CANNED CHICKEN IDEAS! Trying 1960s shelf stable pantry recipes

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Can Can Casserole is the perfect answer to the question, 'what's for dinner?' It requires just a few ingredients, all of them shelf stable and pantry friendly, and comes together FAST - from stovetop to table in less than 15 minutes.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:02 Can Can Casserole
2:23 Cookbook talk - Timeless Recipes with Minute Rice 91965)
7:36 taste test
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CAN CAN CHICKEN
(from Timeless Recipes with Minute Rice, 1965)
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 can condensed cream of celery soup (I used cream of mushroom)
1 1/3c water
1 1/3c minute rice
1 - 12oz can diced cooked chicken
Chow mein noodles OR french fried onions for garnish
Combine all ingredients except garnish in a large skillet. Bring quickly to a boil. Cover and simmer for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. To serve, top with chow mein noodles or french fried onions
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@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Have you tried this dish before? Let me know in the comments!

@brendakrieger7000 Жыл бұрын

No,I haven't. But I probably will!

@laurenferguson959 11 ай бұрын

I can’t deal with anchovies 😅

@mmoretti 9 ай бұрын

No but I will as I stocked up on lots of canned chicken during the pandemic I need to start cycling through it before replacing it. Re: the sushi rice dish in the Minute Rice cookbook, sushi was not commonly known across the US in the 60s. I like the drawn artwork, every time I see that style artwork it makes me think of some of the title sequences used between the various scenes in a great old comedy movie from the 60s, The Great Race (starring Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk). Anna, I’ve noticed what I am assuming is a cold brew coffee type brewer? Would you mind sharing the brand and if you recommend it? I haven’t found one I like, but I am a fan of manual drip/pour over hot coffee. Nothing fancy, I’m quite happy with my Melitta pot and cone but want to find something to up my cold brew game. Thanks.

@macsarcule 6 ай бұрын

I _love_ that you really give old recipes a fair try. Almost no one would think old recipes are high cuisine or the best thing in the world, but there are channels that exist simply to poo poo and make fun of old recipes that may not be perfect or the best or the healthiest. It’s like, ‘we know, we get it. But have you really tried your best with them, and are some of them pretty ok, maybe quite tasty? And could we think of fun ways to update them for our use, but keep some of the time savings and cost savings too?’ Cuz that’s super fun, and you do such an excellent job meeting these old recipes on their terms, sharing ideas, and it’s so fun to see the pages of the cookbooks and the drawings! I appreciate what you’re doing so much! 🙂✨

@TuckerSP2011 7 ай бұрын

In the 1970's we were fortunate to have a lovely Japanese family move next door. My mother welcomed this sweet family, especially the mother. The next day the Japanese mom presented my mom with a beautiful wooden box that contained real sushi. The Japanese mom couldn't speak English but kept calling the food inside sushi. I ran to get the encyclopedia and read that it was raw fish and rice. She had made them herself and each piece was absolutely gorgeous but the thought of eating raw fish at that time was so alien to us! I'm sure we insulted her by refusing her beautiful gift though she did not hold it against us. We all fell in love with their adorable family.

@schwanny Жыл бұрын

"If you're afraid of preservatives, this is not the video for you." LOL The camping idea sounds perfect!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Seriously, I sometimes get folks who leave comments about how my recipes aren't healthy. Did I promise health on this channel? NO. 😂

@Daniel-ow2he 9 ай бұрын

Just made it and it is an awesome dish. I'm 58yr old and have had to learn how to cook 11 years ago. I can't wait to try your other meals. Thank you so much!

@SamBarge1 10 ай бұрын

Canned peas, corn, or green beans would be a good addition that would also be camping friendly. It would also make it less beige.

@Leguminator 10 ай бұрын

I grew up with Minute Rice, it was the ultimate economical food stretcher when times were rough --- Minute Rice in chili, meatloaf, soup, stews, easy pudding when we were sick. And no holiday would've been complete without broccoli rice casserole made with cream of chicken soup, minute rice, frozen broccoli and Cheez Whiz.

@karleedu 10 ай бұрын

I have found recipes for homemade cream soups, so that's what I use. Also, I dehydrate regular and brown rice to use as "Minute Rice", so that I have it year round. Love these recipes!

