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The Vintage Appetizer That's Been A Party Staple Since The '50s

A staple of 1950s culture in America was the cocktail party. The years following World War II were marked by a resurgence of traditional values. Women returned to the home, families migrated to the suburbs, and conventional material wealth became an important marker of achievement. All this was the perfect atmosphere for the cocktail party, with its formal dress codes and ample amounts of booze, to thrive. Crowd-pleasing appetizers were abundant, including shrimp cocktail, Jell-O molds, and one hors d'oeuvre that remains beloved to this day: deviled eggs.

Deviled eggs were all the rage in the '50s. Multiple deviled egg-based dishes appeared in a 1950 Betty Crocker cookbook that recommended both deviled eggs served

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