Eating Weird Food from the 50s (with Katherine)

Katherine got a sort of recipe book that her grandmother put together in the 1940s and 50s. It was fascinating enough that I decided we should cook some of this REALLY WEIRD STUFF!
So much Jello you guys. shudder
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[@camelopardalis84]

There will never be an abundance of Katherine.

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+Grace NoOne AND you will unsubscribe because of me not having any uploaded video. ;)

[@jessebett]

+Marie Lastname Came to the comments to upvote the first one about needing more Katherine videos. Ended up laughing for the next few minutes.

[@camelopardalis84]

+Jesse Bettencourt Thank you. And you're welcome.

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+Jesse Bettencot

[@NunyaBizness2023]

Why the fuck would you ever mix cranberries, orange, and celery?!

[@vlogbrothers]

+Leila54 AND NUTS!!!

[@ikkarurisan]

+vlogbrothers probably thinking the "flavour" side of the dish...aesthetic-wise, honestly, looks like placenta.

[@MrRyanDew]

+vlogbrothers We need more Hank and Katherine dammit!

[@TheMrVengeance]

+Leila54 - Oh man, that's only the beginning. They went nuts with those Jello molds back in the day. I've seen a recipe for a "salad" that had peppers, celery, pineapple and cheese set in Jello. It's the cheese addition in particular that makes me throw up in my mouth a little. D:

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to torture your enemies.

[@Paint]

loved loved loved this style of video!! hats off for the effort and well done!

[@vlogbrothers]

Thanks, Jon!

[@giuseppeprezioso4220]

This is a great comment section.

[@Lethalpancakes]

+Paint If they're from newspapers wouldn't that be the equivalent of writing down recipes from Buzzfeed and all these other outlets that come up with bizarre dishes? If so, this isn't traditional 50's food.

[@albinoman13bt]

+Lethal I'd bet most of those are recipes that somebody wrote in to share, like church or work recipe books. I don't know if it's done elsewhere, but it is here in the South Dakota.

[@suckrf1sh]

+Lethal 50 years from now, people will be asking why everyone had to put obscene amounts of bacon in everything.

[@LeonardoAddingtonLeo]

I think I laughed too hard at the recipe describing the two eggs to be "staring at you with their big yellow eyes"

[@SosaSal_]

Atlαѕ- Z it wasn't that funny

[@LeonardoAddingtonLeo]

Blueevoy_6000 Cool? And...?

[@mangoartist9238]

Lol so did I.

[@thekeyisbalance7832]

Was it that funny???

[@realspacemodels]

We were served a dish at my parent's house - brought by another guest - which was blackberry Jello, chopped walnuts and green OLIVES (WTF!?). I'm telling you, when you expect a green grape and get a green olive in your Jello, it's not a pleasant experience. I asked my dad what he thought of the dish. He said "Oh it's her specialty, she brings it to lots of dinner parties and everyone always asks for the recipe." I said, "Sure they do, they need it to show to the doctors in the ER!"

[@wheeeliegirl]

haha thanks i needed that rough few days. thank you for beeing awesome

[@brinasuligoj119]

+RealSpaceModels hahaha

[@AbsurdAsparagus]

+Charles Kendall were did you all come from??????

[@deehalvie795]

i grew up with all those crazy "salads " as they were revered. jello is gross.

[@asphodelale]

The trick is to not cross the streams by adding veg--my family has an orange Jell-O with crushed pineapple recipe that's super-delicious. And cherry/raspberry Jell-O with cranberry sauce and nuts isn't at all bad, if you leave out the celery that's traditionally called for.

[@bob_._.]

The watery texture of the jello was probably from the oranges - a "food chopper" from the '50s would not have been nearly as aggressive as a modern food processor. You turned the oranges into juice; dicing would have been more what was intended.

[@hankschannel]

+bobobobinalong Ahhhh! That is a good point!

[@daganschoen4895]

oh look, an intelligent and constructive KZbin comment

[@daganschoen4895]

+hankschannel well now you have to try it again

[@Pathaholic]

+bobobobinalong wait ......rational thinking ? is this still youtube

[@pewing99]

Yes, what they mean by a food chopped is most likely a jar with four blades in the top that you mash down by hand. It does a very course chop. I have had the dish and it isn't bad.

[@donegonenothingtoseehere1389]

I think Katherine is my favorite Vlogbrother. . .

[@camelopardalis84]

You just made me chuckle using public transport.

