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50 Things Literally Everyone Used To Have Inside Their Kitchen 30 Years Ago That I Can Guarantee NO ONE Has Anymore

50 Things Literally Everyone Used To Have Inside Their Kitchen 30 Years Ago That I Can Guarantee NO ONE Has Anymore

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A kitchen table that looked exactly like this:
Or THIS exact table:
A pair of saloon doors for absolutely no reason at all:
The fridge that just refused to die:
The bowl that basically did everything:
The perfect tool for munchin' on some delicious corn:
A set of this food coloring sitting in your pantry for about two decades:
A set of plastic tools to make homemade popsicles:
That one knife that always made a cameo around the holidays:
This exact chair, probably tucked away in the corner:
The portable dishwasher that always seemed to leak everywhere:
This blender that seemed to last decades:
This exact Crock-Pot:
An entire shelf built literally just for a phone book:
One of these conveniently located next to the fridge:
A set of Revere Ware cookware that you probably got as a Christmas or wedding gift:
A phone you'd have to come barreling down the stairs to answer in time:
And a list of every single important phone number that was probably yellowing with age:
The perfect device for popping (kinda dry) popcorn:
This grill that made everything taste just a little bit better:
A big glob of candy that's been stuck together for decades:
These exact salt and pepper shakers:
A set of these plastic cups that somehow made everything taste better:
The finest, most elegant, most premium product known to mankind:
These ancient glass relics:
The go-to lemonade jug for a picnic or camping trip:
A cup of the fanciest coffee known to humankind:
This exact container, probably filled with Kool Aid:
The goofiest of cups:
These coffee-making tools:
A kitchen with this strange kind of floor:
A big fruit log in your freezer:
This wooden bowl that was most likely used for a crisp, cool iceberg salad:
A container that could only be opened with a knife or a spoon:
These things that could class up any dish served on a paper plate:
This dish that was perfect for any food:
One set of these around the holidays:
A sifter made out of metal:
One of these in your freezer:
A big metal container of Hawaiian Punch:
One of these that you'd always step on:
A big aluminium bag of popcorn:
This sheet pan that has seen so many things:
Or this juice container:
The ultimate can-opener:
Or this primitive popcorn maker:
A set of the sweetest candy known to humankind:
The sweetest kitchen container out there:
One single band-aid in a drawer, specifically the ones that had red strings on them:
And, of course, a plate with this delicacy on it:
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