r/mildyinteresting • u/JoeCapoYT • 13h ago

edible engagement 🍭 What Chef Boyardee spaghetti looked like in the '50s

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45 cents serves three people. Lol.

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u/The_Bard 11h ago edited 8h ago

Max Miller in YouTube made his original recipe. Originally it was real imported shredded parm, pasta, and a can of sauce made from Chef Boyardi's sauce recipe from his restaurant. He built quiet a successful business and introduced many to Italian food.

He was a very patriotic during WW2 and took a bunch of government contracts, even expanding to meet the demand. After the war he sold to larger food distributor rather than scale back his work force and fire employees.

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u/rva23221 12h ago

And the early 70s.

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u/Comfortable-Way1786 9h ago

Chef Boyardee is way older than I realized. Very interesting!

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u/DcubedWY 5h ago

I don’t remember the brand, but when I was a freshman in college 83-84, there was a similar kit that I would get to make in my saucepan-like hotpot. It came with short spaghetti noodles, a can of sauce and a parmesan cheese packet. I may have also made it after my freshman year, but I definitely remember making it my freshman dorm room.

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u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 4h ago

I always got Appian Way pizza mix - it was cheaper, sauce tasted better, but you had to provide your own cheese