tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post916241750725525974..comments2024-01-03T01:40:26.911-08:00Comments on Life Drawings: 25 May 1956 “Food, Glorious Food”50sgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-56776341053449406182010-05-27T16:12:21.137-07:002010-05-27T16:12:21.137-07:00A very interesting blog entry as usual and the com...A very interesting blog entry as usual and the comments are great too. Thanks 50sgal and ladies. LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-49240102071700131182010-05-27T05:50:09.296-07:002010-05-27T05:50:09.296-07:00That's just wrong! (I'm referring to your...That's just wrong! (I'm referring to your anti-leftover friend.). A friend of a friend dies this too. Seems quite strange to me when I see her helping clean up after parties at my friend's house. She just tosses everything into the trash. <br /><br />SSarah h.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-45623358687275009292010-05-27T04:23:37.780-07:002010-05-27T04:23:37.780-07:00I only briefly looked at the book, it looks to hav...I only briefly looked at the book, it looks to have some reasonable things, such as the green bean salad, but also a healthy dose of 'kitsch 50's' which can be fun, but again we need a persepective that the average 50's famiily was not eating Ambrosia salad with jello and whipped cream and bacon surprise at every meal. And again, the concept of leftovers and planning for them seems to be completely gone. I know I could not shop and prepare lunches for hubby and our meals without some planned leftovers. I had mentioned before that I had a friend who just 'arbitrarily' decided she did not 'like' leftovers (whatever that means as leftovers take SO many forms) and would throw away steak tips at the end of the meal if there were any left! I am not kidding, whatever didn't get eat, plop, into the bin!<br />I think we should definitely discuss this more. It is nice to have our ole' comment disucssions again.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-70215544743742047472010-05-26T19:47:36.298-07:002010-05-26T19:47:36.298-07:00I haven't read through all the comments (but p...I haven't read through all the comments (but plan to) yet so I apologize if this is redundant... but I certainly have been trying to figure out how to make and serve food from the 50s - same servings, ingredients, etc... I found this book and while I'm not positive I think that the portions are fairly close to the era. A few of the recipes have been modified by the authors to allow for microwave ovens... what do you think?<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=XI8G_I1TazYC&lpg=PP1&dq=Mom%20'N'%20Pop's%20Apple%20Pie%201950s%20Cookbook%3A%20Over%20300%20Great%20Recipes%20from%20the&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q&f=falseBrian https://www.blogger.com/profile/15213328491391958824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-3477939239845114352010-05-26T19:01:58.424-07:002010-05-26T19:01:58.424-07:00I really need to buy myself a couple of vintage di...I really need to buy myself a couple of vintage dinner plates. I have some Denby and some from some big box store, one of those all-in-one kind of sets that are so handy as a newlywed. When I put reasonable portions on either plate they look pathetic. I've been known to eat dinner off a side plate which is about 6" across so not big enough for a salad or other high-volume meal but certainly big enough for a reasonable portion of spaghetti or a slice of pizza. <br /><br />I went through primary school in the 80s and we still had proper home cooking for lunches. They used a couple of shortcuts like custard mix and buying pre-made frozen puff pastry but those were the kind of things that most home cooks would buy too. The desserts were handmade too; things like big pans of sponge cake with sprinkles or freshly made meringues with fresh whipped cream or sticky toffee pudding with a scoop of ice cream. Even in secondary school they cooked from scratch but hardly anyone ate the hot meal there. Typically kids would go for a sandwich, a baked potato (cheese, tuna, or baked beans fillings), or fries and the junk food option of the day. I was in the UK but based on what Jamie Oliver is saying I guess that things have gone downhill there too lately.Rhondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-82806036301448484192010-05-26T15:49:35.662-07:002010-05-26T15:49:35.662-07:00Very well said.I totally agree.Very well said.I totally agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-62461119203195331382010-05-26T15:40:03.609-07:002010-05-26T15:40:03.609-07:00It is so true, and I take no offense, that we Amer...It is so true, and I take no offense, that we Americans for some reason have equated bigger=better. I think I know why, but hate to say because then I get called 'Socialist' but Capitalism is obviously about buying more, so bigger HAS to be better to keep it going. The size of our cars are insane. What is odd, is a year or so ago we suddenly had a huge spike in gas prices and for half a year, suddenly people were discussing and buying smaller economy cars and then magically, gas went down again. Now, I have no idea if that was planned or not, but we have such a short memory on the subject. <br />I also forgot, as you mentioned, how there were sort of set social dinner hours and to call by phone or visit, during that time was the height of rudeness, today we DON"T KNOW what rudeness is. People will be talking on their cell phones while they are piling their stuff out of their carts and ignore the cashier or shout across stores or at the top of the lungs ON the phone. There is no dinner hour or 'special' times.