Eating In The 1950's: Eating In The 1950's 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...

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Eating In The 1950's

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.
Buffalo's didn't have wings
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.
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 stock.

There 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 IT" THANK YOU.

American Vet

Oldsailor65 wrote:

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no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

Oldsailor65 wrote:

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The Take it or leave it choice was our daily choice. Don't like it? Eat it anyhow or go hungry. No other choice. Somehow we managed to be fed and grow strong on that diet.The couple of times I said "I don't like it" the answer always was "maybe it doesn't like you either, so go do your chores and then go to bed" chores on a farm never stopped!!!

SWMBO

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Oldsailor65 wrote:

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LOL Really really good . I had 3 favorites...kraut and wieners, beans and wieners, and hamburgers! Wait a minute, HOT DOGS!!! So, I had 4 favs.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

maximus wrote:

LOL Really really good . I had 3 favorites...kraut... (show quote)

I h**ed "greenbeans" and the fat on meat and spinach.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Oldsailor65 wrote:

I h**ed "greenbeans" and the fat on meat and spinach.

Our parents told us to clean our plate as there were poor staring children in China. To which I would reply, "Name one!" That usually stumped them. Of course, then I was sent to bed without dinner. If it was liver for dinner, I was fine with that. I h**ed liver and still do, intensely! I don't like the look, smell, feel, nor taste, no matter how it is fixed. I don't even want to be in the same room where it is cooked or served.

I do miss going out into the cornfield and picking and ear of sweet corn to eat raw. In those days my parents never used packaged or processed food. No GMO Frankenfoods or processed chemicals as preservatives. We had lots of wholesome pesticide-free fruit and our own garden vegetables. To this day I still love vegetables, except for okra (yuck).

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

dtucker300 wrote:

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I like deep fried okra but not "slimy" okra.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Oldsailor65 wrote:

I like deep fried okra but not "slimy" okra.

Well, deep-fried and mixed-in with something else is tolerable. For meat, I don't much like chitlins or haggis. We always had black-eyed peas and cabbage on New Year's Day for good health and prosperity. What I really do miss is boiled peanuts from Georgia. Since I am a native Californian, I seldom see them anywhere. But we do have a few Krispy Kreme Donut stands.

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

dtucker300 wrote:

Well, deep-fried and mixed-in with something else is tolerable. For meat, I don't much like chitlins or haggis. We always had black-eyed peas and cabbage on New Year's Day for good health and prosperity. What I really do miss is boiled peanuts from Georgia. Since I am a native Californian, I seldom see them anywhere. But we do have a few Krispy Kreme Donut stands.

Try this...buy raw peanuts at your local grocery store. For each pound of peanuts, add 3/4 cup salt.

First wash the goobers . I use warm water with a dab of Dawn. Rinse until no more bubbles show. Pour off the dirty water.
Cover the peanuts with fresh water and add the salt. Boil. Start testing after 1 1/2 hours. Use a spoon or tongs and get a couple of nuts out and let them cool. Crack open and taste. If they are not salty enough, add more salt. Boil them to wh**ever softness you like. Personally, I like just a little crunch left in the nuts.
My wife and I love them.

American Vet

maximus wrote:

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There are roadside stands all thru Mississippi selling boiled peanuts....

billy a Loc: South Florida

Oldsailor65 wrote:

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Four kids and a working Mom. We all learned to cook , and every day... EVERY DAY , we cooked a healthy meal. Often a neighbor's kid
would join in. Fast-food was a novelty , usually
reserved for road-trips. Sundays and holidays
we're bonding events that centered around the kitchen. Thanks , Mom.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

maximus wrote:

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Thank you!

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

billy a wrote:

Four kids and a working Mom. We all learned to cook , and every day... EVERY DAY , we cooked a healthy meal. Often a neighbor's kid
would join in. Fast-food was a novelty , usually
reserved for road-trips. Sundays and holidays
we're bonding events that centered around the kitchen. Thanks , Mom.

The femin**is disparage women who are stay-at-home moms. Not that there is anything wrong with wanting or having a career. IMHO many women who put off marriage and/or having children for a career seem less happy later in life.

Kevyn

Oldsailor65 wrote:

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Where did you grow up? You must have had a pretty sheltered childhood. Immigrants brought most of the stuff like kabobs and pasta. To our country before the turn of the last century, tacos have been popular from the southwest to Chicago far before the 50s.. Absopure sold bottled water to homes and businesses since 1908.

American Vet

Kevyn wrote:

Where did you grow up? You must have had a pretty sheltered childhood. Immigrants brought most of the stuff like kabobs and pasta. To our country before the turn of the last century, tacos have been popular from the southwest to Chicago far before the 50s.. Absopure sold bottled water to homes and businesses since 1908.

The big question is: When will Kevyboy grow up?

People experience a lot of different things in life and depending on where they grew up, may or may not have had exposure to the things he mentioned. Learn to think out of the box, Kevy. In fact, just learn to think....