[@MickeyD2012]

LOL. I was just thinking how much alike Hank and Katherine look. It's kinda creepy.

[@blackcat1642]

@@MickeyD2012 They said that married couples gradually star to look more like each other the longer they keep maried

[@rosieleaverton]

@@blackcat1642 Idk if that's true for all couples, though, bc my parents have been married for over 22 years, and they look a lot different. My mom likes to wear bright colors like oranges and pinks and light blues, but my dad is more of a dark blue/green/black and sometimes plaid or stripes type of guy. And they have different glasses. My mom used to wear contacts, but now she wears glasses with thick plastic frames, and my dad wears wire-rims. I can recall when I was little, my mom wore dark colors more often, but now she wears lots of colors.

[@cameronschyuder9034]

@@rosieleaverton could also be that ppl are generally attracted to those that are similar to them, whether it be in appearance or something else. Your parents may have very different styles but are likely similar in other ways

[@tessaviolet]

I can't stop laughing at the jello.

[@aaditbhatia6551]

It's like, A COLON!

[@inck]

tessa I feel like if I met you in real life we'd be friends

[@Jennifer-wc5fs]

awww...theyre like male and female versions of each other

[@wwanimalsavers]

+Jennifer OMG yes!!!

[@Neha71580]

+Jennifer Wait what?!

[@Jennifer-wc5fs]

they have very similar personalities, mannerism, and facial expressions

[@suchaknitwit]

+Jennifer that's how you know it's a really good relationship.

[@Jennifer-wc5fs]

yes i definitely agree.

[@sirkowski]

it was easier being skinny when food tasted nothing.

[@Razzfazz87]

+sirkowski Even easier when there was no food. #wardiet

[@joopie99aa]

+sirkowski I'm pretty sure food has tasted something for a long time. I mean, it's not like cows just suddenly developed the ability to taste in the last few decades.

[@TheMrVengeance]

+Razzfazz87 - I'm doing the #trenchdiet myself. I mean, sometimes your foot rots off, but at least you're not fat!

[@kgal1298]

+sirkowski It's true now we just put a shit ton of oil and cheese on everything and it tastes amazing.

[@vellamour]

+Kate Speaking of oil and cheese, I'm making Mac and cheese with additional Velveeta. #Merica

[@gotmel4]

Hi! Here from 2021. This has pandemic energy written all over it. I think another visit to the old recipe book could be so much fun for the current time!

[@marieeveduchesne]

I'd love to see a part two!

[@soundlyawake]

How did I miss this glorious thing.

[@thebigpuck]

I cried a lil bc of papper

[@hankschannel]

+squidwizard PAPPER

[@maddymartin2240]

+squidwizard not just any papper. A sweet papper! btw your icon is life

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+hankschannel pap pap pap pap pap pap pap

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[@carte0000blanche]

+squidwizard I ate papper mache once... wasn't good.

[@Kalleosini]

I kinda want you to continue this, it was interesting to see some of the dishes that our ancestors might have eaten.

[@TheMrVengeance]

+Ebon Hawk - People from the 1950's are still alive today. It's a little early perhaps to call them "ancestors". :')

[@GeatMasta]

+Ebon Hawk Watch the BBC series "the supersizers go" it's a whole series of nothing but that.

[@LewisHerd]

+Ebon Hawk PLEASE MAKE PART 2 HANK

[@Roseheartt]

+TheMrVengeance Well, technically speaking he's not wrong. An ancestor is "any person from whom one is descended."

[@TheMrVengeance]

Neonemerld - You're conveniently omitting the other half of the definition. _"Ancestor; One from whom a person is descended _*_and who is usually more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent_*_"_

[@AmeliaBell28]

I just inherited a box full of old family recipes- a number of them look absolutely nasty. Are video responses still a thing? Can I make one of my own to this?

[@samrakita4279]

PLEASE DO IT! I NEED MORE VIDS LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE!!

[@sandhyavatsavai4484]

If you do, let me know

[@T1J]

more katherine imo

[@Froggy711]

she's the best

[@voyagerabove4034]

I just love old and heavily used things like that log book. They're just beautiful to look at.

[@untappedinkwell]

+VoyagerAbove I like to think of them as being "well loved". A couple of my Harry Potter books look that way.

[@akira_ariga]

yes.

[@reorx9]

+untappedinkwell my copy of 20,000 leagues under the sea is the same, ohh the memories!

[@joemama-ku4me]

p army wars

[@Phannty]

Same here

[@SeanLamb-I-Am]

"You've got a lot of cleaning up to do." Katherine, FTW.

