Food Trends
In 1960, Lipton introduced this boxed soup that is most often used as a dip.
Answer: What is onion? You just add a package to sour cream, and voila… you have French onion dip. It’s best to refrigerate it for a few hours to plump the onion
This coloring process is used to dye T-shirts and other clothing items with swirl designs.
Answer: What is tie-dye? Sometimes they were dyed with multiple colors.
Never go grocery shopping when you are feeling this.
Answer: What is hungry? If you do, you’re likely to overspend and bring home junk food. The best time to shop is after a meal.
What you should do each month when your bank statement comes
Answer: What is balance your account or checkbook? Not all graduating students have mastered money management and/or credit card use. All these skills use basic arithmetical functions
On November 28, Red Planet Day celebrates this planet.
What is Mars? The space explorer Mariner 4 was launched on this day in 1964, and it was the first spacecraft to fly by Mars.
This egg-based pie saw its heyday in the 1970s and 1980s.
What is quiche? Sales dropped off the charts after the book Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche was published, but quiche is making a comeback.
Many parents who wouldn’t allow their children to have dogs or cats raced to the store to buy these crudely painted substitutes—and someone laughed all the way to the bank off these ridiculous items.
What are pet rocks? At one point, 100,000 units were sold per day. Today, you can find decorative rocks painted to look like sleeping cats, a far cry from the original pet rocks.
If you do not own a meat pounder, grab this from your toolbox. A
Answer: What is hammer? Cover the meat with plastic wrap or wax paper since you are probably not in the habit of washing your hammer after use.
Table manners, social graces, writing thank-you notes, RSVP to an invitation, etc.
Answer: What is etiquette? Do you remember when hats were never allowed indoors?
On November 1, this world day celebrates those who eat no animal or animal by-products and eat only plant-based foods.
Answer: What is vegan? The practical difference between a vegetarian and a vegan is that a vegan will eat no by-products from any animal for food. Vegetarians will eat by-products such as eggs, butter, and honey
Seafood and meat, otherwise known as this, made its debut in restaurants in the 1960s.
Answer: What is surf and turf? The most popular combination is lobster and steak
This popular Black hairstyle was natural and protruded six or more inches from the scalp in every direction.
Answer: What is afro? This was a signature look in the 1970s
If you like your baked potato skins crisp, don’t wrap them in this.
Answer: What is foil? Heloise suggests bacon fat, and she suggests putting them in muffin tins so they don’t roll around. You might prefer to coat them lightly with an oil.
The deductions that come out of a paycheck and shock many newly employeed teenagers
What are taxes? We all have stories about people we know who are utterly shocked when they receive their first paycheck. Students are often not taught how to file taxes and require their parents guidance
The month of November observes the awareness of this disease classified as Type I or Type II.
Answer: What is diabetes? When a day, week, or month is observed as an awareness of a disease, it is to draw attention to the disease not only for those who suffer from it but also to those who may not know that they have it. These observances often help raise money for research as well
This melted cheese in a pot hails from Switzerland and became popular in the 1960s and 1970s in North America.
Answer: What is fondue? It began life as a Swiss peasant dish. It’s also served as a melted chocolate dessert and as heated oil for dipping meats, poultry, and seafood. You can still find fondue served at the Melting Pot, the original fondue restaurant in America and Canada
This is another name for short shorts.
Answer: What are hot pants? One reason they were dubbed hot pants was because of the heated discussions surrounding them
The best time to clean out a closet or a drawer is when you’re in this mood.
Answer: What is angry? If you’re in a good mood, you’re less likely to throw out things.
The art of the back-and-forth between employee and employer or with the rental agent
Answer: What is negotiation? Negotiation isn’t limited to business arrangements. We negotiate with friends and family as well, especially when setting boundaries
November celebrates this butter, often used in sandwiches.
Answer: What is peanut? If you’re allergic to peanuts, you can substitute almond, sunflower seed, or other butters. Most are available with no added sugar.
In 1963, these toaster breakfast pastries in a box made their debut.
Answer: What are Pop-Tarts? They’re still going strong, probably because of convenience and the fact that children love sweet foods
This color green, which shares its name with produce from Mexico, was everywhere from linoleum to appliances to furniture.
Answer: What is avocado? Don’t laugh off this entertaining oddity just yet; it’s making a comeback.
Use your good dishes at least this often.
What is once a week? Heloise prefers using good things daily. She believes, “There is no one who will ever come into your home who is more important and loved any more than your own family. They are the greatest!” That means you, too
How to physically take care of yourself when confronted with an attacker A
Answer: What is self-defense? Gym class offers the opportunity to teach this life skill
This is the online version of Black Friday.
Answer: What is Cyber Monday or the Monday after Thanksgiving? You can snag great deals without fighting your way into a store.