Hamburger Helper
In 1970, cooking was changed forever when General Mills introduced Hamburger Helper as part of the Betty Crocker line. Hamburger helper did so well that two years later, in 1972 Tuna helper was introduced. I read on one website that eating hamburger helper is the equivalent of eating a couple of double cheeseburgers dripping wet with grease, stuffing down some macaroni and cheese after that, and washing it all down with six glasses of milk. Ewww... Still, some people are drawn to Hamburger Helper so much that they save old boxes of Hamburger Helper. Why you ask? Well in California, people may keep old boxes of Hamburger Helper in their earthquake kit. Or maybe people keep old Hamburger Helper to commemorate a special event, such as a birth.
Here is a photo of a 1972 Hamburger Helper. This is the only known unopened 1972 box of "Hamburger Helper": I wonder how much it would go for on ebay?
5 comments:
where was this photo taken??
When I got married, I wasn't much of a cook. When I found Hamburger Helper, I was so excited that I could now cook a meal.
After several months, my husband said, "Ruth, I am not in college anymore, can we please have something different?"
However, I still love Hamburger Helper.
Hey Hamburger Helper is ok. I make it everyday 8 weeks or so and use ground sirloin. It's not as bad as you make it sound Kimberly...:) Serve a tossed garden salad and a slice of garlic bread with the lasagna flavored H.H. and you have a healthy gut filling meal..lol My kids like it just not to often.
I remember when the box looked this way. there were onyl a couple of flavors at that time. Now you can have italian, mexican, american and i heard they even have japanese or chinese. one of those countries but I havent seen it in my wallmart.
I dont care about the Hamburger Helper, I wonder how old those ice cream cones are.
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