[@rhemorigher]

+Sean Lamb To the couch!

[@sjwimmel]

+Sean Lamb "Babe", don't forget the Babe. I'm not sure why I find this so hilarious. Maybe it's that fact that, although I love lots of things about Hank, the word Babe just seems wrong when applied to him.

[@kristaliaastari2856]

+Sean Lamb LOL I'm like "Hey that sounds like me" hubby: "groan" LOL

[@scottseitz8516]

+Sean Lamb Katherine is the best!

[@assortedhuman5168]

+Sean Lamb Pretty much saying, your video your mess. Out.

[@HappyBirdsGlitterNest]

In all fairness, a LOT of the food products have changed since the 50's. They now skimp, add too much salt, etc., etc.

[@nerdlife6676]

For the last several months I have been marathoning all of Vlogbrothers from the very beginning. This video is a particularly important stop on my journey because it was the first Vlogbrothers video I ever watched. I was amused by Hank so I decided to subscribe and was sucked into the wonderful world of Nerdfighteria. Since then I've participated in the Project for Awesome, plan two separate fundraisers for the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, become and avid fan of Dear Hank and John and AFC Wimbledon and been accepted to my top college with an essay on Nerdfighteria. Hank and John have completely transformed my life and it all began here with this video. DFTBA.

[@Idefilms]

Hi fellow nerdfighter!! I just wanted to say, six years later, that I just read this and thought it was a really sweet comment. ++ and DFTBA

[@leigha.b.1875]

Ya know what's even worse? Tomato Jello. With tiny shrimp. Everything you never wanted.

[@UrbanPanic]

+Leigh B And they probably would have found a way to work in mayonnaise.

[@leigha.b.1875]

+Benjamin Shaw (dontpanic2342) well only my grandma did that.

[@starlinguk]

My mother made that for Christmas appetisers once. She still remembers it because of my reaction. Shudder.

[@leigha.b.1875]

+starlinguk ya... apparently my aunt is trying to bring back family traditions, so she made some for thanksgiving... it was... not good. lets just leave it at not good.

[@starlinguk]

Eric Martinez I dunno, I don't think savoury jelly works at all!

[@MaybugzButterfly2010]

I was laughing... but Helen Hunt sent me over the edge. This is the best vlogbrother video of 2016.

[@Inucat]

So far ;)

[@maxximumb]

Katherine needs to be in more videos, or have her own channel.

[@niranjan145]

"It's like... a colon!"

[@wickedwanton7934]

Um, guys...American popovers are British Yorkshire Puddings. Try serving alongside roasted beast with a bit of gravy; yum!

[@vlogbrothers]

+wicked wanton ROASTED BEAST!!! Do you really have a dish called Roasted Beast!?

[@charlotteboys3337]

+vlogbrothers haha, I think he means you can do it with Roast Chicken, Roast Lamb, Roast Pork, (pretty sure I once saw a packet of 'Roasted Squirrel' flavour crisps, so you could probably go ahead and do that too...?)

[@wickedwanton7934]

+7th Degree Imperial Yo-Yo Master 'She' means a variety of delicious proteins; beef, chicken, turkey, venison... They are also good with golden syrup dripped over them!

[@daaaaaaaaaaavid]

+wicked wanton Wanton sounfs pretty manly you know.

[@daaaaaaaaaaavid]

+wicked wanton No offence

[@YamiChip]

You guys should make this into a series, if you can stomach it. Not too frequent, just every couple of months.

[@heidimelo758]

Every once in a while, I come back to this video. Hank's readings of the recipes, the actual food, their reactions eating the dishes--It makes me laugh every time.

[@mikaylapolly4646]

I honestly adored this video. I feel like it was a great way to incorporate what so many KZbin accounts do just to get views (like eating weird food) with what the vlogbrothers do, which I feel is teaching you about something. No, I didn't necessarily learn about current world suck in this video, but I never would have connected the idea of "butter, when possible" to the rations during WWII, and I certainly wouldn't have guessed that these were common at a time that doesn't necessarily seem that long ago. Thank you for a highly entertaining but still education video, Katherine and Hank.

[@lukassnakeman]

how did we ever build the pyramids and think of this shitty food?

[@untappedinkwell]

+lukassnakeman ...probably Aliens.

[@clubbering32]

+untappedinkwell Buut hey thats just a theory, a film theory

[@camelopardalis84]

+clubbering32 There is a film about aliens making us think of shitty food in the forties and fifties?

