[Vhfcn-l] EATING IN THE FIFTIES

[Arnold B Christensen]

Bugs the hell out of me to see cell phones pulled out, no talking to 
each other. The Imposter Wife tells me that they are texting each other.

At 09:56 AM 10/26/2018, PAUL BIELECKI via Vhfcn-l wrote:
>And we call what we have now progress?
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>Paul B
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>From: John Grow via Vhfcn-l
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>EATING IN THE FIFTIES Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni 
>or spaghetti. Curry was a surname. Taco? Never saw one till I was 
>15. All chips were plain. Oil was for lubricating, fat was for 
>cooking. Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green. 
>Cubed sugar was regarded as posh. Chickens didn't have fingers in 
>those days. None of us had ever heard of yogurt. Healthy food 
>consisted of anything edible! Cooking outside was called camping. 
>Seaweed was not a recognized food. 'Kebab' was not even a word... 
>never mind a food. Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was 
>regarded as being white gold. Prunes were medicinal and stewed. 
>Surprisingly Muesli was readily available. It was called cattle 
>feed. Pineapples came in chunks or were round with a hole in the 
>middle, in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one. 
>Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and 
>charging more than gasoline for it, they would have become a laughing s
>  tock. Th
>ere were three things that we never ever had on/at our table in the 
>fifties . . . elbows, hats and cell phones! ......and there was 
>always two choices for each meal... "Take it" or Leave 
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