@yvonnepalmquist8676 9 ай бұрын

Wait, how do you do that? You cook it first and then dehydrate it? I've never heard of that, that's fascinating.

@karleedu 9 ай бұрын

@@yvonnepalmquist8676 You mean the rice? Yes, cook it first, let it cool, and then dehydrate it. Since I live in a VERY rural area, we suffer power outages, so I have a small gas burner and can make rice quickly. I use canned chicken to make a meal. I also dehydrate veggies so I have a well-balanced meal.

@boyinblue. 8 ай бұрын

My grandmother would've been five years old when that book came out.

@searching4stars250 Жыл бұрын

I probably had something similar, if not the same recipe as a kid in the 70s. But now I can't stop visualizing dancing chickens.

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Oh how I wish I could have drawn a dancing chicken to add to my video! 😂

@sarahstrong7174 11 ай бұрын

@@cooking_the_books I very much enjoyed visualising dancing chickens. Someone could do a video about visualising animals dancing as a form of meditation for cheering oneself up.

@robertspence831 4 ай бұрын

I grew up eating stuff like that. Yum!

@juliepaul9563 11 ай бұрын

You could have called anything "sushi" in the 60's and gotten away with it. Nobody had ever heard of it. My mom would have loved that chicken recipe. She never met a can she didn't love😊

@dalex60 3 ай бұрын

I made this tonight, and used Cream of Celery soup, because I can't eat mushrooms. I wanted to saute some onion to add to the chicken and soup mixture, but I had French Fried Onions on hand, so I went with those instead. They did add to the dish, so I'd definitely use them again. Instead of using Minute Rice, because I don't cook with Minute Rice, I made a small amout of a multi-rice blend, and served the chicken & soup mixture over it, rendering it a "Chicken A La King" type presentation, and it was quite good. I did reduce the amount of water, to 1-Cup as well. I also added some frozen peas to the chicken & soup mixture, and topped it all with some sour cream, kicking it up a few more notches even still. I would make this again.

@buckonono7996 3 ай бұрын

I've made a version of this before, but my recipe called for canned water chestnuts and frozen peas. We liked it but somehow I had completely forgotten about this recipe! Your channel inspires me to start looking through my collection of cookbooks for new things to try and old ones to revisit, rather than going directly for a specific recipe. I'm enjoying strolling through them and having a much wider variety of meals. Thanks for pulling me out of the rut I was in!

@user-yi7mg5ig6l 4 ай бұрын

I was 11 years old in 1965 & never heard of sushi until a few years ago. I live on the Atlantic Ocean with lots of seafood although I am allergic and can’t eat it. I like this recipe, would add any veg I had in the fridge along with Mushrooms!

@samanthamctague4538 Жыл бұрын

I've been making porcupine meatballs for over 35 years. One of my families favorites.

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I love to hear this! I really enjoyed the ones I made and need to dig that recipe out again.

@zachkrueger8611 2 ай бұрын

I am going to try the can can chicken tomorrow and I just bought this cookbook

@zachkrueger8611 2 ай бұрын

Definitely a hit that I will make again. Definitely try it with the chicken broth and frenches fried onions

@sarahjo6807 8 ай бұрын

This is something that my mom would have made when I was really little. Like late 70s, very early 80s. She was very big into using recipes that incorporated cream of soups.

@Michellesvintagelibrary 7 ай бұрын

“It’s lookin beige” 😂

@sarahstrong7174 11 ай бұрын

The other day I was so tired & needed a meal & needed to use up some chicken thighs. I put a tin of carrots, a tin of sweetcorn & a tin of bamboo shoots & half a tin of chickpeas in a baking dish & sprinkled them with some Italian herbs & a crumbled vegetable stock cube & a little fresh basil. I put the chicken thighs on top & sprinkled crumbled chicken stock cube on them & a few olives. I was really tired & needed a meal so I was not really thinking about the combination of things. I just knew I did not feel up to preparing any vegetables. I just put it in the oven till the chicken seemed cooked through. It was really nice. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it, so it is definitely worth keeping a few tins for such eventualities.

@adrianhollow8352 9 ай бұрын

"Looking BEIGE," LOL!

