Hosting a Super Bowl party? No need to buy those cheap plastic football doo-dads at Party City! Go retro with these football party ideas…
Special Cheese Tray Idea, c1964; From 50 Wonderful Ways To Use Cheese, a promotional booklet put out by The American Dairy Association; "Football fans will tear down the grandstand-- if you build it with cheese! This platter, with a simple football field design on green paper, with cheese and olives ingeniously used as players, makes a perfect snack tray for before and after game parties. The clever hostess can develop similar ideas for other events." Image courtesy of alsis35 on Flickr.com
Coca Cola Ad from 1951; Image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com
"He-man host dinner of corned beef and cabbage lets Dad entertain his pals in great form." "Better Homes & Gardens" December 1958; Image courtesy of SaltyCotton on Flickr.com
Line-Up For Leisure, 1946; Image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com
I love, love, love the cheese platter but I think my favorite idea is the sterling silver football-shaped ice bucket. Do you have any retro-themed ideas for Super Bowl Sunday?
My retro idea is to ignore the silly thing & put football back where it belongs. Just a game for high school kids and some college boys.
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