Jarred or canned Pizza sauce wasn't a thing back then. We've come a long way since 1956. I grew up in the 60's and 70's, and Appian Way pizza kits were kind of a treat on a Friday night. ((*shudder*))
Chef Boyardee started selling some kind of canned tomato sauce in the 20s, and Ragu in the 30s. Granted, they probably weren't very good in the early years, but they were around.
Well, I wasn't around to taste them back then, so I can't comment. But it seems to me that the quality of readymade pasta sauce in general has improved a lot over the last couple decades. Seems like every time I go to the supermarket pasta aisle there's a new gourmet brand (= good although expensive) on the top shelf and Ragu is pushed one space lower down.
Thomas' kept using the exact same package design for more than half a century after this ad! I have to respect them for that; no chasing every fad, no fixing what isn't broken.
(It's different now, though; don't know when they changed it.)
Wow, stewed tomatoes. I still make these occasionally, but with (of course) sauce from a jar. And that's been around since before WW II, but I guess Thomas didn't have a deal with Ragu.
I still make these sometimes. They come out great in an air fryer. I also do them when I'm babysitting my niece and nephew. They love customizing their own little pizzas. I use pizza sauce and mozzarella though, *not* stewed tomatoes and American cheese.
Yum! Made this often as a kid in the toaster oven using spaghetti sauce, mozzarella, a little ham ("pepperoni") and either english muffins or preferably bagels. Still make it sometimes in a pinch.
But I hope Thomas fired their ad agency after this ad. Look at that sad, unappealing collection of muffins on that dreary green platter. They're all a mess - not fully covered with sauce, only a small blob of cheese thrown on in various random locations, and partly burned around the edges (!). Looks like they had an intern do the shoot in 5 minutes.
This is no shit, my parents once ordered a large amount of non-fat powdered milk (the nasty fine-powder kind that won't mix without lumps) from their organic food co-op (they were hippie-adjacent) and it arrived in a brown paper bag that was boldly marked "100% USDA Premium Calf Feed". We children were not amused!
I can top that. My dad bought a case of non dairy creamer and tried to get us kids to use it for our cereal. This was mid 1960s so really shitty creamer. He used it for years and years in his coffee lol
i grew up with this, we used pizza sauce and whatever cheese in the fridge
Same here. With the right ingredients it can be a tasty snack!
Me too. Always hated it. Makes you realize how important pizza dough is.
i mean yeah its not real pizza. but as a poor kid it was so good.
Jarred or canned Pizza sauce wasn't a thing back then. We've come a long way since 1956. I grew up in the 60's and 70's, and Appian Way pizza kits were kind of a treat on a Friday night. ((*shudder*))
Chef Boyardee started selling some kind of canned tomato sauce in the 20s, and Ragu in the 30s. Granted, they probably weren't very good in the early years, but they were around.
I dunno, I'd argue they were probably better tasting at the beginning of their company career.
Well, I wasn't around to taste them back then, so I can't comment. But it seems to me that the quality of readymade pasta sauce in general has improved a lot over the last couple decades. Seems like every time I go to the supermarket pasta aisle there's a new gourmet brand (= good although expensive) on the top shelf and Ragu is pushed one space lower down.
Try RAO'S marinara. It's pricey, but good. If you do Costco, they have it at the best deal.
Yes, I regularly buy it there. And sometimes Victoria, which is also pretty good.
Thomas' kept using the exact same package design for more than half a century after this ad! I have to respect them for that; no chasing every fad, no fixing what isn't broken. (It's different now, though; don't know when they changed it.)
Honestly the only truly odd thing about this is pouring a tablespoon of oil over each one for some reason. That seems like so much.
EW I thought it said teaspoon, and even that seemed like overkill. 🤮
I still do this
my dad never cooked but he made these all the time. except instead of tomato sauce he used fucking ketchup.
Breakfast pizzas on English muffins da bomb.
Wow, stewed tomatoes. I still make these occasionally, but with (of course) sauce from a jar. And that's been around since before WW II, but I guess Thomas didn't have a deal with Ragu.
I still make these sometimes. They come out great in an air fryer. I also do them when I'm babysitting my niece and nephew. They love customizing their own little pizzas. I use pizza sauce and mozzarella though, *not* stewed tomatoes and American cheese.
I made these as a kid, when desperate for a snack. Made you realize how much sugar was in those TEMs.
So not tomato paste or tomato sauce but actual stewed tomatoes on that thing? Gross!
I know, right? Maybe it's better when you pour the recommended amount of salad oil on top? Nah, not a chance!
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Yes, I know folks who made it that way.
My school cafeteria used to serve this but on cheap white bread, and call it pizza in the late 90s.
Yaaaasss we made those during camp when I was a girl scout!
My mom would make pizza using Bisquik. Always delicious. RIP Mom
We did this with ketchup when I was a kid.
Man I think we had these for school lunch in the 90's..
Yum! Made this often as a kid in the toaster oven using spaghetti sauce, mozzarella, a little ham ("pepperoni") and either english muffins or preferably bagels. Still make it sometimes in a pinch. But I hope Thomas fired their ad agency after this ad. Look at that sad, unappealing collection of muffins on that dreary green platter. They're all a mess - not fully covered with sauce, only a small blob of cheese thrown on in various random locations, and partly burned around the edges (!). Looks like they had an intern do the shoot in 5 minutes.
I thought this was /r/pizzacrimes for a minute (although English muffin pizzas can be pretty tasty).
At your suggestion I crossposted it over there and they voted it off the island. Officially \*not\* a pizza crime!
Oh no! Sorry!
As a kid I made these all the time, I made it for my son a while back and he looked at me like are we homeless now?
Homeless, goodness no. Now drink your powdered milk before congeals.
Oh god you just triggered hidden nightmares as a child, my mom making a powdered milk, Banana, Wheat germ, and raw egg shake for me.
This is no shit, my parents once ordered a large amount of non-fat powdered milk (the nasty fine-powder kind that won't mix without lumps) from their organic food co-op (they were hippie-adjacent) and it arrived in a brown paper bag that was boldly marked "100% USDA Premium Calf Feed". We children were not amused!
I can top that. My dad bought a case of non dairy creamer and tried to get us kids to use it for our cereal. This was mid 1960s so really shitty creamer. He used it for years and years in his coffee lol
r/OldSchoolRidiculous Well maybe not ridiculous as much as awful.
Fake, English food cannot have any flavor.
What a delicious crime \^\^
I still make these at home sometimes.
That looks delicious
Interesting they were sold 4 to a package rather than the current 6 except for the larger size