@janelleclark4458 Жыл бұрын

My mom made a baked chicken/rice/cream soup casserole that is still the height of comfort food to me. So a lot like this one but made in the oven instead of on the stove top. I make my own version of it a couple times a year. I loved the big yellow letters and numbers in the book! It looks like a useful one (as opposed to some of the older books that are more of a novelty item, of which I have more than a few!)

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Yes! We had the oven version of this recipe growing up, too. Never thought to make it on the stovetop before this!

@bonniewills2814 8 ай бұрын

This reminds me of my husband's "Walrus surprise!" The surprise? No walrus. It was simply cream of mushroom soup, milk and peas mixed with egg noodles. Our children eat it up and it's a last minute dish often made at the end of the month (when the larder is a little bare) to this day.

@dcongdon2294 Ай бұрын

I like your sense of humor keep it up

@smiller6925 9 ай бұрын

Like you I am enamored with the one-color line drawings.

@debsa-nonymous 10 ай бұрын

You could make this with canned tuna or ham as well. To this day, my favorite tuna casserole is the one I learned in Grade 8 Home Ec. Minute Rice, cream of mushroom soup, tuna, black olives (optional), and grated cheddar cheese to melt on top. I’ve tried making it with regular rice, but I have to mostly cook it first. Minute Rice is best for it.

@user-ft5pt5hd2g 8 ай бұрын

You used some water in rhis recipe why didn't you put it in the can and mix it with your spatula you could get more of the context out of the can that way.😊

@sallygordin2869 Жыл бұрын

I don't have a problem with cream soups the come in so handy. Your dinner looks delicious 😋 Blessings!!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

100% agree. I grew up eating stuff like this, but I do sometimes get some guff from people who aren't cream soup fans. 😂

@ZippyTripped 7 ай бұрын

My family has been eating porcupine balls since I can remember. They’re delicious!

@angrypoopcow411 9 ай бұрын

I still make something similar. I use tuna instead of chicken and definitely use cream of celery and add in some sautéed onions.

@tomsfoodfactory5086 Жыл бұрын

My Mom used to make something very similar, I don't know where she got the idea for it. She used to be a cook in a diner. It was pretty much your recipe but she would throw in some frozen peas & carrots or even broccoli. Growing up, it was one of my favorite meals!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Broccoli would be great in this! I did end up adding in some frozen peas after I stopped filming.

@tamaraw3620 4 ай бұрын

Sounds classic. I'm surprised there aren't pimentos!

@cambridgequeen7174 9 ай бұрын

I was wondering if you could make stuffed peppers and cabbage rolls? I’m looking for a recipe for each of these and I like when you use basic recipes that are simple and easy to work with!

@sharonhutchinson9604 9 ай бұрын

Porcupine meatballs were my favorite childhood meal. We’d barely tried tacos back then, let alone sushi!

@susanrobinson408 10 ай бұрын

What? No aspic? Great recipe. I think I'll make it this week. Any pantry recipe is for me!! I do plan on adding the onions and maybe some parsley. Thanks for sharing this!

@donari5985 Жыл бұрын

Sushi began becoming popular in the early 60's for middle to upper class. Along with the fondue sets it was served mainly as hors d'oeuvres. Restaurants began serving it & became popular in California & west coast 1st. The famous "California Roll", which is an inside-out “makizushi” roll with cucumber, crab meat and avocado with white rice, caught on quickly & spread throughout the U.S. I personally am not a fan of sushi & remember as a child (grew up in the 60's & 70's) going over to one of my Jewish friends' house & they were serving bagels & lox which is technically a type of raw fish (salmon soaked in brine). Needless to say I did not have any of it! LOL! Always enjoy your videos, keep up the good work!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the sushi info! I am a fan, but definitely stay pretty safe and not very adventurous with my choices (and my allergy does limit the types I can eat). I may have to give the recipe a try just for the novelty of it!

@rickm5271 9 ай бұрын

I just discovered your channel and i just love your sense of humor and your appreciation of vintage cookbooks and the recipes. This is a treasure of KZfaq!

@bethward7429 10 ай бұрын

Have to have cream of celery and love the chow mein noodles!!!

@sarahstrong7174 11 ай бұрын

It's OK. We can imagine dancing chickens for ourselves.

