# 15 foods we don't eat anymore

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**Created:** [August 30, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917 "2024-08-30T13:37:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/1 "2024-08-30T13:37:23Z")

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> **[15 formerly popular foods in America that are rarely eaten today](https://screencrush.com/beloved-foods-that-arent-popular-anymore/)**
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> Stacker researched the history of popular foods, from Jell-O salads to Salisbury steak, and highlighted 15 that are no longer widely consumed.

To be honest, I didn’t eat them when they were popular. I’ve tried most at least once and still enjoy a malted milkshake occasionally and cottage cheese is making a comeback. We always have pickled herring at Thanksgiving and Christmas, a Norwegian tradition. I also never heard of a Robin pie, must be regional.

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**Author:** ![butler](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@butler](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/butler)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/2 "2024-08-30T13:47:42Z")

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Did anyone ever really eat fruit cake ?

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/3 "2024-08-30T13:55:32Z")

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Still eat salsbury steak on a regular basis.  
Have root beer floats every once in a while.  
And pickled herring with my FIL at Thanksgiving and Christmas

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**Author:** ![BridgeMaven](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@BridgeMaven](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/BridgeMaven)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/4 "2024-08-30T13:58:01Z")

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I still love cottage cheese omelets which are a great source of lean protein

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**Author:** ![wmj](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/wmj/32/1794_2.png) [@wmj](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/wmj)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/5 "2024-08-30T13:59:05Z")

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Same here about cottage cheese. You can easily find that in the supermarket too. I do not know why that made the list.

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/6 "2024-08-30T14:00:51Z")

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> [@butler](#):
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> Did anyone ever really eat fruit cake ?

Like candy corn every few years I’ll try it and then remember why I don’t eat it.

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/7 "2024-08-30T14:03:26Z")

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> [@BridgeMaven](#):
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> I still love cottage cheese omelets which are a great source of lean protein

My wife still likes it with canned peaches or pears, we also mix it with sour cream and chives for a baked potato topping. There are a lot of cottage cheese recipes online lately because it’s high in protein, people make low carb wraps with it.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/8 "2024-08-30T14:04:02Z")

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> [@wmj](#):
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> Same here about cottage cheese. You can easily find that in the supermarket too. I do not know why that made the list.

Me three, FYI, I found a new way to eat it.  
Pineapple chunks and Tajin.

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/9 "2024-08-30T14:07:00Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> Pineapple chunks and Tajin.

I’ve been using Tajin for years. In the Mexican areas of Chicago street venders sell elote and mango on a stick and use Tajin. I also like it to rim a glass for Bloody Mary’s. I’ll use it for a wing rub and then glaze with hot honey or maple syrup.

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**Author:** ![jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/jimtoo/32/16415_2.png) [@jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/jimtoo)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/10 "2024-08-30T14:13:03Z")

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> [@butler](#):
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> Did anyone ever really eat fruit cake ?

It was a treat for my grandparents’ generation. My dad loved olive loaf.

I have a malt maybe once a year. Haven’t had a real soda in a few decades. In Detroit, we had Vernors’ floats, not root beer floats. Other than those and TV dinners, I was never a fan of anything else on the list.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/11 "2024-08-30T14:20:07Z")

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> [@Bears54](#):
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> I also like it to rim a glass for Bloody Mary’s

I learned to use it for margaritas instead of salt when I was in Mexico.

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**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/12 "2024-08-30T14:26:03Z")

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I usually don’t like fruit cake but when I was growing up our Irish housekeeper’s daughter made one for our family every holiday season. It took her a few days to make it so we felt it was a labor of love 😀

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**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/13 "2024-08-30T14:31:53Z")

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If you really want to drink something healthy drink ginger tea cold brewed. It is an acquired taste but how much better it makes me feel.

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**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/wintermute/32/35_2.png) [@Wintermute](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Wintermute)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/14 "2024-08-30T14:34:03Z")

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Ambrosia salad I eat. It has to be somewhere. I’d never make it.

I make Salisbury steaks

Succotash is still common. Its served at Cheesecake Factory and other places.

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**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/15 "2024-08-30T14:44:52Z")

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> [@Wintermute](#):
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> Ambrosia salad I eat. It has to be somewhere. I’d never make it.

My mother frequently made a beautiful ambrosia salad that was delicious when she had a dinner party

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**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/16 "2024-08-30T15:05:41Z")

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**Back in the day, Tang was marketed as a drink for the astronauts**

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/17 "2024-08-30T15:10:36Z")

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I vaguely remember getting a fruitcake several years ago and making a french toast concoction out of it.

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**Author:** ![jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/jimtoo/32/16415_2.png) [@jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/jimtoo)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/18 "2024-08-30T15:25:23Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> making a french toast concoction out of it.

I am sure there are worse sounding things, but at the moment I can’t think of any.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/19 "2024-08-30T15:26:58Z")

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> [@jimtoo](#):
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> I am sure there are worse sounding things, but at the moment I can’t think of any.

I have never tried it again.

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**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/15-foods-we-dont-eat-anymore/101917/20 "2024-08-30T15:31:51Z")

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I’ve had tang a few times. I think the orange drink in the army was tang. My mom bought it once and found it disgusting.

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