Retrophilia: Corn Dogs
retrophilia (ret troh FEE lee uh) n. 1 An intense attraction for things of the past. 2 a weekly series for popsucker wherin the irrepressible Wootini reveals the horrors of the past to the present to avoid making the same mistakes in the future.
Okay, let me just say right up front that this snippet is more misleading than most. When you make the jump to see the whole image, you'll realize that there is absolutely, positively nothing "natural" at all about what you are witnessing. They did some horrifying things to food back in the 60s, and this is no exception. So make sure you steel your stomach before making that jump!
I mean, my God. It looks like... well, it look like cheese-covered turds in a bed of corn. It's beyond unappetizing. And look at the thick mass of creamed corn that refuses to slide off that spoon back into the can no matter how hard you try. I can't believe I used to like this stuff when I was little. I mean, I have a hard time believing a housewife in 1961 would see this ad and think this looked so delicious that they simply had to make it for dinner that night.
The spine made it hard to scan this so you can read the text, so let me just mention the part that says that Libby's is "knowingly blended to start the flow of that rich natural corn cream." What? I mean, seriously, what? There is nothing natural about creamed corn. Corn just shouldn't look like that. It's just wrong. And I'm pretty sure that creamed corn should never be mixed with hot dogs. It sounds heinous.
But in case you're interested, here's the full recipe for "Corn and Wiener Roast": In baking dish, stir 2 tbsp. prepared mustard into 2 #303 cans Libby's Cream Style Corn. Add 8 wieners gashed and stuffed with sharp cheese. Dot corn with butter and bake in mod. oven 20 min.
If you make it, let me know how it turns out (And if it stays down)!
Wootini
Posted to Hot Stuff, Retrophilia on 25 February 2008
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