@emily--m 8 ай бұрын

Love your book reviews. Your house looks like mine..... several bookshelves with all cookbooks on them 😅

@bethward7429 10 ай бұрын

My mom made this and I loved it. I am going to make this soon!!!

@tamsondarland8951 Жыл бұрын

Anna *** A tip I do when I need to get remaining food out of can/cans of food I need for recipe. I pour the liquid I need for recipe in empty can of food I used and stir liquid around in empty can. If I need two cans of food, I pour liquid in one empty can and then pour back and forth into one can to another. It gets remaining food out of can. Anna this looks wonderfully delicious. I agree the additions you mentioned sound great. I love how easy and budget friendly it is. Love the cookbook details too. Love from Ky. Thank you for another great video.

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

That is a great kitchen tip! Glad you enjoyed this recipe. It was very tasty, and the leftovers were great for lunches!

@tamsondarland8951 Жыл бұрын

@@cooking_the_books your so welcome. Love leftover ideas.

@s.tiffanysmith9977 9 ай бұрын

Why didn't they like seasoning back in the day? This is a keeper. The good thing is now you can buy low sodium and add your own seasoning.

@RhubarbAndCod Жыл бұрын

That unfolding whisk... what a great idea! I adore these classic "all-cans-in" meals from this period! I want to hear how Goodbye Turkey Casserole goes, but that sushi recipe??? Wild! This meal itself though sounded like a perfect little quick, weeknight pantry option! Love it Anna!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I could not get over the sushi recipe. It seems to have so little to do with any sushi I've ever heard of! I gotta try it! 😂

@kurikokaleidoscope Жыл бұрын

Excellent work

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@susanssoutherncooking3768 Жыл бұрын

Looks delicious!😊

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😋

@allisbe Жыл бұрын

I love that rice/soup combo chart! And that sushi recipe…😂 This was a really fun video and perfect timing for me. I recently bought minute rice for the first time in 10+ years to make a stovetop rice, tomato soup, frozen veggies, cheese, and slivered almonds recipe that I rediscovered in an old cookbook.

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I may give some of those soup combos a try! This was really great. I will definitely keep it in mind for a quick meal in the future.

@allisbe Жыл бұрын

@@cooking_the_books OMGosh, please tell us if you do! 🤩

@brendakrieger7000 Жыл бұрын

Sounds good! 😊 Minute Rice was my childhood! Ate it very often! 🍚

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊 I really liked how fast it was, and also how much you could customize it.

@brendakrieger7000 Жыл бұрын

@@cooking_the_books Yes,Exactly! So versatile

@dorisbeale4940 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ellied1701 11 ай бұрын

I make homemade cream of whatever soup bases, add the milk when ready to use.

@RecipeArchaeology Жыл бұрын

Your saute pan! I'm in love.

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I save this set of pots and pans exclusively for making videos! My parents found it for me many years ago. The price for all of it? $15! I swear, they have the best flea market and thrifting luck.

@annettefournier9655 10 ай бұрын

We didn't have rice much. Minute rice was fairly new and was mych more expensive than a big bag of regular rice. My mom was a terrible cook and couldn't make rice to save her life. So only had it when i made dinner as a teen. But before rice cookers i used minute rice all the time. 😅

@IntheKitchenwithKaren Жыл бұрын

That really is a groovey cookbook Anna! That sushi does sound different...Hahahaha. Ive never had that version before! I know some people are put off by canned chicken, but I honestly love it!! It takes on the flavor of whatever other ingredients you use! I would totally eat the can can chicken! I would add some chopped water chesnuts to give it a bit more texture too!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Canned chicken was so great for this. I love your idea for adding water chestnuts. Such a great texture and crunch!

@laurenferguson959 11 ай бұрын

water chestnuts would be great!

@pamelaprince9702 10 ай бұрын

I'd add celery for crunch. I love it.

@Notable2Nikki Жыл бұрын

"It's lookin beige!" LOL! Just add some mixed veg and it will brighten right up.

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I did end up adding frozen peas and it was delightful! This is such an easily customizable recipe…I love it!

