Pork Scraps

Pork Scraps or “scrapple” is a dish that was mostly found in the Mid -Atlantic Colonies, that was made of scraps of pork that were cooked together with cornmeal, wheat flour, buckwheat flour, and spices. The mush is turned into a semi-solid loaf, and then the Scrapple is sliced and pan fried before serving.

Scrapple is also known as “pan rabbit” or “Pannhaas,” a Pennsylvanian Dutch name. The mush of the pork scraps consists of all the organs of the pig from tails, to feet, to everything. So, basically, nothing is wasted at all. People still love to have Scrapple and can even be found in California.

Frozen Pork, Beans, and Ketchup Pops

The Frozen Choco Bars are made for children to delight themselves. But what about this frozen pork, beans, and ketchup pops, are they made to scare the hell out of the little ones? The moment we look at the picture, we get traumatized and wonder if it was really a treat for kids in the mid-twentieth century.

Remember the word “weird” we used at the beginning of this article, and now you know how it all goes. How would one have even thought of this dish, and how could it bring a cheerful smile on the faces of the kiddos, we wonder.

Beaver Tail

Yes, you read it right; it’s the tail of the poor little beaver. Beavers use their tails to create dens for themselves. Now, who would have thought that their tails can also be used as a source of food? But, the talented chefs explore and try their hands in whatever they feel like and somehow come up with several “weird” yet tasty cuisines.

Beaver meat was popular meat to be eaten when there happened a fur trade boom in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was also described as tasting “gamey.” The dish is not extinct; people do cook and enjoy it around the globe.

Tuna Mold

Who does not love to have a fish after getting to know the health benefits from it? No one, we guess. But what about having a tuna mold that looks like a living fish and seems as if it will suddenly sway its tail and jump on to you. What would have the chef thought of before presenting and serving this dish?

This cute looking dish is made up of molded tuna, gelatin, steak sauce, and cream cheese. The chef surely was a creative one, who loved to play with the colors and flavors cleverly and blend them into a tasty dish perfectly.

Eel Pie

Oops! Look what has been added to the list, the Eel. Yes, you got it; we are talking about the fastest-moving sea creature that brings a shiver down in our spine the moment we think of it. But you will be astonished to learn that the Colonial societies were fond of these eel pies. These were mostly found in New England.

The Eels were not just eaten in a single way but were used in many different cuisines. But, among all of them, the favorite one was the Eel pie that was loved and eaten by both the kids and the adults.

Clabber

Ahh! It sounds strange, right. Would you like to have some Clabber? Clabber is yet another delicious cuisine of the old times when there used to be no refrigerators, and sour became a popular taste for the people around. So Clabber was basically sour milk that had an added toppings that included cinnamon, pepper, and nutmeg.

Clabber is the dish that is considered to be closer to Kefir or skir. If a person is a fan of skir, then he would surely love the taste of Clabber, but in any case, one does not like to have Kefir, then please don’t upset your taste buds.

Ham and Bananas Hollandaise

So, another “weird” dish is added up to the list. It happens almost daily when people come up with several uses of bananas in day to day life, including various recipes. But back in 1973, there was a recipe that got published, and that was Ham and Bananas Hollandaise.

We are actually wondering, the chefs back at that time were really exploring and trying their hands in strange recipes. Now, who would think of adding hollandaise sauce to bananas? Surely, we are not that kind of people. Some brave people who have actually tried this dish have described it as one of the hardest ones to swallow down.

Pigeon

Pigeons are really cute, aren’t they? These innocent little creatures were once considered smart enough to deliver message cards from one place to another, although we wonder how they did it. But now, all that comes to mind is a nuisance, the moment we think of pigeons.

Late in the 17th and 18th centuries, the pigeons were also used for the dish. Although it was a dish for the rich households as it took great preparations, still the lower-class was not left deprived. Pigeon pies were also an option if people could not afford pigeons. We are doubtful if these pigeon pies were made from the best parts of the pigeons.

Banana Candles

Now, this is an oops moment. Seriously wondering what the chefs used to think of while preparing these recipes. These don’t seem appropriate enough. Or Do they? But we are pretty sure these did not get served at the children’s birthday parties.

Who would prefer a banana candle that is presented in such an awkward way? But anything could have happened in the 70s. This recipe was published in the early 70s in the book named Be Bold With Bananas. The chef actually went bold enough with the bananas while adding some mayonnaise that can be seen dripping down the candle with a fake flame made of candy.

