[Vhfcn-l] EATING IN THE FIFTIES

[John Grow]

It bugs the hell out of me.  Especially if they get a phone call.


How are you two doing?  We are doing fine.  Went to Reno for a 155th AHC reunion earlier this month.  Was great/


John

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From: Vhfcn-l <vhfcn-l-bounces+jwgrow=hotmail.com at vhfcn.org> on behalf of Arnold B Christensen via Vhfcn-l <vhfcn-l at vhfcn.org>
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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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>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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