[@defKennn]

+lukassnakeman You didn't build the pyramids, you just thought of shitty food.

[@DontRobMe13]

+lukassnakeman the Egypt's already invented BEER or at least something which can be related to beer :) See Wikipedia: Ancient Egyptian cuisine So you see ... you will achieve anything if you drink beer regularly :)

[@mikennadebruin6628]

"You got a lot of cleaning up to do! Good luck! I'm going to go sit on the couch!" Same Katherine, same.

[@mattbabineau197]

Can we have a part 2 please omg

[@simplysoothesounds]

I want my relationship with my future husband to be like this. Like a fun friendship filled with laughter and love. :)

[@user-nd2zc3um8y]

😍😊

[@joshpearson2928]

I like it when you guys do videos like this from time to time. Explain videos and deeper vlogs are cool and all, but sometimes it's nice to see you guys being quirky.

[@LiLaLauneKeks]

Katherine is awesome. Is there anywhere I can see more videos with her in them?? 😊

[@camelopardalis84]

hankschannel and p4a livestream videos.

[@camelopardalis84]

oh yes, and games with hank, but probably just her voice.

[@untappedinkwell]

+Marie Lastname In some of the newer hank and katherine mario vids you get to see her actually playing. It's usually mini, but still!

[@LiLaLauneKeks]

Thanks guys!! 😊

[@camelopardalis84]

+untappedinkwell I've never watched any of those and I don't think I should start. Can't watch youtube videos whenever I'm not working.

[@generybarczyk6993]

These strike me as recipes that feature Depression-era frugality with a touch of the wider variety of groceries and fresh produce that became available after World War Two. Jello was BIG in the 1950s and '60s. Never could figure out why, other than price per serving.

[@asphodelale]

Gelatin molds used to be the stuff of high society before Jell-O was invented. (It took the better part of a day to make it, what with having to boil down bones to get the gelatin base, so it was only served by those who could afford servants to make it.) Jell-O made 'designer' desserts available to the masses, and while it was cheap, it could also be upgraded easily for fancy occasions, thus making it a bit of a housewife-y art form. But it wasn't just the 50's and 60's--Jell-O's been popular since the start of the 20th century, and judging from the fact that they keep bringing out new flavors, still is popular today, even if the Jell-O mold/salad isn't.

[@ClimbaRock5]

@@asphodelale As someone who has a bunch of Utah Mormon relatives: The Jell-O salad has a pretty big following.

[@khaxjc1]

I know someone who loves jello. She adored it. For her she likes the texture. Doesn't really care what it taste like so long as it wiggles and she can slurp it up. The second you put anything in it she looks so disappointed.

[@generybarczyk6993]

Bringing gelatin (to step away from trademark considerations and address the _real_ issue), as I was saying, before I interrupted myself, bringing gelatin salads into the discussion introduces a higher plane of substance transmutation, not unlike what happens to water when one adds browned bits of beef chuck, various vegetables, herbs and spices, some beef broth, and a dash of burgundy. I mean, who, among adults, doesn't like shredded carrots in lime-flavored gelatin or the little marshmallows in cherry-flavored gelatin? Some gelatin salads would even promote the squiggly chunks from the dessert plate to the dinner plate --- a promotion at least for those among us those who don't *Eat Dessert First!* I will also grant the unique experience of gelatin's texture. It is, after all, a slurp-able solid. Beyond that, if retained briefly in the mouth, and perhaps swished around a bit, it presents a melts-in-the-mouth flavor enhancement that makes one wonder why you just didn't drink it down before it fully solidified in the fridge. Think about it: all that trouble and time in preparing the gelatin according to the directions on the box, and it actually _reduces_ the flavor. Go figure. I mean, if it's about texture, one could just eat tofu. (Hmm. Maybe a tofu gelatin salad?)

[@cameronschyuder9034]

@@asphodelale I’ve seen from somewhere that jello is not making nearly as much profit as they used to. Still enough to have their products sold, judging by how they’re still in business, but not a great amt

[@SaengDylan]

You know why there's a hole in the middle ? To burn anything that enters it

[@SaengDylan]

Here comes the dirty comments

[@kimsjustice09]

+dylan saeng dirty comment

[@MK-ce7ry]

It's so cute how much Katherine can make Hank laugh

[@FieldMarshalFry]

I would not advise you do this Hank! several Cracked writers have been driven insane and have started worshipping the Great Old Ones by attempting to make and eat weird food from the past!

