Breakfast. For many people, it’s one of the main motivators for getting up in the morning. But the food we scoff down at today’s breakfast table looks very different to how it looked in the past.

It’s largely the case that we’re glad to have left our breakfasts of the past in history. But we do wonder why some of these dishes are no longer popular today. Take a look at these 12 classic breakfast dishes that no-one eats anymore, and see how many you can remember!

1. Spam and eggs

Spam and eggs were two absolute essentials in the war. As a long-lasting tinned food, spam was a pantry staple in most households. Eggs were fairly cheap and easy to come by, and provided some essential nutrition. Somewhere along the line, they became a popular breakfast combo.

2. Johnnycakes

Don’t be deceived: johnnycakes and pancakes are not the same things. Johnnycakes were made from cornmeal, boiled water, and salt, and were mostly enjoyed in the early 1900s.

3. Dippy eggs

Question: why did dippy eggs go out of trend? Many of us can remember our grandmas feeding them to us way back in our childhood, but they’re an uncommon breakfast of today. You’re more likely to come across them in the UK today, where they’re referred to as eggs and soldiers, but not so much in the US.

4. Popovers

They look a bit like giant British Yorkshire puddings, and popovers are pretty much the same concept, just for breakfast. Instead of being served with gravy, though, they were enjoyed with butter and jam. Let’s face it, no-one has time to make these for breakfast anymore.

5. Wheatena

Who remembers enjoying a bowl of hot toasted Wheatena in the morning as a kid? This staple cereal was first enjoyed in New York in the late 1870s, and you can still enjoy it today… but it’s nowhere near as popular as it once was.

6. Cream of wheat

It might just look like a bowl of porridge, but Cream of Wheat was a little different. Cream of wheat is made from wheat semolina and has a much smoother, creamier texture. Many people enjoyed Cream of Wheat with hot milk and maple syrup. It’s still selling in stores today, but there’s not a chance that your kids have heard of it.

7. Scrapple

It looks a little suspicious to us, but if you had scrapple in your breakfast during periods of war, you were winning at life. This concoction of pork, cornmeal, spices, flour and buckwheat flour was mainly enjoyed in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, where you can still find it today.

8. Eggnog

You might have thought that eggnog was just an old-fashioned Christmas tipple, but there was a period when it was enjoyed year-round, and not just during the holiday season! Eggnog was essentially the old-fashioned breakfast shake of today, made from eggs, milk, and chocolate syrup. There was no denying that it was delicious, but was it healthy? Unfortunately not.

9. Egg in a hole

We’re only now realizing just how much the people of our past enjoyed eggs and bread. Perhaps it was because these two foods were simply the most available a the time, and they’re still considered tasty breakfast treats even today. Egg in a hole was quite literally a fried egg cooked in the middle of a piece of toast. Cute.

10. Dutch baby pancake

There’s nothing baby about this pancake, despite its misleading name. That’s not the only deceiving thing, either – it’s thought this pancake might have actually originated in the US. It was first enjoyed in the early 1900s, and was baked in the oven and served with fruit and a dusting of icing sugar.

11. Pop-Tarts

Of course, we still get Pop Tarts today, but being the responsible adults we are, we try not to give them to our kids for breakfast (though we may enjoy them a time or two ourselves). Back when they were introduced in the 1960s, though, it was a different story. They were quick, convenient, and tasty, and many of us can remember enjoying them for breakfast as a kid.

12. SOS creamed beef

This delicious looking breakfast was a common concoction for the US Armed Forces, and had the unfortunate nickname “sh*t on a shingle”. Underneath the beef in milk gravy is a couple of slices of toast. It must have tasted better than it looked because some people still enjoy it as a breakfast food today.

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Source: Eat This