Blackadder's Christmas and vomiting profusely.
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Date: 2010-08-17 01:40 am (UTC)I swear it!
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Date: 2010-08-17 01:51 am (UTC)The way you describe it below sounds like one thing, but pears + pineapple cheese + mayonnaise... urg.
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Date: 2010-08-17 01:38 am (UTC)That dyed monstrosity with the pineapple filling though...urrrrgh.
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Date: 2010-08-17 02:46 am (UTC)and they say that God is in the details.....LOL
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Date: 2010-08-17 04:33 am (UTC)Speaking of the economic/social status of the folks in the ad, I'd be really bewildered about why they're eating such a thing that seems more appealing to the less affluent (to me), but I've recently started watching Mad Men, and though it's set 13 years later, it helps the ad make sense.
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Date: 2010-08-17 01:24 pm (UTC)Not that any of that excuses this particular recipe.
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Date: 2010-08-17 06:08 am (UTC)I was expecting something in a clear jar, like Kraft Old English or pimiento spreads.
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Date: 2010-08-17 05:58 am (UTC)(Wha'd'ya mean, it's not a valid career choice? ;-)
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