[@taylorhansen2872]

+Field Marshal Fry Are you just subscribed to everything I look at?!?! I swear your in every comment section I read

[@FieldMarshalFry]

Taylor Hansen I'm.... everywhere! muahahaha! it's all part of my elaborate plan to become internet famous!

[@yetanother9127]

+Field Marshal Fry I already recognize you from the Cracked comments section, so your plan has succeeded.

[@CbRoXiDe]

+Field Marshal Fry Who is field marshal fry??

[@Bluestardrummer]

+Field Marshal Fry this vid made me think of the Cracked articles too :3

[@marksinden4156]

Remember that in the 40s and 50s, the soups would have had totally different flavours due to far more salt and probably dozens of now-banned additives. Or maybe the collected recipes were "ones to avoid at all costs in the future"...

[@amoneli2869]

Yeah, a note fell of the recipe book at one point. It read 'DO NOT OPEN OR EAT ANYTHING FROM THIS. ONLY FOR WHEN MY HORRIBLE MOTHER IN LAW COMES OVER. SHE DESERVES IT.'

[@maggiemagoon9496]

Food today has WAY more salt and chemicals than it used to have.

[@matthewherndon6488]

I loved Hank's face when he tried the "Cleveland chowder." Absolutely priceless.

[@scottseitz8516]

Golden Rabbit sounds like an even poorer man's Welsh Rabbit.

[@scottseitz8516]

I see that you noticed that as well. I apologize to my friends and family.

[@laurinesax]

+Scott Seitz and the Welsh, please

[@lmpeters]

One of my coworkers comes from a Welsh family, and he once described Welsh food as, "boil it until it's dead, then bake it."

[@laurinesax]

lmpeters In my house, it's very much, "fry it. Fry it in fat."

[@Thumbsupurbum]

+remyling 'MURICA!

[@jardinhope6717]

"Cleveland Chowder" 😂😂😂

[@jackabug2475]

This video combined two of my favorite things: other people trying out questionable foods of the past, and Hank Green.

[@YoMamasLlama22]

hank i love your marriage

[@yes1sir1no1sir]

Ugh this should of been on Hanks Channel! i wanted this to be longer!! do more!!!

[@Hobartthedolphinboy]

my big yellow eyes enjoyed this video

[@selador11]

Today's definition of goldmine: You having Katherine on a LOT more often!

[@finasol1019]

I love the dynamic between you two, you're so perfect for each other

[@Hedgeworth]

I have, somewhere, a whole book of gelatine based dishes from the late 50s or early 60s. Savoury. Sweet. Appetiser. Main. Cover to cover food made using gelatine and moulds. So many. So awful.

[@nia-aaa]

I've had a pretty rough day, so thank you for being awesome.

[@untappedinkwell]

+a very sad hank green I hope tomorrow is better!

[@Tigermond1]

+a very sad hank green I hope the day after tomorrow is also better!

[@isabelrosario1056]

I hope the day after the day after tomorrow is also better!!!

[@cyanmanta]

There is no instruction to season in any of these recipes. Was it understood at the time that you needed to use your salt and pepper to taste, or did people really enjoy food this bland?

[@pewing99]

Definitely something you were expected to know. I think the dishes would have been a lot better if they had been made by someone with 1950s cooking skills. You can tell by the way the jello dish turned out it was either messed up on purpose for the video or Hank really needs to take some cooking lessons.

[@smallandhasty]

+Paul Ewing Actually I think it was the modern food processor that did that one in. Speaking as someone who grew up with 50s kitchen equipment (despite being born much later), I can guarantee you the chopping wouldn't have been that....enthusiastic. You're absolutely right about the seasoning though: it's kinda like how a lot of old baking recipes just list the ingredients: it's expected that you'll know what to do with them.

[@WeebieDeebie1]

+cyanmanta I was just reading an article in Better Homes and Gardens about the history of their "test kitchen." It said that one of the goals was to overhaul the way recipes were written because they were often unclear and "assumed that all cooks knew how to make a piecrust or even how long something need to cook." Reading these recipes in Katherine's ledger you can really tell there was no "standard" way to write a recipe. Some of those were really wordy while that Golden Rabbit one was just like "heat, stirring."

[@dothedeed]

They had the belief that foods could alter people's temperaments. So you eat spice you become loud and aggressive and dangerous too. So if you ate bland foods you'd be more level headed, reliable and not obsessed with sex etc.

[@johnbgood52]

Salt and pepper to taste was a given.