<br />Today I had to go to our local chain grocery that I normally try to avoid. While I was there, there was a woman who was on her cell and she was saying. "Yes, well at Walmart they have ketchup for one dollar so I am going to get it there" She was discussing this with the person on the phone, what is funny is the closest Walmart is over 35 minutes away. Now, how much is she going to save, driving her car an hour (round trip) to buy ketchup for one dollar while she is using up her gas, adding wear and tear to her car, adding to the pollution and congestion. We just are SO trained my the marketing and shopping world that we wonder why we have no money are in dept and yet all the 'deals' they have at Target and Walmart and the Gap so lets go drive there and spend all our disposable income as we watch our real estate market crash and our need for oil increase! So frustrating. <br />I really do think I will start a book, though I am not sure who, except a few of you lovely followers, would even want to read it. We shall see.<br />Oh, and dinner wear WAS smaller, as I eat of vintage 50's plates. The dinner plate is considerably smaller than my old IKEA set. MY coffee cups hold 6 oz and my drinking glasses are about 8 oz with juice being about 4 oz. So, when I make fresh squeezed oj for breakfast, it is not a big deal as not many oranges are needed to fill two 4 oz, juice glasses. How scary that even the plates are bigger, very subtle and manipulative.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-51419481325864700182010-05-26T13:14:29.584-07:002010-05-26T13:14:29.584-07:00Sanne is absolutely right about the gas and the ca...Sanne is absolutely right about the gas and the car situation over here. I saw the gas prices over in Europe when I was in Germany 3 years ago! Wow! And it was amazing and pleasing to me to see so many people walking and riding bikes instead of driving. Our country is indeed laid out for driving rather than pedaling or walking.<br /><br />As a tail-end baby boomer myself, I can attest to the fact that meals...dinnertime at least..were much more drawn out and leisurely with actual family discussions punctuating the act of eating. In my family it was not uncommon for dinner to last an hour. And one positive thing that we have also lost sight of is that there seemed to be a specific "dinner hour" around our neighborhood, usually between 6 and 7pm....and people respected that. No phone calls during that time, no friends coming over to play. It was considered rude to interrupt a family during dinner, and everyone pretty much adhered to that. Not anymore. Dinnertime is "whenever we can catch some" in our endless rounds of after-school activities, often driving from one to the other to yet another. People call each other at any and every time of the day and night. Personal time is not sacred anymore...no wonder we all feel stressed out. <br /><br />Even holidays that used to mean family get-togethers such as Mother's Day and Father's Day are interrupted with Little League games and tournaments, tennis matches,etc. Events such as these that never used to be scheduled on holidays are now freely scheduled..and nobody seems to complain. I sure complained enough, but it's hard to fight city hall. And don't get me started on the over-scheduling of children..lol..as a mother and former teacher I have strong opinions on that too.<br /><br />Great post. It's true...somewhere along the way in the 50's and beyond,"progress" came to mean "bigger" and "more". And now we are stuck with the results.Nancyhttp://freshairfour.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-4676315489146859282010-05-26T11:29:41.680-07:002010-05-26T11:29:41.680-07:00I truly love this post! :) I’m a little behind wit...I truly love this post! :) I’m a little behind with your blog, I am VERY busy at my new job, so not much time nor energy in the evenings. But it is great, my boss is great and my colleagues are so nice, so I survive. What I love about the post is your studying of portion sizes and what was for special occasions – I know it’s true. I remember my childhood in the mid-seventies, where sodas were for very special occasions, it was a party drinking one bottle (2.5 cl). We never had chips and candy was only for birthdays. We baked cakes now and then, I was the expert aged about 10, but it also lasted more than one day, although we were my parents and three kids. We try practising the same at our house so son gets used to it too, but it is difficult since the world around him is much different (and he is a teenager). We have family-movie-night at Fridays, then we watch a nice movie, eat candy and drink sodas together, very cosy. I also think the enormous portion sizes are an American phenomenon, what we (in Denmark) consider large sizes are medium or even small sizes for an American. I do hope we don’t go that far.<br /><br />What really harms me are you American’s size of cars and use of gasoline. Do you have legs over there!? If your gasoline prices were just the half of our prices (2 US dollar a litre, don’t know what that equals to in gallons) then I’m sure you would use your cars less and buy much smaller and economical cars as we Europeans do. I’m sorry to blame you, but I truly think you Americans could change the world if you changed your (bad) habits.<br /><br />I love all the comparisons, very scary! But I am sure many don’t think of it that way.