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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[camelopardalis]

There will never be an abundance of Katherine.

[Paint]

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

[Kalleosini]

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

[Ghdkgifhfhdh]

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

[tessaviolet]

I can't stop laughing at the jello.

[NunyaBizness]

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

[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!"

[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.

[donegonenothingtoseehere]

I think Katherine is my favorite Vlogbrother. . .

[gotmel]

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!

[voyagerabove]

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

[SeanLamb-I-Am]

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

[heidimelo]

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.

[sirkowski]

it was easier being skinny when food tasted nothing.

[Jennifer-wcfs]

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

[wickedwanton]

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

[mikaylapolly]

I honestly adored this video. I feel like it was a great way to incorporate what so many YouTube 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.

[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.

[MaybugzButterfly]

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

[leigha.b.]

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