[@tangent7078]

MEXICAN CHOPPED SUEY I'M SCREAMING

[@rdreher7380]

I wonder how slight differences in the quality of ingredients back then might effect the recipes. The ways we farm and process food has changed a lot after all. Even something as simple as milk was different when my Grandmother was young.

[@jml21000]

yeah Cambells soups from the 50s probably tastes better than today's crap

[@rdizzy1]

+R Dreher Nah, my grandma is 84 and says the milk now tastes better than the raw milk she had when she was in her 20s. Same with canned soups, she said the campbells tomato soup from the 1950s taste worse than it does now too, extremely bland, and tasted like metal.

[@blahhblah6635]

+rdizzy1 I work at a grocery store that is pre-dominantly frequented by senior citizens. There is an ovwrwhelming majority that say the opposite of what you just said. They say milk back then was 10x better. Soups, meat, you name it they say now a days it tastes waay worse. Although, as far as pre-made things like certain frozen foods etc. was not available back then. They also talk about the cost of things compared to now. Overall they say the quality of most things are significantly reduced compared to "back in the day." I don't mean to come across as arguementive, but I find it hard to believe that fresh milk off a farm or fresh eggs from a farm (cheese etc.) is anywhere near as good quality as store bought goods. I actually live in a pretty rural area and let me tell you I will travel hours for some farm fresh cheese, milk, meat, etc. when I got the extra income. Not saying this video is inaccurate, but there are some things you just can't beat in terms of quality. There are some things I'm sure have improved though. Anyways, my 2 cents.

[@notmywillyourwill]

+rdizzy1 I've been drinking raw milk from Jersey cows for a few years. It tastes way better than any milk you can get from a store. Not to mention its loaded with vitamins and minerals and I have never felt better. Pasteurization and homogenization kills beneficial nutrients and makes the milk (if you still call it that) unhealthy. If the milk is gathered properly, there is no risk, only benefits, lots of benefits. Your gut flora will thank you.

[@RobHoffman83]

+R Dreher The packages are a lot smaller today so they won't come out the same. Back in the 80s Campbell's soup shrunk but cans of green beans hadn't. Nobody could make green bean casserole right until the bean cans shrunk too.

[@thewinterizzy]

So, in the Sherlock special there's a part where John says, "I'm taking Mary home." Mary says, "You're what?" John replies, "Mary's taking me home." "Better." Katherine strongly reminds me of Mary. xD

[@justaguy864]

This was an ADORABLE video! My mom also had a cook book like that, and it was lost in time. But she had a recipe for 'Swiss Steak' that was some kind of steak and cream of mushroom soup and other things that I don't know what... and I loved it as a kid. I could smell it Sunday morning when I woke up and I knew that it was going to be a good day. Sadly, that recipe is lost and no matter where I've searched or family members I've contacted, I've never been able to duplicate it. Thank you for sharing these recipe's!!! Liked AND subscribed!

[@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee]

I think we nerd fighters want more Katherine videos.... But not an abundance :P Well done, that should have been a punishment video!

[@MacDoesIt]

Orange Cranberry relish.......... why?

[@jeffbriggs1987]

I always put graded cheddar cheese and use milk in my tomato soup. Probably my favorite childhood meal. That and apples with peanut butter.

[@laurinesax]

I think you mean grated. If so, I'm with you. try eating your cheesy soup with garlic bread. Mm-mm-mmm.

[@TheDeerstalkerHat]

+remyling No, they meant graded. Only the smartest cheese gets the honor of being eaten by J Briggs.

[@stuvs830]

I would sit at the kid's table for that, it sounds pretty tasty right now.

[@Skepticalways13]

make a grilled cheese and dip it in tomato soup.....it's yums!

[@LifeofMarie267]

That Jell-O mold looks like an autopsy gone bad. What I would have done is just keep the orange whole and leave it at that.

[@asphodelale]

This is where Mandarin oranges rule the day. Open, drain, dump...done.

[@FieryAshes]

Was just rewatching this. I love you two. You are wonderful.

[@flipppbook]

I would like this to be a miniseries. Hank and Katherine cooking is a pleasant thing.

[@HashSl1ng1ngSlasher]

you guys look like you make each other so happy! I'm happy for you.

[@ginaboyd1694]

I just want to say how refreshing it is to see a committed couple making each other laugh. Like, throw-your-head-back-with-your-mouth-gaping laugh. It makes my heart happy.

