What party food do you wish would make a comeback?

[lovingllamaa]

AIBU to miss old school party food?
I would love to turn up at a party and for them to be serving cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks.
Anything else anyone misses?

Another vote for cheese (preferably a mature cheddar) and pineapple on sticks.

I just wish I could go to an actual party ...... but that’s a whole other thread.

Those prawn rings with thousand Island dip in the middle

@MrsExpo

Another vote for cheese (preferably a mature cheddar) and pineapple on sticks.

I just wish I could go to an actual party ...... but that’s a whole other thread.

No, double Gloucester!

I put cheese and pineapple on the buffet table at DS’s first birthday - I should add there were no toddlers around to grab the cocktail sticks as we were in lockdown!

Scones with coins wrapped in greaseproof paper in the middle.
Bread and butter dipped in hundreds and thousands.

Scones with a coin inside wrapped in grease proof paper. Or was that just my family?

Viennetta
Blancmange

I’ve never heard of that. Family of dentists?

I love chocolate fingers. I don't buy them though...I always think that I'll just have a couple. Half an hour later, I'm staring guiltily at an empty box and reading the nutritional information in horror.

Prawn cocktail wotsits!

Fondant Fancies

Peppermint Creams at Christmas

Coconut Ice

Raspberry or lime Blancmange in the flowered mould

Salmon paste sandwiches with the crusts cut off

Those cheesy biscuits in the shape of the ace of spades, hearts and diamonds etc

Soda stream

And I loved coke floats and cream soda floats

Gypsy Tart (yum)

@Hyperfish101 x post, we still do it now.
Also homemade cheese straws from the BeRo book.

@Handsoffisback. I know, they are lovely... But I just can't risk having them in the house. I have no self-control !

Top hats and Rice Krispie buns.

omg prawn cocktail wotsits!

And prawn cocktail quavers! And salt and vinegar quavers!

I’m possibly too excited about discontinued crisps

Another vote for mushroom vol au vents. I missed them so much that I made a batch for supper a little while ago.

Those wheel shaped baked snacks that stuck to your tongue

And thinly sliced cucumber soaked in vinegar

@keeprocking That's a new one on me - we had a fish shaped ceramic plate - exactly the right size and shape for the salmon.

@Crimples - I adored that dip. Whisking it together was always my job when preparing for a party. I'm not sure how much made it to the table as I'd be scooping and devouring it as quickly as I made it.

Definite yes to mini meringues with cream and butterfly cakes. I also remembered black forest gateaux, which I could fancy right now.

I’m British Asian and we had the best of both worlds party food. My mum would do fondant fancies, quavers, cheese and pineapple, sausage rolls and cheese and onion puffs for the vegetarians. Then she’d have an Indian section with samosas, kebabs and Indian rice puffs (similar to quavers but curry flavoured). She’d also do a little dessert station with jelly, trifle, chocolate fingers and a huge bowl of tinned fruit with had a can of mango pulp and a can of evaporated milk in it. Sounds gross but actually delicious and very popular in Indian houses! She also used to make the best sandwiches with sandwich spread, ham and cheese, with the crusts off!

Jelly in the shape of a rabbit

Things on cocktail sticks, as many as possible, preferably with pineapple

Party rings

Chocolate fingers

QUICHE. Homemade, cut into slices, everyone asking “what’s in this one?” as if they haven’t heard, and then commenting on the pastry.

@Handsoffisback

dillo OMG prawn rings, I am going to buy one for the weekend. I bet Iceland will come through for me.

Iceland prawn ring is delicious. Especially the Christmas one, it comes with a fab sauce.