I wasn’t sure if this was supposed to be dessert or a main course.
barbermom
Lord help whatever confused soul made this abomination!
Galaxine
This type of recipe reminds me that I don’t want a time machine. I’m good. As much as I would love to meet my grandfather who died before I was born I really don’t want to get something like this for supper.
bnelson7694
This reminds me of my childhood as a Swede/Norwegian. Not this monstrosity in particular but the mayonnaise. My ancient relatives would make Jello. Cut it up into squares and put a dollop of Miracle Whip on each one. We young kids were fooled many a time into thinking it was Cool Whip. It was definitely not.
YupNopeWelp
Nothing would cause my husband to leave me faster.
Dotsgirl22
This might be good. I love prunes, cottage cheese too. The donuts look like the small cake donuts they sold in boxes of 12 at the market. Dessert, yes. Salad, nope, nothing with a donut is a salad. No mayo needed.
Scoginsbitch
Ever feel like these old recipes were concocted by Mad Ave men who’ve never set foot in kitchen?
krispissedoffersonn
but what do we stew the prunes with??
randomwanderingsd
Many of these recipes were made back before no fault divorce was available to get women out of bad marriages. I’m wondering if this is an “I hate you but I can’t divorce you” meal.
Molenium
Any meat and potatoes man will love this salad that only has a single lettuce leaf!
innocentsalad
Wouldn’t this just end up tasting vaguely like a jam and cream donut?
laurasaurus5
A teacher once described The Bell Jar as being about a writer who was knowledgeable about current events being forced to write lifestyle content in her internship because of her gender, which made her suicidal. As a 16 year old, I thought, “lifestyle content isn’t THAT bad…”
Now, 20 years later, I understand. THIS is the lifestyle content!
the_honest_liar
It’s like a recipe designed mad-libs style..
International_News93
Yeah. This will mae any meat and potatoes man change his mind. Change his mind about being with you.
Team143
He’s going to change his mind about coming home for dinner! That’s no Bismarck! That’s a Miss-Mark!
Evitcefed
The ensuing bowel movement would be confusing. Will it break the toilet?! Or just your bh?!
haceldama13
Like many mid-century foods, it was likely based on a dare.
lotheva
Donuts weren’t glazed mostlikely. Basically just fried dough. Maybe brioche, maybe not. The prunes would be sweet but I have no idea about the rest.
allshedoesiskillshit
Did people have different taste buds back then
Magari22
“honey have you been drinking again?” 😂😂😂😂😂🍻
BoozeIsTherapyRight
What part of this is crisp? Or fresh, for that matter?
TrumpLiesAmericaDies
This was so hard to read. My stomach was hurting by the time I got to mayonnaise. 😭 I would just eat it all separately. No… no need at ALL to mix any of it together.
etherealsounds
🤮
GrrrArrgh
I think I might understand what they’re going for. There used to be this trope that men, especially a “meat and potatoes man” (old timey code for masculine) don’t like salads because salads are for ladies who are on a diet.
So as a man, salads compromise your masculinity. But if there’s no lettuce and there’s a doughnut (nothing more masculine than doughnuts?), your well-meaning wife has a chance of tricking you into eating a salad. The prunes and cottage cheese were not-uncommon salad ingredients, though they would have been served on a couple of big pieces of iceberg lettuce. I could see my grandma eating this, but not with the doughnuts.
warden976
Mayonnaise seems to be the “salted caramel” of yesteryear. I think I may serve this at Christmas.
Justify-my-buy
I immediately noped. Like a Gen X trigger of sorts.
Roxalind
This is insane. I love it.
Pale_Aspect7696
This isn’t a recipe, it’s a war crime.
My question is why?
Why was this recipe created? Food scarcity/desperation? An attempt by a prune and mayonnaise megacorp trying to drum up more demand by sheer force of will? Why did the author sincerely think it would tasted good? (I’m assuming they tried it.) If so, did the author lick a hot iron as a child? Why did enough other people go along with this insanity and actually publish this for other people to perpetrate upon their unsuspecting guests/family?
I know tastes change and people are allowed to like what they like, but DAMN!
UserName8581
I guess it’s healthy with the lettuce. If there is lettuce. Maybe there isn’t room with all of the mayonnaise.