[@beckarkottke]

i really liked this video. i actually have watched it a few times. i think it reminds me of the old style of vlogbrothers videos where you guys did adventure-type things like this and had more fun. of course i still enjoy the new explain-difficult-things type videos and such but this was sort of nostalgic to me. two thumbs up :D

[@nicolestarke9403]

Can I just say what a good sport Katherine is? There's this, the late night P4A live stream, she's awesome!

[@CaptainPajamaPants]

More Katherine. We demand it.

[@logan2113]

whoa. this popped up in my recommendations and I remember watching it when it came out, time flies! i forget ive been with this channel for a decade. i’m nearly the same age hank was when he started now!

[@Shippou011]

I'd love to see more of these recipes xD You should do another one of these, Hank, this was great.

[@jaypillsbury843]

The jello reminds me of a certain episode of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries... I should watch through those again.

[@JosephLSelby]

It's a pity there aren't preserved foodstuffs somewhere that you could have made this with ingredients of the time. I wonder how differently Campbell's soup of today tastes compared to that of the '50s.

[@laurenredding1419]

+Joseph L. Selby Good point!

[@davidharris8814]

I'm pretty sure Campbell's soup has always tasted like nothing.....

[@gamesman0118]

+David Harris I remember many foods tasting better when I was a kid in the 60s. Cambell's Chicken Noodle was one. Over the years many companies have used cheaper ingredients. Twinkies taste like crap now and so do Pop-Tarts.

[@jml21000]

probably tasted worlds better in the 50s

[@Meloncov]

+Gamesman01 I suspect your taste buds have changed more than the food has.

[@joeymauro73]

This was the best thing you guys have ever posted haha... and I consider myself an expert in the Green brother's online shenanigans.

[@TonyDX4Life]

I really liked this video! You should consider making more like this

[@NickolasFaz]

and then came soul food to the rescue!

[@MissNayNay]

+Nickolas Faz Basically...

[@tootz1950]

+Rich D Speak for your own family. We weren't racist, and we had fried chicken ever since I can remember. Yeah, the northeast, now I understand.

[@violetpolkadots]

+Rich D Even in the 70's, Archie Bunker was well understood to be a larger-than-life mockery of the old-fashioned attitudes from the 50's generation. If you watch All in the Family and idolize Archie, you're kinda missing the point.

[@promoxie6942]

0:26 Why on earth was that milk on a shelf and not in a refrigerator? What is this madness??? How does the store keep it from spoiling???

[@Vocalinds]

I think that was a shelf in a cooler.

[@Inucat]

It's probably treated with heat. I think it's called pasteurisation in English, it involves heating the milk or something and that somehow makes it keep longer fresh. We have five packets of milk on the top of our storage units and they keep for ages ( well we use them before they spoil, but some stay there for over a month). We only put them in the fridge when opened

[@MrHeidio9999]

It is a refrigerated shelf, with no door. Not very energy conscious. Some stores where I live are the same way.

[@allysonmessina9]

+Leanne Herring In South America (or at least in Chile) the milk in supermarkets are kept on non-refrigerated shelves.

[@bluexroses414]

+Heidi Holmstrom I mean Hank does live in Montana where its probably colder outside than in the refrigerator anyway

[@TheAvaLady]

I want more of this!!!! PLEASE make this a short series Hank!!

[@jjimenezjj]

OK. There needs to be a part 2! Awesome vid!

[@KaijaSchmauss]

I never knew popovers were weird. My mom makes them whenever we have people over for brunch, so I've had them quite a few times. That jello looks disgusting though.

[@theaudiobookaficionado]

+Kaija Schmauss yeah my grandma still makes amazing popovers. I don't think they're weird at all. (Especially not compared to the other stuff)

[@guardiansaintelaine4531]

+Kaija Schmauss The popovers in the video didn't taste good because they were burned. I'm sure when baked right they are very tasty.

[@guardiansaintelaine4531]

***** Now you're making me hungry! :)

[@davidlaw6963]

looked like they burnt them.

[@guardiansaintelaine4531]

Brandon Ramos Now how am I supposed to know what that says? Or I'm just a slow person :/

[@theaudiobookaficionado]

The Mexican chop suey is like a Chino Latino dish gone horribly, HORRIBLY wrong

[@laurinesax]

ooooh what's a Chino latino then? sounds interesting!

[@theaudiobookaficionado]

remyling it's a mexican-asian fusion restaurant. super overpriced though

[@laurinesax]

Karen Mae ok thx

[@Chillitz]

omg you need to do another one of these your reactions are golden!

