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Grandma Rose’s Sunday Pie

Reality Called In Sick

Find the 5 things that don’t belong in 1940.

TipOpen one step at a time. The answer always asks twice, so nothing gets spoiled by accident.

1NudgeOpen

Cross off the decoys first. These look modern but were fine in 1940: Jell-O (1897), Spam (1937) and Velveeta (1918).

2CloserOpen

One intruder is the food processor: Cuisinart shown 1973.

Still to find: a gadget for heating, a kitchen bag, a topping and a cheese in a jar.

3AnswerAsks twice

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★Solved it? The story behind the datesContains the answers

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Everything in the document on one timeline. Yellow dots arrived too late.

1897Jell-OFine
Created 1897.Source: Historical Marker Database
1918VelveetaFine
Invented 1918.Source: Wikipedia
1937SpamFine
Introduced 5 Jul 1937.Source: Hormel Foods
1940 · the document is dated here
1947The microwaveNot yet
First microwave oven sold 1947; home countertop models 1967.Source: IEEE Spectrum; Smithsonian Magazine
1952Cheez WhizNot yet
First sold 1952.Source: Wikipedia
1966Cool WhipNot yet
Introduced 1966.Source: Kraft Heinz
1968Ziploc bagsNot yet
Test-marketed 1968.Source: Wikipedia
1973The food processorNot yet
Cuisinart shown 1973.Source: FundingUniverse (Cuisinart history)

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