Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Spaghetti Dinner (1960s)

Chef Boy Ar Dee Spaghetti Dinner
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Nothing screams gourmet like a meal of spaghetti from a box. The sixties brutalized the beauty of spaghetti by making it come out of a box. The visuals alone are enough to make anyone run a mile. The dried spaghetti and cheese  Chef Boy-ar-dee can get away with, but the pulverized meaty sauce? No.

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V-8 (1950s)

V8
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Kids absolutely loved V-8's vegetable juice. Said no one ever. This canned drink claimed to have up to eight vegetables with tomato juice being the main ingredient. The woman in this vintage advert looks a little overexcited at the prospect of V-8—probably because she put vodka in her portion.

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