@susanbredehoft2308 11 ай бұрын

One of my family's favorite recipes! I grew up eating this. It was one of my mother's faves, we ate it probably every two weeks. We called it Chicken ala Can Can. Probably because of chicken ala King. Where did you find your Minute Rice cookbook? I have a big box of little books from various food companies. I'm currently looking through it to see if I already have a copy. Love your videos! I just found your KZfaq Channel & instantly subscribed. Cottage cheese was used s lot for dishes like the cottage cheese bake & yes that type of sushi sounds quite familiar from that era. One other note, after bringing this dish to a simmer, I put it in the oven 350* for about 20-25 mins. My mother always put French's Fried Onion Rings on top instead of chow mein.

@cooking_the_books 11 ай бұрын

This recipe was so easy and so good, I can see why your family had it every 2 weeks! I believe I picked up this book at a local resale shop. Little product booklets are some of my favorites! Thank you so much for watching and subscribing ❤

@susanbredehoft2308 11 ай бұрын

@@cooking_the_books A girl after my own heart! My great grandmother & grandmother gave me a bunch of these little booklets. I love them! They are so much fun to read.

@stillsinglestephanie Жыл бұрын

I also believe canned soups are interchangeable, I don’t like cream of mushroom so I always sub it out for a different cream soup. French Rice Cake looks interesting!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I sometimes grab one that's called cream of chicken with herbs (something like that) that is delicious in recipes!

@sharonr5381 9 ай бұрын

A little sour cream would be good in it too 😊

@sliceoflife7416 Жыл бұрын

I think this recipe looks tasty! 😊

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was really delicious, and the leftovers were great for lunches!

@vintagerecipehero Жыл бұрын

Definitely want to try this - it seems like a really creamy version of a congee!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I almost said it was a little like risotto in the video, but I'm sure that would have riled someone up! 😂

@vintagerecipehero Жыл бұрын

@@cooking_the_books ahahaha can can risotto

@ghw7192 8 ай бұрын

A Mexican-American friend says that they call what happens to their food in the US, "whitewashed". That appears to be what happened to that sushi recipe.

@jjones4314 4 ай бұрын

This was very easy & tasty. However, at the end of cooking time mine was still very soupy so had to cook about 10 more min with the lid removed to cook off some of the liquid. Otherwise very good!

@jolynnebrumbach6089 10 ай бұрын

i would add more chicken!!

@cookingwithsherry Жыл бұрын

I never have minute rice , I have boil in bag rice or microwave rice , lol I love the idea of a shelf stable recipe . I’m not sure if I’ve ever done one of those type recipes

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I think you can use boil in bag rice if you cut open the bag and dump it into the pan. I love shelf stable recipes, because it usually means I'm using something from my pantry! 😂

@cookingwithsherry Жыл бұрын

@@cooking_the_books well the boil in bag is a shelf item

@MyLifeInWonderland 9 ай бұрын

I'm wondering if maybe the inclusion of a "sushi" inspired recipe had to do with the rise in popularity of Benihana, I went and did a bit of googling and they opened up in New York in 1964 but became super popular the year after opening due to a rave review in The New York Herald Tribune

@leminhhangcover9500 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bạn của tôi đã chia sẽ Chúc bạn luôn vui vẽ thật tuyệt vời

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@steverino474 Жыл бұрын

Interesting i hope you revisit this cookbook some of the things looked good.

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I definitely have to try the Sushi Squares!

@steverino474 Жыл бұрын

@@cooking_the_books oh i agree

@kathyclarke6327 11 ай бұрын

Sushi means “ small balls of rolled rice”. With vinegar. Served with vegetables, or egg, or fish. So maybe their idea of what it was?

@cooking_the_books 11 ай бұрын

Possibly! I'm still thinking about giving it a try for a video. 😂

@RavynGuiliani 9 ай бұрын

Sushi is not the raw fish, it is the rice (which is a particular kind and prepared in a particular way) so it may be trying to imitate the sushi rice at the time....

@laurawilliams7122 Жыл бұрын

🙂

@yvonnepalmquist8676 9 ай бұрын

I put both cottage cheese and rice into eggs, but I've never done it together. I am interested in that recipe. I'm going to go Google it right now.

@yvonnepalmquist8676 9 ай бұрын

Darn. Had no luck with Google. Hopefully you'll try it, but I know your list is long.

