Made with flavored gelatin, fruit, and vegetables, Jell-O Salad was popular in the mid-20th century, with lime, cherry, and grape flavors.
Tuna casserole was an affordable and easy-to-make comfort food during the 20th century. However, modern preferences for fresher seafood and lighter meals have made it less popular as a homemade meal.
TV dinners arrived in the 1950s with options such as pot roast and Salisbury steak. They were designed to be eaten in front of the TV, as documented by History.com, which was pushed by a marketing campaign from Swanson.
Ambrosia salad originated in the South in the 1800s when citrus fruit became more widely available.
Liver and onions were once a popular dish, fried in butter and sometimes complemented by bacon to add extra flavor.
Creamed corn is a simple dish made by mashing fresh corn kernels and cooking the corn in the collected residue.
Watergate Salad was popular in the 1970s as a dessert or sometimes a side dish at family gatherings and potlucks.
A hearty and tasty traditional American dinner served with vegetables and mashed potato, meatloaf was once a staple of family dinners.
Baked Alaska is an eye-catching dessert created at Delmonico's Restaurant in New York City in 1876 in honor of Alaska's newly acquired territory.