Quick brainstorm needed - 1980's party food

[BitterAndTwistedChoreDodger]

It's My DD's 11th birthday tomorrow, and she has requested a 'Party tea' that I would have had for my 11th birthday.

So far I am doing sandwiches, party rings, sausages on sticks and a cheese and pineapple hedgehog, but I know I am forgetting loads!

Please remind me what I am missing, I would be so grateful!

Yes to vol-au-vents, crudites (celery and carrot), anything small for nouvelle cuisine surrounded with a 'jus'.

Cheesecake or black forest gateau

Skips and fondant fancies.

Has to be a cake in the shape of the numbers of your age. Sponge with jam and buttercream and toasted almonds on the sides. Yummy!

A big bowl of skips.
Sandwich triangles - jam, cheese, ham, egg.
Then watch ET with an ice cream wafer each and the curtains closed.

Well that was my 11th birthday party anyhow!
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Oh god YY to the fondant fancies, and possibly jam tarts. Raid the Mr Kipling's aisle!!!

Monster Munch!
Bowls and bowls of it.

Marshmallow top hats
I loved these as a kid
Also mars bar crispie cake
Or homemade tablet

French Fancies and all the above.

Jelly diamonds on your cake are an 80s must!

Probably a bit late now but traffic light jelly - lime, orange and strawberry in layers. Preferably in a small ruffled paper dish 😊

And small plastic cups of very weak orange squash ,preferably Asda,s own.

Pretty much everything suggested would work for a 1970s party too. Philadelphia sandwiches were always a party treat!

Nothing ot add but what a great thread.

Could make a great theme for the back in time seiries - "back in time for the party"

I hope your dd enjoys her birthday OP.... as for me off to make jelly and for the DCs tonight - think there is some icecream in the freezer :)

Silver balls.

Beef paste sandwiches
Spicy Nik Naks
Sunny D
Homemade novelty shaped caked coated and filled with buttercream

Not wanting to derail the thread but can anybody suggest what a 90s (1999) birthday party would have been? This thread has inspired me for catering my birthday party this year based on my pre-teen year old self but I genuinely cannot think of any obvious foods!

Ahh this has been a lovely trip down memory lane!

Viennetta? Maybe someone already mentioned it?

Meringues
Cocktail sausages
Cheese and pineapple on sticks
Iced gems

And top hats!

Yes to Vienetta.

And Panda Pops.

Ooh, I thought Vienetta! And Sarah Lee chocolate gateaux.

Oh yes, absolutely Panda Pops! Love this thread!

Definitely vol au vents and vienetta!

You should treat yourself to a Babysham too, or a tin of shandy.

If you're being cruel you could try to recreate Wimpy burgers.