@e.urbach7780 Жыл бұрын

Oh, definitely, this recipe is comfort food! I agree with the substitution of the creamed chicken instead of the creamed celery soup; I think creamed celery is gross! You could also substitute some elbow macaroni and cook it ahead of time, and serve the creamed chicken mixture (definitely add some mixed frozen veggies) on top of it. The one question that I have is that, whenever I use canned chicken, I can always taste a metallic twang from the can when I eat the chicken, unless I drain the liquid and actually rinse the chicken in a strainer before adding it to the other ingredients. Were the flavors of this recipe enough to cover up any metallic taste that might have been in the chicken?

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I don't use canned chicken super often, but I didn't notice a metallic twang from this. I did drain it but did not rinse it off. Let me know if you give this a try!

@jenn4youtube Жыл бұрын

Looking beige! Hahaha Kyle would love this. He loves a beige I giggled at “I’m here to fed your family and get out” 😂 cottage cheese… rice… bake. Gurl. No? Lmao butter in sushi. No. Swingers are the ones making this. Anyways this looks normal and good. Bye love you

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I'll rename this Kyle Kasserole 😂 I am reeeeeally thinking about making that sushi for a video...

@jenn4youtube Жыл бұрын

@@cooking_the_books please! He will be delighted

@ebgbjo2025 Жыл бұрын

I dont know why the one recipe with cottage cheese and rice makes me want to hurl at the thought...the texture...not sure. Will of course keep an eye out if you decide to give it a go. I will have to try this recipe with your recommendations to add chicken broth instead of water and some fresh veggies. Seeing those chow mein noodles reminded me of pb chow mein cookies and now I want those as well lol

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

I totally get it! It does seem like a bit of a weird combo, rice and cottage cheese. Very...grainy. 😂 Ok, no you've got me thinking about the peanut butter/butterscotch/chow mein noodle cookies, too!

@genistacarroll1773 11 ай бұрын

Growing up in the 80,s & 90’s I definitely had this my parents doubled the cream of chicken soup added leftover chicken & finished it in a casserole in the oven so the top layer of rice crisped up & my bro, sis, & myself always fought over the top & corners. 😂 I’ve made since being a mom it’s quick & easy & I often add veggies my boys like.

@cooking_the_books 11 ай бұрын

Yes! It sounds like we grew up during the same time. This recipe is so customizable, veggies are a great addition!

@kaizma88 10 ай бұрын

It definitely would benefit from a little color 😂 so it didnt look so "institutional"! What do you think about throwing in a little cheese?

@googleuser7535 11 ай бұрын

That ‘sushi’ thing sounds weird lol but I’m also very curious about what it tastes like

@cooking_the_books 11 ай бұрын

I know right?? So unusual but also so intriguing. It may pop up in a future video.

@heidifogelberg3544 8 ай бұрын

Ok, so "sushi" actually is about rice more than the accompanying fish, technically. So, there's that. And historically, I'd guess there were into the high double-digits for a non-Japanese heritage population that had actually experienced sushi as we now know it here in the US at that time. So, your recipe, while sounding fairly appalling, is not a shock. There's a really fascinating book called either The Story of Sushi or The Zen of Fish, by a guy called Trevor Colson (same book, probably different publishers), talking about sushi historically, including its arrival stateside. The book came out in the early 2000s. So, in the 60s? Might as well have called the recipe Geisha Rice, or Sumo Rice, or something similarly ... evocative.

@lauramaldonado5591 10 ай бұрын

Isn’t this actually just creamy chicken rice soup with chow mein noodles on it??

@cooking_the_books 10 ай бұрын

It’s thicker than soup, definitely more of a casserole.

@DinoSarma Жыл бұрын

Wait. Where are the pimentos? This is calling out for a jar of pimentos!

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Right?? I totally agree! This recipe is definitely customizable, so you could add pimentos to your heart's content!

@risasklutteredkitchen1293 Жыл бұрын

That sushi recipe sounds seriously strange. I think they used horseradish to replace wasabi?? I would think wasabi couldn’t be gotten in most stores in 1963. I would also be confused by that one.

@cooking_the_books Жыл бұрын

Reading through the ingredients list and process on that one was just wild!

@yvonnepalmquist8676 9 ай бұрын

"Looking a little beige," may be the most Ohio thing you've ever said. 😂