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1970s Food & Beverage

RC Cola or Diet-Rite On Sale for 99 Cents in 1976
If you weren't up for paying for "The Real Thing", you could snag a 6 PAK of RC Cola or Diet-Rite On Sale for 99¢ in 1976

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1970s COOKING AND RECIPES

Cooking in the 1970s? 1000 things you can do with tofu and guacamole? We shall see as we explore the culinary delights of the 1970s!1977 Coupon for $4.00 in Savings on a Rival Crock-Pot.

By 1977, things had begun to change for women in the United States - and that is evident in this advertisement for the Rival Crock-Pot which appeals to the time management sensibilities of women who were holding down two jobs: The Working Woman's Dream!

Other things were changing as well... New technologies meant new appliances in the kitchen.

Here's a few excerpts from a cookbook that accompanied a food processor sold in the 1970s. The cookbook is from 1976 and the introduction describes some of the changes going on in our friendly housewife's kitchen!

"There is a quiet revolution going on; scientists and engineers have crept almost unnoticed into the kitchen and presented us with opportunities that can and will eventually change the quality of our lives, enabling us to save literally hours each week in preparing and cooking food." Food Processor Cookery, 1976
  What are these opportunities of which they speak?  The three kitchen wonders are none other than the deep freezer, the microwave oven, and the food processor!

 The author is especially impressed by the food processor:

"The food processor is a mind-boggling miracle of modern ingenuity. When you own one, your will wonder how you ever managed to live without it, and why you spent so much time doing a thousand jobs that a machine would have done not only faster but better. In the opinion of the author, this is the single most important appliance in the kitchen other than a stove and a refrigerator, of course." Food Processor Cookery, 1976

Personally, I could live without a food processor, although I do have one. I did fine with a blender. What with the 20 or so parts that make up the food processor, and the clean-up, I only use mine for the big jobs. The appliance I throw fits over when I don't have one, is the dishwasher. All Hail the Dishwasher!

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1970s Recipes

1975 Ad for a Litton 418 Microwave Oven
"Now just preset the food temperature control to the degree of doneness you want and the new Litton 418 microwave oven with Vari-Temp control does the reef. Automatically cooks and shuts-off. Cook exactly to your taste. Roasts come out browned and naturally juicy. Leftovers and casseroles are warmed to a flavorful freshness. Soup or coffee are served hot as you like."