QueenMabs_Makeup0126
This rivals Joan Crawford’s recipe for French Banana Salad.
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I wasn’t sure if this was supposed to be dessert or a main course.
Lord help whatever confused soul made this abomination!
This type of recipe reminds me that I don’t want a time machine. I’m good. As much as I would love to meet my grandfather who died before I was born I really don’t want to get something like this for supper.
This reminds me of my childhood as a Swede/Norwegian. Not this monstrosity in particular but the mayonnaise. My ancient relatives would make Jello. Cut it up into squares and put a dollop of Miracle Whip on each one. We young kids were fooled many a time into thinking it was Cool Whip. It was definitely not.
Nothing would cause my husband to leave me faster.
This might be good. I love prunes, cottage cheese too. The donuts look like the small cake donuts they sold in boxes of 12 at the market.
Dessert, yes. Salad, nope, nothing with a donut is a salad. No mayo needed.
Ever feel like these old recipes were concocted by Mad Ave men who’ve never set foot in kitchen?
but what do we stew the prunes with??
Many of these recipes were made back before no fault divorce was available to get women out of bad marriages. I’m wondering if this is an “I hate you but I can’t divorce you” meal.
Any meat and potatoes man will love this salad that only has a single lettuce leaf!
Wouldn’t this just end up tasting vaguely like a jam and cream donut?
A teacher once described The Bell Jar as being about a writer who was knowledgeable about current events being forced to write lifestyle content in her internship because of her gender, which made her suicidal. As a 16 year old, I thought, “lifestyle content isn’t THAT bad…”
Now, 20 years later, I understand. THIS is the lifestyle content!
It’s like a recipe designed mad-libs style..
Yeah. This will mae any meat and potatoes man change his mind. Change his mind about being with you.
He’s going to change his mind about coming home for dinner! That’s no Bismarck! That’s a Miss-Mark!
The ensuing bowel movement would be confusing. Will it break the toilet?! Or just your bh?!
Like many mid-century foods, it was likely based on a dare.
Donuts weren’t glazed mostlikely. Basically just fried dough. Maybe brioche, maybe not. The prunes would be sweet but I have no idea about the rest.
Did people have different taste buds back then
“honey have you been drinking again?” 😂😂😂😂😂🍻
What part of this is crisp? Or fresh, for that matter?
This was so hard to read. My stomach was hurting by the time I got to mayonnaise. 😭 I would just eat it all separately. No… no need at ALL to mix any of it together.
🤮
I think I might understand what they’re going for. There used to be this trope that men, especially a “meat and potatoes man” (old timey code for masculine) don’t like salads because salads are for ladies who are on a diet.
So as a man, salads compromise your masculinity. But if there’s no lettuce and there’s a doughnut (nothing more masculine than doughnuts?), your well-meaning wife has a chance of tricking you into eating a salad. The prunes and cottage cheese were not-uncommon salad ingredients, though they would have been served on a couple of big pieces of iceberg lettuce. I could see my grandma eating this, but not with the doughnuts.
Mayonnaise seems to be the “salted caramel” of yesteryear. I think I may serve this at Christmas.
I immediately noped.
Like a Gen X trigger of sorts.
This is insane. I love it.
This isn’t a recipe, it’s a war crime.
My question is why?
Why was this recipe created? Food scarcity/desperation? An attempt by a prune and mayonnaise megacorp trying to drum up more demand by sheer force of will?
Why did the author sincerely think it would tasted good? (I’m assuming they tried it.) If so, did the author lick a hot iron as a child?
Why did enough other people go along with this insanity and actually publish this for other people to perpetrate upon their unsuspecting guests/family?
I know tastes change and people are allowed to like what they like, but DAMN!
I guess it’s healthy with the lettuce. If there is lettuce. Maybe there isn’t room with all of the mayonnaise.
This rivals Joan Crawford’s recipe for French Banana Salad.
Disgusting!!
what the WHAT!?!
I’d call that a net zero for your colon
[Ten more recipes from The Doughnut Corporation of America’s “36 Delightful Recipes to perk up your meals” book. Hint: they *all* use doughnuts.](https://vintagebug.blogspot.com/2006/08/doughnut-corporation-of-america.html)
I dont think ive ever been so offended in my life. The audacity to create this abomination and then fucking call it a *salad??*