[@windsroad-]

this is one of my favorite vlogbrothers videos! I've come back and rewatched it a few times.

[@gameboo]

in the popovers recipe it blows my mind that the 'big yellow eyes' remark was written in a newspaper, tickles me greatly

[@ateyo7554]

I want to thank all the Central + South Americans, Asians, Italians, Germans, French, Middle Easterners, and Africans for enriching our American Food with variety that we can forget about these old dishes.

[@camelopardalis84]

Can I say that you're welcome despite being Swiss.

[@JuanDVene]

+Subby Popovers, biscuits, and pecan pie are American inventions, I wouldn't count traditional American food out. Also, pretty sure Hank cooked a lot of these dishes wrong, or his stomach just couldn't handle 'em.

[@ateyo7554]

There were quite a few foods that have come from America, but its hard to picture an America without Pizza, Burgers, Barbecue, Hot Dogs, Nachos, etc. Here's a few more with origins in the United States: spoonuniversity.com/live/10-truly-american-foods/

[@jnyerere]

+Subby You're welcome. Without us, your entire populace would have voluntarily starved to death.

[@unfriendlyasianhottie]

Subby lol I completely forgot Bc if immigrants there is more food in America

[@LauSkarlov]

I'm crying... u guys are perfect for each other I love you guys so much

[@sarahsue2296]

awesome i loved the effort of this video wish there were more like this ! love it

[@jennykate10]

I request a part two! This was awesome and hilarious.

[@shaunaaaah]

The complete lack of herbs and spices probably contributed greatly to the nothing taste.

[@donegonenothingtoseehere1389]

This is like my favorite Vlogbrothers video just because Katherine is the kind of adult I aspire to be

[@YoungBowieLover]

Do more recipes! This was very enlightening and interesting in what people were making and eating years ago.

[@KrystinaTheAlien]

...I have jello in my fridge. I love jello, lol. I just recently bought a Star Wars jello mold, too.

[@Inucat]

All depends on the flavour if you ask me. I don't like strawberry jelly at all, which is weird cause I love strawberries

[@Cobalt360Degrees]

+KrystinaTheAlien Jello is so freaking good. It's especially delicious when you do multiple layers of regular jello and condensed milk gelatin so you get tall stripey jello that is also HEAVENLY~ x3

[@bartz0rt928]

+KrystinaTheAlien Mmmmm powdered horse bone slime!

[@wigwam8319]

+Bart Stikkers Most people don't really care, as long as it tastes good and doesn't cause immediate death.

[@bartz0rt928]

Ah, so that's where I went wrong.

[@ap_red]

Is it just me or did the second food kinda look like Yorkshire puddings?

[@AlliCrumley]

Yes. I kept thinking they needed gravy!

[@davidharris8814]

They're the same thing. In America pudding means something different, so we call them popovers. We usually serve them was th au jus. It's considered fancy and Frenchish.

[@ap_red]

David Harris Well, over here Yorkies are usually made of batter mixture, and appear in a traditional English Sunday roast. They are mostly for gravy, though toad-int'-hole is essentially a large Yorkshire pudding with sausage inside. I should know, I'm in Yorkshire!

[@IceMetalPunk]

+Pottsy Do you have one of those immensely interesting Yorkshire accents?

[@Starlysh]

I don’t know how I’ve never seen this til now but what a delightful video.

[@merrigalebeddoes1921]

I have a bunch of 50s recipes that have handed down, and which i have been tempted to try. Thanks for curing me of that temptation.

[@WateverWatever04]

Dear God, If I could have a Hank/Katherine type relationship, that would be much appreciated. Sincerely, Watever the 4th

[@theenickyppp]

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[@donnaharrison636]

This was one of my all time favorite Vlogbrothers videos! More like this please! Katherine, I adore you! You two are so cute together. I remember having to choke down that Jello dish during my childhood. There were also many Jello molds made with celery, pimento, apples & walnuts that were deplorable!

[@lovepotion39]

Please turn this into a series!

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

Cleveland Chowder hahahahaha

[@LickingGuy]

I like Weird food

[@mediaboys4930]

Licking the moving train video EPIC!!

[@calypsoshanley]

I want a sequel to this! I love when Katherine is a guest :)

[@dawnelder9046]

Most of the recipes from newspapers and magazines were designed to sell certain foods. During the 70s Kraft sponcered several shows. And they would show recipes from the Kraft Kitchen. Most sounded horrible. But there were a few gems.