Tastes Like Vintage: Common Man Dip 5

The Sunshine Grove’s chip and dip, $14

If a food pyramid of summer weekend foods was designed, ice cream would inhabit the largest tier, followed closely by dips. One of the best and easiest dips in the world is the signature welcome snack of a much-loved New Hampshire restaurant group.

The Common Man started back in 1971 with one restaurant in Ashland (burger ground daily at the local IGA market). Throughout their expansion, they’ve kept that local spirit as well as their creativity, charm and a distinctly non-chain attitude at all their properties. Along with your appetite, bring your love of vintage, because many of their properties are stuffed with vintage treasures.

VeraViola’s masher, $12

As soon as you arrive, you’ll find a big old bucket of spicy dip and crackers to  gorge on while you wait for your table. If you’re having a big family reunion or several dozen of your closest friends over, you can find the recipe for a crowd here. I’ve done what mathematical science can do to pare it down to a more reasonable quantity suitable for serving to your bowling buddies on a Friday night. Warning: it is mildly addictive. Second warning: some of the quantities are a bit on the approximate side, but this is definitely a recipe that you can do by taste rather than exact measurement.

MeadowviewVintage’s yellow ware bowl, $24.50

The Common Man Dip
1 lb cottage cheese
2 cup ketchup
2/3 cup horseradish
2.5 tbsp. parsley
1 tsp. Tabasco
2.5 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. granulated garlic
2.5 tbsp. lemon juice

Combine all ingredients in a bucket and mix with a potato masher.

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