English Katchup

So, this must be ketchup, we guess, that has a typing mistake. But, unfortunately, it is not so. Our guess is all wrong. English Katchup was entirely a different dish in America in the 18th century. Apparently, it has been a pretty progressive sauce.

The English Katchup was basically an Asian-inspired sauce that was made up of mushrooms, walnuts, anchovies, and oysters. This sauce was served and used with meat and fish. No one would have thought of a dish like this in today’s era as it does not sound good enough. But still, it’s cool to learn that there existed Asian-inspired sauces back in time.

Posset

Let us talk about a dessert now; it's never too late. If we talk about custard, it has always been a dividing dish. There are a few people whose mouths go watery on seeing the custard, and their others who can't even bear the smell of it. It is not a visually appealing dish to all.

Coming on to Posset, it was a dessert in the 18th century. This dish was the one that was everyone's favorite. It was a rich, creamy dessert made up of custard that was made drinkable after mixing ale to it. Posset was popularly served as a drink at weddings in that era.

Turtle Soup

Alas! We are just amazed to know how big monsters the people were back in those times. They literally ate anything; we mean, who can even think of eating a turtle. Turtles are so sweet and adorable. Did anyone notice their cute little feet?

Unfortunately, back in medieval times, turtle soup was a popular dish in America, France, and Britain. It was mostly taken by wealthy families. The turtles were simply cooked in butter, and wine was added to make the dish rich and heavy. Apparently, wine and butter are added to mask the taste of turtles. How extraordinary is that?

Frosted Ribbon Loaf

Oh! Oh! Oh! This dish just looks awesomely flawless. The medieval dishes are all known to have a pretty good blend of colors and have a wow presentation. The people from the 50s loved to have gelatin-based foods and loaf-formed foods. If You ask us why our answer would be, it was the trend.

The chefs decided to serve this frosted ribbon loaf that was actually a sandwich loaf made up of ham, mayonnaise, eggs, pickles, and horseradish. After that, it is covered with a layer of cream cheese. The entertainment for the night was probably the way it was carried, and it jiggled through.

Calf's Foot Jelly

This is yet another popularly served and eaten dish back in the 18th century. Oh God!, these heartless people we tell you. This is one of the dishes that does not need a comeback. We mean, who would eat a calf's jelly foot now. We are pretty sure there would be very few who would say yes.

Gelatin would appear while boiling the hoof that was used to create this jelly. The people used to believe that the calf's foot jelly was actually beneficial in healing sick people. Thankfully, we have medicines now to treat and heal people, Gand this jelly is extinct.

Chicken Cranberry Party Salad

Does the name of this dish flash a party background in your mind? We are sure it does. We all can imagine the senior homes of the mid-twentieth century, partying and enjoying the dish. Both the chicken and the cranberry tastes good even when put together.

The ingredients in the dish were room-temperature canned soup, gelatin, and mayonnaise. Now the question that pops up in our minds is why the chefs even needed to do this, like why? Chicken cranberry party salad is the dish that had little too much jiggle to it. And we wonder if the people were even able to make it through after eating this.

Stewed Swan

The pretty looking white swans are all known for their charismatic beauty. And there also existed those heartless people back in the colonial times who ate them. How could they do that? How? We wish they had a bit of mercy. The eating habits tell us much about the people of those eras.

In the Colonial era, all the men and women were highly fond of eating a larger variety of meat that even included swans. Stewed swan was originally an English dish that became popular in Medieval Europe too. The poor and unlucky duckling who got turned into meat.

Mayonnaise Jello

So, if we talk about the making of this traumatizing dish, it just takes a couple of hours. The name of the dish itself tells us about the ingredients used for its making, and they are mayonnaise and gelatin. As we already told you that gelatin was greatly loved and a prime ingredient; it was used almost in every dish.

All we need to do is blend both the ingredients together and refrigerate them for a few hours, and your dish is ready to get served. The inventors have efficiently managed to turn us off of the gelatin and the mayonnaise in just a matter of seconds.

Pepper Cake

Cakes are one of the food items that leave our mouth watery. But does the same thing happen when you hear of a pepper cake, the answer is absolutely no? Desserts are eaten after spicy foods so that the spices do not linger upon our tasting buds. So what about this pepper cake, why was this eaten?

Oh, we don't need to forget that it is a dish in the list of the "weird" cuisines. People had a totally different taste and strange eating habits in the old eras. And now you will be astonished to know that this pepper cake was kept to last for half a year.

