8 Most Popular Dinner Party Recipes From the 1970s

Prawn cocktail

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Pâté and toast

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Coq au vin

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Boeuf bourguignon

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Rump or sirloin steak

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Garden peas

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Skier swings

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Black Forest gateau

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