<br /><br />Go ahead – write that cookbook! I’ll buy it for sure! I already love the Diet book from 1955 and since I love all your written words so much, I’m sure to love it too.SANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-57433440652782534802010-05-26T10:16:20.569-07:002010-05-26T10:16:20.569-07:00Great post. Baby boomers like me tend to mock the ...Great post. Baby boomers like me tend to mock the era we grew up in. I'm glad you're pointing out some of the good things about the '50s. Another point I would make is that people back then usually sat down and ate in the kitchen or dining room, and usually with someone. They didn't eat and text, eat and drive, eat and watch TV, etc., so I think they concentrated on their food and enjoyed it more. For Saturday lunch, my mother would make me a fried bologna sandwich on white bread with a glass of milk that I could eat as I watched TV. As you say, it was enjoyable for being a once-in-a-while treat.roc scssrshttp://rocscssrs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-16116570171452637712010-05-26T09:54:21.055-07:002010-05-26T09:54:21.055-07:00Along with all the others, I agree, great post! S...Along with all the others, I agree, great post! Something I've noticed regarding portion size also is that plate diameters were often smaller than they are today. So, those photos of plates that look piled high with food is still less food than what would be considered normal today. <br /><br />Also, mealtime around the table would take longer, as families would be (gasp) engaging in conversation instead of just wolfing everything down quickly in order to get to whatever activity the kids are involved in. Eating slower fills you up more...there's a reason Mom would admonish you to slow down and chew your food. It used to be that you would fill your plate once, eat that, and then, if you still felt a little hungry, would ask for seconds. Nowadays, we fill our plate up with seconds and thirds already on there and then feel guilty if we don't clean our plate.<br /><br />For those people who don't wish to eat traditional 50's foods, there are tons of "make over" recipes that are lighter versions of traditional comfort foods such as baked mac & cheese, chicken pot pie, etc. (But even the "full fat" versions of these meals aren't too bad when proper portion sizes are followed, as Donna pointed out.)<br /><br />Portion size is something I struggle greatly with, it's one thing to know it intellectually, but applying that knowledge to practical use is another thing altogether sometimes. Just all part of the re-programming process.<br /><br />Jean, I did watch that Jamie Oliver show and hope that it opened some people's eyes to what is going on in our school lunch programs, but because everything is so tangled in governmental red tape and dependent on government funding, I don't hold out much hope for any real change happening soon. But, all change has to start small, right?Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961949757283263982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-85914338691189956962010-05-26T09:04:49.450-07:002010-05-26T09:04:49.450-07:00Excellent post. I think the first step is paying ...Excellent post. I think the first step is paying attention to when you are no longer hungry. When you are no longer hungry, STOP EATING. I find that when I do this, I eat a lot less. I also find that my serving sizes shrink when I eat whole fat products (milk, yoghurt, etc.) so that my overall caloric intake stays even with when I ate low-fat products, I'm just getting denser foods.harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770855937135928799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-44653850204286171122010-05-26T07:58:07.864-07:002010-05-26T07:58:07.864-07:00Great commentary about food today!! I grew up in t...Great commentary about food today!! I grew up in the 60's/70's, we always had a big garden and in the summer my mom and grandma would count how many things were on the dinner table that came from the garden. I think of the biggest changes in how we eat is the # of fast food places and their drive- throughs. For e.g., as a kid, going to McDonald's was a big deal for us, and it was several miles away. When we did get a McD's in town, it didn't even have a drive-thru until about 1978. I'm not "picking on" McD's or fast food, just noting the differences. <br /><br />And you're right, portion sizes were MUCH smaller. Also, my mom still uses the Blue Willow china I grew up with -when we visit there I always notice how small the plates are!! My dinner plates, which we bought at Wal-Mart, are HUGE in comparison. I think it all adds up!rfullhousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-50159254417442264652010-05-25T18:41:46.287-07:002010-05-25T18:41:46.287-07:00Very, very well said. Please send this to Huffingt...Very, very well said. Please send this to Huffington Post and let millions absorb it's compelling message.Blackberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657741124964205161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-39090857547596423232010-05-25T18:20:34.977-07:002010-05-25T18:20:34.977-07:00Great, great post!!! I love reading your blog and ...Great, great post!!! I love reading your blog and everything you have to say, and I think you definately should look at doing a book - all the issues you raise are SO relevant. Have you heard of 'New Urbanism'?? It is basically a movement started in the 80's I think - you pretty much summed it up when you said: <br />"One has to get to work, but maybe if we lived places where we could walk more or if towns and burbs could be laid out more to encourage that, as they once naturally did."