Ideas For Food to Serve at Sock Hop Parties This Summer
Start your sock hop off right by providing the best food! You can even make the meals even more special by having people dress up in hip hop attire, such as 50′s poodle skirts and greaser outfits. There are plenty of options for you to choose from to have the ultimate 1950s sock hop meal.
You could try to keep the food similar to items that were eaten during the 1950s. One consideration is to parody a soda shop. Serve a hamburger with a basket of fries, or a hot dog and a basket of onion rings. Top it off with old fashioned soda.
For dessert you could serve shakes and malts. These can be easy to make yourself with the help of a few blenders. You could also make a float easily by pouring some root beer over vanilla ice cream.
Ice cream sundaes are another good dessert idea. Ice creams sundaes are delicious and easy to make. Have guests to top their own sundaes the way they like.
If you are hosting a sock hop for a large crowd, a buffet is your best bet. Keep the menu to finger foods. Some ideas: Mini pizzas, giant deli sandwiches, chicken wings, chicken strips, meatballs, veggies and dip. If you are serving items that require dips, such as chicken strips, be sure the offer a few different sauces for guests to try such as ranch, honey mustard, BBQ, etc.
You can also try to prepare some food ahead of time. Certain foods won’t stay fresh, but those that would can be heated with a warming tray or placed in an oven set to 200 degrees. Preparing food ahead of time helps ease stress so you do not have to worry about doing everything on the spot.
Snack foods are a good option at dances. People will be mixing and mingling, and full course meals do not let them accomplish this easily. Try placing out bowls of snack foods after meals. Some good snack ideas are popcorn, candy, chips, pretzels, cheese, and nuts.
Servers could dress up in 50′s poodle skirts or rolled up jeans. 50′s poodle skirts are the easiest 50′s costume to recognize, though there are plenty of other 50′s costumes servers can choose from. Those dressed in 50′s poodle skirts and 50′s outfits can also roll around taking orders on roller skates for an even more fun touch.
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