Pickles and Their Relation to the Unconscious

This is from 101 Taste Tempting Recipes With Helpful Guides to Entertaining – of late 1950s vintage, judging from the clothes. How much fun are all these young people having! (Answer: probably not as much as the cameraman thinks). 

This booklet is supposed to be “for the young hostess” – I guess the boys weren’t giving the parties, although one of them appears to be helping out. Or just wearing a stupid chef’s hat that says “Super” on it. And one of the other boys is ladling pickles out of a jar. Thanks, guys. That’s a huge help.  But how about cleaning up afterwards, that’s where we really need some hands on deck.

The pickle guy is finding his task so arduous he has to sit down. And he is even dressed to match the pickles. That’s kind of – strange. Something’s going on there, but I don’t know what. I see some groovy therapy in his future. Games People Play With Condiments, and all that. And I am not going to makes any jokes about pickle symbolism. Although I could, you know! I am thinking about it. But this is the 1950s we’re visiting, and I am going to try and behave myself.

Anyway, one hopes that they are not going to try out the following recipe:

Fish Stick Wrap-Arounds

1 pkg fish sticks
Bacon slices

Separate package of fish sticks. Wrap each stick in ha;lf a slice of bacon, fastening the bacon with a toothpick. Place in a greased hand grill or toaster or place directly on the grill of the barbecue unit, providing the slots are close enough together and there is no danger of the fish sticks falling into the coals. Grill until the bacon is browned, turning once. Allow 3 or 4 fish-stick wrap-arounds per serving. Dunk in barbecue sauce or tartar sauce.

Well, if it was me cooking, I’d kind of want to let those things fall into the coals. And what on earth is a ‘hand grill’?

Never mind, I don’t really want to know. And I certainly don’t think Super or Mr. Pickle ought to be allowed near one, either.