<br />New Urbanism is all about bringing back those old walkable neighbourhoods. Do a search on You Tube, you will find some fascinating stuff on there!!<br />Thanks again for this post - as I said, LOVE your blog!!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805439879484892988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-14067356468275948592010-05-25T16:05:09.074-07:002010-05-25T16:05:09.074-07:00I thoroughly enjoyed reading this post and agree w...I thoroughly enjoyed reading this post and agree with it. Great job!Neiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970440837350776919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-22723562300434445662010-05-25T15:13:04.168-07:002010-05-25T15:13:04.168-07:00It really is amazing how many calories people cons...It really is amazing how many calories people consume and aren't even aware of it. I don't understand the whole energy drink craze anyway. Never have, never will.<br /><br />I do freely admit to a Coke addiction, but the calories in are not ignored. I factor it in with the rest of what I eat. I also have more-than-occasional tummy problems that are tied to my fibro and nothing calms it down better than a cold Coke.<br /><br />One of my cousins has two daughters. The older one is four. She drinks whole chocolate milk ALL DAY LONG and neither of her parents can figure out why she won't eat her supper. My cousin's wife is seriously overweight. There's enough of her to make 3 of me. My cousin is overweight too, but he's in nursing school now and has really slimmed down and is looking good again. With the track he wants to take when he's done he has to lose the weight. Working on the life flights and being on helicopters for transports.<br /><br />My husband does not understand the concept of portion size and all of my previous attempts to try and subtly make changes on that were met with great resistance and a lot of anger on his part. He eats entirely too much and couldn't figure out why he was putting on weight. He's not overweight or anything, just doesn't understand what healthy eating really means. There's a whole lot more to it than just using fresh vegetables in a meal that's quite literally drowning in corn oil.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-20093207760859815162010-05-25T14:38:19.100-07:002010-05-25T14:38:19.100-07:00Enjoyed this post Donna. I agree with it all, craz...Enjoyed this post Donna. I agree with it all, crazy portion sizes, endless snacking, endless dieting, little incidental exercise, a whole raft of illnesses and lack of good health because of what so many shove into their mouths or gulp down without a thought. It is madness and so many think it is someone else's fault rather than take responsibility for their own poor habits.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659929017085133209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-9497755678204896302010-05-25T13:58:39.141-07:002010-05-25T13:58:39.141-07:00My goodness, Jean! I don't even consider that...My goodness, Jean! I don't even consider that 3 bean medley cooking. <br /><br />Interesting about school lunches in the 70/80's. I assumed it went downhill before then. Depends on the school I suppose.Sarah H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-35913125282343074212010-05-25T13:38:48.395-07:002010-05-25T13:38:48.395-07:00I have 2 items I want to share.
1. Did anyone hap...I have 2 items I want to share.<br />1. Did anyone happen to watch "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"? Sad. My DS won't eat school lunches, not that I would let him anyway. They are disgusting. My Mom worked for the school lunch program while I was growing up (70s & 80s). They actually made the food back then: the bread for the hamburgers, real roasted chicken, spaghetti sauce, sloppy joe sauce, right down to the ketchup. (Best ketchup ever and before ketchup counted as a vegetable!). I remember Mom going in early and staying late right before Thanksgiving and Christmas because the kitchen staff was roasting whole turkeys.<br /><br />What passes for food these days in the school lunch programs is sad. All because of the food companies lobbying D.C. and looking to make a bigger profit. The worst part about it is that for a lot of the kids that is the only "healthy" meal they eat all day. The food today is so processed that it doesn't even look like food. I used to attend the food shows with my Mom. This is where all the vendors got together and had a convention/show. Schools and restaurateurs would come to sample the "new" foods. There was one vendor that tried to convince me that the block of 100% cholesterol/fat to fry with was a great alternative to veggie oil. Sad. <br /><br />2. I have two Betty Crocker party/celebration books. One is from 1960 and the other 2004. Both list ideas and recipes for holidays throughout the year. The 1960 book's recipes do rely on using can soups, Bisquick and such. The 2004 book is much worse. An example of this is 3 Bean Medley with Bacon, you are to use a quart of beans that you get from the deli, fry some bacon and add it. Seriously! Even the cookbooks are against healthy eating.