Hidden Ham

When we hear the name of the dish, we tend to start imagining how and where the ham is being hidden. And how one will find it. Aah! It seems so funny that a family is playing hide and seek with a ham on the dinner table. But, yes, we are talking about the colonial times; people could literally do anything.

So who knows when this game ended and how. The suspense is still there because we are not sure if you are really going to find the ham or not. We really don't know. The crazy trends of medieval societies will leave us to ponder over them.

Lobster

Wow, Lobsters! Who would not want to have them? They are still being served and eaten in different countries around the globe, and we all know the prestige and the high prices that the lobsters hold. But it is a matter of the fact that people in the early centuries did not value them as much as they are valued today.

Back in those days, lobsters were a cheap food to be eaten and were taken by the lower class society. It is so astonishing to know that they were even used to feed the slaves and the prisoners. How lucky they have been.

Super Supper Salad Loaf

Loaves were quite a popular kitchen commodity in the early '50s, as speculated. Here is a disastrous example of a dish gone wrong made using loaf. Super Supper Salad Loaf dish crossed the marked line. This salad dish was bologna, which means a sizeable smoked sausage made using bacon, pork suet, etc., with mayonnaise, peas, and gelatin stuffed inside.

This dish came into existence when the people during the 50s wanted to make something out of loaves, but Super Supper Salad Loaf went too far than imagined. You need not make a loaf out of empty bologna as it seems too excessive for anyone, including the loaf lover.

Applejack

We hope little did you know that the apples don't belong to North America. Though you find apple trees almost everywhere, they don't exist anymore at some places or points. The settlers originating from England brought the apple trees to North America, and it rapidly became one of the healthiest staple food for Americans.

There was scrumptious apple sauce and apple pie to relish, but the Applejack received the full attention. Applejack is apple cider's intense version. It is made using apple cider vinegar only by first freezing it, which tends to increase the quantity of alcohol, resulting in 30%.

Lobster Relish

In medieval times, Lobster was recognized as the best available food option for the peasants and the servants. With time, things changed, and now people love to devour this expensive delicacy. We don't know why current popular Lobster dishes never existed way back in the 50s. The Lobster Relish looks pretty fine, alive, and full of awe too.

Gelatin is the dish base, and honestly, it's hard to keep staring at the dish for long. It seems creepy, distorted, and frankly capable enough of giving us nightmares if we kept looking at it placed on our dinner table as a child. Fortunately, the '50s are no more.

Squirrel

Some people find Squirrels utterly cute wild animals, and few see them as rodents flaunting their fluffy tails. Every other person has a different viewpoint. But we are on the cuter side and love this fluffy animal. Earlier, Squirrels were recognized as food options in the middle ages. We are unable to understand how they used to catch squirrels as they run at lightning speed.

After catching, squirrels were first slightly burnt, disemboweled, tied up, and then toasted. People sometimes used to cook it along with the pastry for the sweet taste and served it with wild duck sauce or layering it with duck juice to make squirrel pie.

Spaghetti-Os and Weiners

For the moment, we thought that we are going to get a break from the weird list of foods people have eaten throughout history, a new dish came up called Spaghetti-Os and Weiners. It is the worst-hit dish that destroyed the original childhood classic. Spaghetti-Os are finger-licking food like the hot dogs, but why they needed to make this dish.

We are somewhat sure, Spaghetti-Os and Weiners brought into existence by someone who hates children badly. They crushed the delicious Spaghetti-O Jello right in front of us that seemed so perfect and heartwarming. Thank god, we weren't born during the 50s.

Chocolate Mixed with Ambergris

We probably know that you have no idea what ambergris is, and we are sure you would never like to know what exactly it is. Ambergris comes to mind when you think of one of the most desired dishes, also called whale vomit. This expensive this was added by the elite people of the 18th century in the list of dishes.

In the 17th century, Chocolates reached Europe and later to North America shortly. The American cooks brought Chocolate Mixed with Ambergris into existence when experimenting with the chocolates to create something delightful. Overall, this dish is not as weird compared to others on the list.

Blue Cheese Mousse

Yes, you read it right; it is Blue Cheese Mousse though it seems like a mistake, don't worry, we are talking about 50's so this is right and well planned. Mixing gelatin, sour cream, blue cheese along with cottage cheese gave birth to Blue Cheese Mousse, simple.

