The idea behind these 1974 Weight Watchers recipe cards is quite simple. Create enigmatically named food that looks revolting, and dieters will totally lose their appetites. It's brilliant, really. I mean, "Liver Paté en Masque" (shown above) doesn't exactly make me drool, especially since it looks like it's covered in grey glue. Or maybe it's "en masque" because the food's too embarrassed to show its face? For a ghastly glance at "Caucasian Shashlik," (don't ask), "Jellied Tomato Refresher" (yum!), and "Fluffy Mackerel Pudding" (fluffy!), look below if you dare.
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OMG I just threw up a little bit in my mouth when I saw that Mousse of Salmon.
1UGH! Gross! I can't stop staring
2That looks disgusting!
3I remember a cookbook from the early 70's my mom had and ALL of the food looked like these pics
AND it wasn't even WW.....
4I think I just lost my appetite. That first pick looks like a mud cake
5Sweet analogy
74 was a good year, though 
6so recipes of the 70's were the same as porn of the 70's....ugly and nasty
7I think you hit the nail on the head there audreystar!
8lol...so gross!
Jacki
9_______________________________________________________________
Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign
Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww
10i am a little too scared to even click on the pics!
11Everything here is disgusting, but then people ate some weird stuff in general back in the 1970s.
12ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
13Wait can you email me the recipe for fluffy mackerel pudding? I think it sounds tasty, fish is good, pudding is good, put your hands together!
14What was the food stylist thinking here???? I hope they were fired. Blegh.
15WARNING - viewing these pictures while sipping your morning coffee may lead to nausea.
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