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First Name’s Dinty, Second Name’s Moore

Monday, March 29, 2010 by Lolli 7 Comments

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hormel Foods. All opinions are 100% mine.

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Cooking for a family of seven is no easy task. Just ask my mom. Like me and her mom before her, she had five children. I’m the third generation mom of five, and I love it. But five kids eat a lot of food and it can be tiring to cook a satisfying meal every night. It’s a lot of food, a lot of time, and a whole lot of energy. Every once in a while, it’s nice to take a “night off” and enjoy a can of chili or some beef stew (Reese’s favorite dinner, by the way!) My mom always had a few cans of hormel chili in the cupboard. In fact, some of my favorite recipes included chili in them. I usually add extra veggies to my beef stew and eat it with bread. I typically eat my chili with baked potatoes.  But a quick tour of Hormel Food’s recipes online gave me tons of new ideas of how to use the chili and stew in my cupboards. My family is going to be thrilled! Fresh ideas are always appreciated.

Guess what I found out? Dinty Moore is 75 years old this year. Happy birthday to Dinty Moore and Hormel! It really is amazing how well some products endure. Dinty Moore Beef Stew is just as good today as it was 75 years ago. It was fun to take a look at some of the vintage ads from Dinty Moore’s early days:

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Here’s a little video on the history of Dinty Moore. How many of these old ads and commercials do you recognize from your childhood?

Video can be found on eon.businesswire.com

Dinty Moore timeline:

  • * 1935: Hormel introduces Dinty Moore beef stew as “the big meal in the big can” for 15 cents each.
  • * 1936: Characters Jiggs and Maggie from the comic strip “Bringing up Father” are sued in Dinty Moore product ads.
  • * 1947: Hormel foods introduces “Hormel girls” to promote a closer tie with homemakers.
  • * 1966: Current Red Plaid design introduced.
  • * 1969: The Dinty Moore lumber Jack character appears in ads with the famous “thumbprint” on cans as a “seal of approval.”
  • * 1982: First national radio campaign launched: “Real meat and potatoes meal.”
  • * 1989: Single serve microwave bowls introduced.
  • * 1991: Over 1.5 million pounds of Dinty Moore products shipped overseas to feed the armed forces during Operation Dessert Storm.

I love to see Hormel’s progress through the years, but also their consistency. They’re still a stand-by in American homes like they were 75 years ago.

What is your favorite way to eat Dinty Moore Beef Stew and Hormel Chili? Do you have any special childhood memories involving Hormel?

Visit my sponsor: First name’s Dinty, last name’s Moore

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3740 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Mama Kat says

    Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    I love chili!! And I read this just before making my grocery list. I know what I’m adding now!!
    .-= Mama Kat´s last blog ..Spring Fashion Trends…Take Note! =-.

  2. Mayhem and Moxie says

    Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 10:42 am

    PS: I LOVED the video. Old commercials make me happy.
    .-= Mayhem and Moxie´s last blog ..Becoming the Next Dooce: A How To Guide =-.

  3. Mayhem and Moxie says

    Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 10:38 am

    I am always on the look out for new recipes and the link you gave to the various recipes looks fantastic! Thank you for this.

    I may finally acquiesce to my husband’s plea for chili. It is a childhood favorite of his.

    :)
    .-= Mayhem and Moxie´s last blog ..Becoming the Next Dooce: A How To Guide =-.

  4. Gilliauna says

    Friday, April 2, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    I absolutely LOVED Dinty Moore stew when I was growing up (much to my mother’s dismay and my father’s amusement). I’ve never tried Hormel chili, I don’t think, but I might have to now!

    *Very curious about Brandie’s casarole idea*
    .-= Gilliauna´s last blog ..Facebook and the Random Silencing of Your Friends and Loved Ones =-.

  5. Brandie says

    Friday, April 2, 2010 at 10:14 am

    My mom used to make this yummy casarole ( I can’t spell I have been up all night) with chili and corn chips and hamburger and enchilada sauce. We loved it as kids and my kids and hubby love it now too. I love chili on my baked potatoes too and I also love a hot bowl of soup on a COLD day like yesterday!!
    .-= Brandie´s last blog ..April Fools Swapping =-.

  6. Safire says

    Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 11:32 pm

    I am not a huge chili fan but I do remember eating Dinty Moore Beef stew at girl scout camp when I was little. We called it fingerprint stew and LOVED it.

  7. Scary Mommy says

    Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    I am afraid to say that I have never had Dinty Moore Beef Stew and Hormel Chili. But I will let you know if I do! :)
    .-= Scary Mommy´s last blog ..The Best of the 80s =-.

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