We have a strong gut feeling that this dish may not taste like the way it looks. Hopefully, whosoever has made this dish must have tried it for the first time and felt vague. The cook must have realized that this dish needs to vanish and never appear again in the list of tasty dishes available.

Roast Hedgehog

The hedgehogs are so cute and adorable. Till now, we have accepted that we would not be able to survive the 50's or the middle ages period considering the dishes they used to make. The adorable Hedgehogs are used to be eaten way back like the squirrels. We don't know how they used to consume it, but we think they stuffed the hedgehog with herbs and later bake it along with pastries for making a sweet delicacy.

The pastries turned out a standard option for making anything sweet in the '50s. Fortunately, they didn't make hedgehog meat part of the dish, but we never know it can happen now.

Tuna Upside Down Bake

When it comes to food, medieval times' food and the mid 20th century have many similarities. By horribly mixing different ingredients, we wonder if anyone did the taste test of these weird recipes that people used to relish. From the name, you judged right, Tuna Upside Down bake is what you thought.

This dish is made using canned vegetables, mayonnaise, cheese, and tuna, the main ingredient. Fortunately, for those who don't like gelatin or allergic to it, this dish is perfect. The people who tasted the dish claimed it utterly gross and eventually stopped the further trend of creating it.

Singing Chicken

Who thought that even the chickens could sing, not in reality but the dish name. We know it's a senseless joke. The cooks always try to come up with new dishes and find new ways to present them to the people. Here they came up with the name Singing Chicken, which means the cooks opted for humor.

The cook would begin with stuffing the chicken's neck with mercury that will make the chicken sing few tunes. We are sure it's not a musical sound but a screech of chicken. Earlier, people didn't know that mercury is one of the harmful substances they can consume; it is now a big no.

Pudding of Porpoise

Don't confuse it with popeye; the middle ages people loved porpoise. We are still suspicious as to why the people loved it. Pudding of Porpoise was one of the famous dishes long back. It is required to mix the porpoise fat and blood and oatmeal to make a Porpoise Pudding. Later on, stuff the mixture into the animal for further cooking.

The cook would roast the entire porpoise. We are not sure what is the complete or exact recipe at all. We are wondering as to why anyone would make his mind to kill this adorable sea mammal. Should we give a call to PETA about this serious matter?

Lime and Cheese Salad

We have already seen a few worth eating meals on this list of weirdest foods people have eaten, but this Lime and Cheese Salad may top our delicacies list. Do you think it will? Before you conclude, let us know what this dish is all about and tell you what it contains as ingredients.

This scrumptious salad is an ideal combination of seafood, Jell-O, mayonnaise, and cottage cheese. Your mouth watered or not, or are you feeling to have it right now? On top of this, let us tell the Jell-O used as an ingredient was flavored. Yes, you heard flavored, imagine how amazing it tastes.

The Russian Doll Stuffed Bird

It is precisely not the dish's real name, but it undoubtedly seems like the Russian Doll Stuffed Bird and thats how it got its name. Earlier, it was originally known as Roti Sans Pariel, the original of Turducken. The Turducken of middle age was not a joke and an authentic dish people ate gladly. This dish is made using 17 different birds stuffed into one another, which seems quite awkward.

There has to be exact order that the cook follows in which the birds are needed to be stuffed into one another. The bird's name comprises warbler, quail, plover, guinea fowl, goose, turkey, teal, lapwing, bunting, pheasant, and so on.

Orange Delight Pie

Okay, we already know this dish is surprising like the others given in the list, which is a great relief. We thought the people of the mid 20th century are totally out of sense considering the dishes they used to make. The orange delight pie is not made of any weird ingredient, but its orange color is striking enough.

May it seem very much orangish to you? Are you thinking about how to get this color in the pie? Well, we were also thinking the same. The pie comprises an ideal combination of orange kool-aid powder and cream cheese. Now you know how it made it to the weird list.

Roasted Cat

If you are a cat lover, then roll your eyes, or this recipe will make you feel traumatized and bad. When you scroll through the Instagram or Facebook feed, you often come across adorable cats playing, jumping, or behaving cutely. But to your surprise, in the middle ages, even the cats showed up on the menu list as Roasted Cats.

The way cats were roasted was quite strange for the cat lovers to see or know. First, they will hunt a chubby cat, then decapitate its skin and bury it in the ground for the whole day. Later with the shovel, they will dig and roast it above the fire.