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This couple tried food that people used to eat in the 50s with interesting results

Beer dressing. Yes.

VLOBBROTHERS IS A popular YouTube channel that covers all sorts of topics – from the serious to the frivolous.

This week John, one half of the pair, drafted his wife Katherine in to make a video because of a special Christmas present she received.

Her mam gave her an old recipe book used by her grandmother in the 50s

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It was jam packed full of recipes and meals that just aren’t common now – like Golden Rabbit – so they tested them out

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Golden Rabbit didn’t look the most appetising of meals – it’s basically tinned soup over crackers

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“This is not on the list of things I want to eat again” says Katherine

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Next up was something called Popovers – which “tasted like bread”

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Beer dressing features the unique ingredients of mayo, mustard, horseradish and actual beer

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They knew how to dress salads back in the day, no doubt.

Check out what else they tried and stand back in awe at what people used to actually eat:

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