<br /><br />JeanJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109175592156690479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-14194938025307917112010-05-25T12:07:00.642-07:002010-05-25T12:07:00.642-07:00Wow, this is some post, 50's gal. You've ...Wow, this is some post, 50's gal. You've touched on the food issues before but this one really shows what you experiment has taught you the past 18 or so months. And you are so right! If we just eat REAL food at REAL MEALS we'd all be healthier. The picture of the boy eating chips on the couch was just too common and very sad. <br /><br />Regarding pot roast- I never thought of it as a fattening meal. It's just meat and veggies. But I suppose if you're a victim of the Fat Free craze pot roast can be scary. The irony is the processed junk people ate, and still eat, to avoid fat is worse than a good pot roast!<br /><br />As a culture we have to get a handle on this and reclaim our bodies. What we put into them directly correlates to our overall health. We have to choose healthy foods, in reasonable amounts, and demand that the food is safe. It's just scary what passes for "food" these days. <br /><br />SarahSarah H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-53610334347072917492010-05-25T11:05:37.450-07:002010-05-25T11:05:37.450-07:00Wow, I just popped in from the garden for another ...Wow, I just popped in from the garden for another glass of iced water and saw 8 comments already! I see food is as much concern to all of you as it is to me. <br />It is interesting to me how much this year my project has really become heavily focused on food and it's origins and the misconeptions we have of 'those bad bacon eating 50's' while we guzzle down a cherry pie in our 'SoBe' flavored water.<br />I really do want to continue researching foods origins and also looking at 'vintage meals'. In seems if we simply cut out the 'pre-packaged' only offered then (which is nothing compared to today) and drink water coffee tea and occasionaly juice (preferably fresh squeezed because you only need 6 oz.) we really have something. I just keep coming back to basic core ingredients Diary (milk and butter even going to start making some simple cheeses) Flour, sugar, baking needs, protein (meats) Veg and some Fruit. With these simple basics all our food needs CAN be met AND in a fun vintage way, I think. Maybe I really will start working on a 'book' of sorts. Hubby, since he has fallen prey to the digital book, has shown me how easy it is to make and produce a book online to provide for people to download and read on their computer or digital book. It might be fun to make a history/social/cookbook about now vs. 1950s. We shall see. But, for now, back to my garden. I was excited to purchase three gooseberry bushes from our local farm the other day, where I normally buy (hand pick) my gooseberries. The food source is growing her on my little 1/2 acre farm.<br />Oh, and Rue, that is good. My hubby's lunch today was one piece of cooked chicken (from last nights dinner) rice and beans a slice of my homemade white cake and about 10 grapes. He only eats my three meals a day and dessert and no snacks and has lost weight during my project.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-70184697511025521562010-05-25T10:57:46.013-07:002010-05-25T10:57:46.013-07:00Loved this post! It's something I need to work...Loved this post! It's something I need to work on, but it's getting better. I've cut my husband's lunch down to one sandwich instead of two and he says he's just fine with it and not overstuffed now. It's amazing what we think we need as apposed to what we do need.<br /><br />rueRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127064683340688898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-17734675965345225972010-05-25T10:35:59.462-07:002010-05-25T10:35:59.462-07:00Most folks have no idea what the 'serving size...Most folks have no idea what the 'serving size' of something is. It is VERY interesting to read it. You look on a box of cereal, for example. It will list the serving size as something like 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup normally. Yet, we just pour into the LARGE bowls we have now till they are nearly full and add milk. I did an experiment and measured out my cereal (mini-wheats) and milk to the correct serving size. I was not left wanting. <br /><br />I have been cuttng back on portion sizes lately, walking around 1/2 an hour daily in addition to my regular stuff, and I have lost five pounds in a week. That, and I am cutting out sodapop. It is nothing but bad for you. I love juice and especially just plain water. Happy with them. Coffee once in a while, but I try not to have too much caffiene...not good either.<br /><br />Thanks for a VERY interesting post. The pictures in the beginning we very powerful. Makes us see what we have lost.Lorie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406168168009117387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-34629397946339734892010-05-25T09:45:18.662-07:002010-05-25T09:45:18.662-07:00This post really has opened my eyes! While cookin...This post really has opened my eyes! While cooking last weekend at the Casablanca it took me nearly 2 hours to make breakfast (due to the piles and piles of french toast, bacon, eggs, sausage. I couldnt help but think it was crazy! There was no way in the 50's they made all this ( I was cooking for 4) and until you said it i never realized that the "cokes" and most drinks were 6oz. But its true, and I think there will be some DRASTIC cut backs... Because another thing i was thinking of Was how then (with prices varrying) you could feed a whole family for a week with $20 (as an outrageous MOST) and now it seems like we have to spend almost $100 per week....<br /><br />I agree with you, I think its time to clear the foggy haze that surounds midcentury stero types and get back to the basics!Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403425991447291560noreply@blogger.com