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This '50s recipe for macaroni pie makes a casserole full of cooked pasta in a red spaghetti sauce, tucked into a pastry crust.
Remember these vintage fruit-flavored drinks in flavors like pineapple-grapefruit, apple, and Florida punch? Check 'em out here.
Tide... for your cups and plates? Early versions of Tide detergent said right on the box that it would give you sparkling dishes in addition to clean clothes.
Here's Mrs. America's 1950s way to be neighborly: Whip up these crunchy, caramelly Coffee Breakers for your next get-together.
This Ko-ko-nut pie has a golden lacy top, its luscious filling with delicate coconut shreds - and now you can make it the good old fashioned way!
Albert Einstein was a man whose life, philosophies, discoveries and theories changed the way we looked at the world, and at life itself. Find out about him here.
Try the Bisquick dish with an elegant air: Tuna ring! It's a baked biscuit-like ring that's served with a cheesy tuna sauce in the center.
When post-WWII prefab housing was becoming passe, in the '50s, a new version of the prefab home emerged - the kind of home with many of the mid-century modern design ideas that would become popular over the next decade.
Smokey the Bear, the friendly brown bear that said, 'Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires,' was a powerful force in stopping forest fires. Here's his story.
Cold cuts look so good... taste so good... plus they're economical and easy to serve. See what you can do with deli meats and these '50s side dishes!
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