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On June 6, 1933, chemical plant owner Richard Hollingshead opened his concept to seat 1,200 theatergoers without a movie house. He invented the drive-in theater in Camden, N.J., room for 400 cars on nine acres. It only lasted three years, due to noise complaints from its huge loudspeakers.
Still, it set a genre, and it created an extra moneymaker: the movie snack bar.
1940 drive-in theater snacks
• Chili-cheese french fries
• Foot-long coneys
• Corn dogs with mustard cups
• Whole dill pickles
• Warmed soft pretzels with cheese
• Fried, breaded mushroom baskets
• Double features: Scoop of ice cream and flavored sno-cone ice in a sugar cone
Drive-in Chili Cheese Fries
8 ounces frozen french-fried potatoes
1/2 cup chili
1/4 cup Kraft Cheez Whiz or shredded cheddar
Pour hot chili over cooked fries. Microwave Cheese Whiz until liquid, and pour over chili. Single serving.
Jim Hillibish is a food writer for the Canton (Ohio) Repository. Reach him at jim.hillibish@cantonrep.com.
On June 6, 1933, chemical plant owner Richard Hollingshead opened his concept to seat 1,200 theatergoers without a movie house. He invented the drive-in theater in Camden, N.J., room for 400 cars on nine acres. It only lasted three years, due to noise complaints from its huge loudspeakers.
Still, it set a genre, and it created an extra moneymaker: the movie snack bar.
1940 drive-in theater snacks
• Chili-cheese french fries
• Foot-long coneys
• Corn dogs with mustard cups
• Whole dill pickles
• Warmed soft pretzels with cheese
• Fried, breaded mushroom baskets
• Double features: Scoop of ice cream and flavored sno-cone ice in a sugar cone
Drive-in Chili Cheese Fries
8 ounces frozen french-fried potatoes
1/2 cup chili
1/4 cup Kraft Cheez Whiz or shredded cheddar
Pour hot chili over cooked fries. Microwave Cheese Whiz until liquid, and pour over chili. Single serving.
Jim Hillibish is a food writer for the Canton (Ohio) Repository. Reach him at jim.hillibish@cantonrep.com.
